18 months ago I suffered a severe bout of sciatica. My pain intervention doc did a miracle job on me, and with PT, I avoided the knife.
I have two maintenance meds, Ibuprofen and Neurontin. I take one Neurontin a day, at night, and it really helps.
After a year when my Rx ran out I called to get a refill and was told by the front desk that I had to see the doc before he'd write a new Rx. OK, I can see that. So I see him and he says "why are you here" and I explain and he says "oh, no...if you're comfortable you don't need to see me. Sorry we wasted your time".
So today I call and the front desk gives me the same story, and I explain what the doctor said and she says, "Well, our practice is now part of XYZ Medical Group and it is their policy that I have to be seen EVERY MONTH to maintain my Rxs"
I told her I'd not consent to that, and that I'd be finding a new doc.
Have any of you out there run into this? It sounds to me like a revenue generating scheme. I mean my DOCTOR says I don't need it. I'm kind of thinking he's the guy who should be calling the shots.
I have two maintenance meds, Ibuprofen and Neurontin. I take one Neurontin a day, at night, and it really helps.
After a year when my Rx ran out I called to get a refill and was told by the front desk that I had to see the doc before he'd write a new Rx. OK, I can see that. So I see him and he says "why are you here" and I explain and he says "oh, no...if you're comfortable you don't need to see me. Sorry we wasted your time".
So today I call and the front desk gives me the same story, and I explain what the doctor said and she says, "Well, our practice is now part of XYZ Medical Group and it is their policy that I have to be seen EVERY MONTH to maintain my Rxs"
I told her I'd not consent to that, and that I'd be finding a new doc.
Have any of you out there run into this? It sounds to me like a revenue generating scheme. I mean my DOCTOR says I don't need it. I'm kind of thinking he's the guy who should be calling the shots.