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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 17, 2023 13:14:33 GMT -5
Have had some issues with my right foot since I broke the heel in 3 places back in the early 90s. In the past 10 years or so I just never know when I'm going to get that jolt of high intensity pain from that foot (might of mentioned this in another thread). Now I'm almost 100% sure I've got plantar fascitis in my left foot. Can't walk/put pressure on that foot AT ALL without shoes on. Much better with shoes (still painful but able to ambulate) so I have to order new insoles for the other 2 pair of shoes I wear before considering custom orthotics. Going to the doc NP this afternoon. She pulled the same shit with my Ativan refills, "oops we can't refill without having you seen in the office". Thankfully they offered to get me in today for both problems. Not sure if they're going to drug test but if they do and they say "you gots the bob marley in you" I'm gonna be like no duh what did you expect when you cut back my MEDICALLY SUPERVISED anti anxiety meds by two-thirds the first time you saw me? We ain't playin that shit, I've already set up a new doctor, actual doctor, from UVA but I can't see him until Dec
We'll see.
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Post by k9krap on Jul 17, 2023 14:14:33 GMT -5
I was right where you are about 18 months ago. Maybe 2 years. I had referred pain from my previously shattered right ankle going down into my foot. Couldn’t put weight on it. Horribly painful. (I’ve also broken metatarsals in both feet and torn up both arches.). I got some good shoe inserts and dosed myself with a lot of delta 9 cbd. After awhile, the pain started getting better. I noticed a definite ease when I started using the inserts correctly (I tried using them without removing the soles in the shoes, but that made everything hurt worse).
I hope you get relief soon. Being totally immobile is horrible.
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Post by minx on Jul 18, 2023 9:14:39 GMT -5
I absolutely are blown away by doctors who cut off patients from benzos and opioids without any thought to how to properly wean someone off of them.
Then we all stand around with our heads cocked to one side or the other saying "Why do we have such a huge drug problem right now?"
Cutting someone's dosage by 2/3 with no other plan for relief should be malpractice IMO.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 18, 2023 11:15:46 GMT -5
At my wits end with the whole thing and I let her know about it. She claims she is limited by MWHC policy, which may be the case, but as I pointed out, I have no use for and I quote, "Help Desk" doctors.
Got a referral for podiatry and sleep medicine (she wouldn't just prescribe the fucking CPAP mask I want) and refilled my Ativan. She did make a good suggestion that I call my insurance company about my issue with issue with psychiatric medicines management since there is virtually no options in this area.
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Post by minx on Jul 18, 2023 14:42:11 GMT -5
WTF??? Are there no psychiatrists in the area, or just none with your insurance?
And MWHC policy? I'd be raising hell to find out who authorized the policy and why.
At the same time, when you're not feeling well, it's hard to have the energy to figure this shit out. And the powers that be count on that.
When was your last sleep study? I know that Mr. Minx has to go every few years to get his equipment (masks and whatnot) reauthorized.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 19, 2023 9:43:32 GMT -5
No. I've contacted multiple local practices from my provider directory and none are taking new patients. I think the nearest one was in Centerville. Nope.
Like I said the MWHC system has taken on a model of running health care like a tier one help desk. Like when you call Comcast and say your internet is down.
They do hope we'll roll over and submit. That's how business and government works, why not healthcare too?
Last and only sleep study was in 2015 IIRC. Thing is, once you have been diagnosed with OSA that's pretty much that and follow up is rarely if ever needed. I've been getting my equipment and supplies without any problem for all this time but it's been about a year since I've ordered anything and the DME I was using has gone to shit since they sold out to the massive corporation. Similar to how all the local doctors offices have sold out to MWHC.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 19, 2023 10:00:54 GMT -5
So here's yesterday's suck-
Get a text saying my scripts are ready at Walmart.
Head over there and pull up to the drive thru only one car in front of me.
38 minutes later it's my turn.
They don't have my scripts ready.
Doctor called the fucking refills into the WM up on Rt 17. Second time, first was with wife's meds.
So pissed I forgot to ask them to transfer so I call the WM on 17. No, you have to have the WM in Southpoint make the request OR make the request on the app.
Make the request on the app.
Couple hours later I call and make sure they got the request. Yes, scripts will be ready in an hour.
And hour later I go back.
Now I'm THIRD in line.
Call and make sure they do indeed have my shit ready.
We have ONE ready. What? I'm supposed to have TWO. Sorry you can't transfer a controlled rx unless you've picked up before at the store where it's now located. Well, I did about 3 years ago. Nope.
I'm going to call WM on 17 in a little while to make sure they have my shit and go pick it up there. Then by week's end I'm going get all my meds transferred to whichever other pharmacy is close and take my ins. There will also be a call going out to whoever is in charge of making these idiotic fucking decisions about my meds at MWHC. And I'm also going to try to find out who should be fired for sending them to the wrong fucking pharmacy.
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Post by minx on Jul 19, 2023 10:15:51 GMT -5
Oh, I would be pissed beyond belief. All (and I do mean ALL) of my doctors confirm the pharmacy and location before calling anything in, including refills.
No excuse for this. None.
Mr. Minx lost a lot of weight and doesn't snore the way he used to - he's due for a study to see if he still needs a CPAP.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 19, 2023 10:47:05 GMT -5
Pissed would have been 17 steps down from where I was yesterday.
My mother used to say she never talked to anyone that took a sleep study that didn't have OSA and the subsequent machinery. Sounds about right to me but if he doesn't need one anymore that would be awesome sauce.
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Post by minx on Jul 19, 2023 12:47:21 GMT -5
I have to agree with that. I was right on the edge of apnea, and was immediately diagnosed with sleep apnea - nothing else was explored.
And I tried like hell, but could not get used to a CPAP. So sleep issues still with no resolution. Because once you get that apnea diagnosis, insurance won't pay for more testing until you can prove that you've used a damn CPAP for at least 3-4 months for more than 3hrs at a time. FML.
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Post by k9krap on Jul 19, 2023 15:11:56 GMT -5
My dad couldn’t use it until he got a tracheostomy. Then, he was able to use the CPAP through the tube. He said he just couldn’t sleep with all that air blowing in his face.
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Post by minx on Jul 19, 2023 16:57:30 GMT -5
It wasn't the air, it was the hose and mask. I tried 5-6 different masks and had all sorts of shit to keep the tube away from me when I rolled over.
No matter what I did, the most I got was 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and that was one night only. The air itself didn't actually bother me.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 20, 2023 10:53:55 GMT -5
I had no choice. Back when my panic/anxiety attacks were a daily thing (nightly as well), Dr. Powell noticed my hematocrit number was off and ordered the sleep study. Mind you, I was a complete and total basket case at the time and would have done literally anything, including attaining the speed and trajectory necessary to hit an immovable object like a big tree, for relief. I did the study at their lab and of course, diagnosed with OSA. Since I was uninsured at the time I had to settle for what they call a "brick" machine. It's basically a machine that blows at your prescribed pressure. I think it had a ramp feature (like, the only feature) no humidifier, nothing. I didn't do well with it but kept trying. Then I found a guy selling off his DME company's stock and got an autoset (with the humdifier) for less than half the price. Game changer right out of the box. I could get at least 4 hours of sleep with it and wake up without the panic attacks. That has been the most beneficial part as I haven't had the night time, waking attacks since getting comfortable with the rig.
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Post by minx on Jul 20, 2023 12:50:16 GMT -5
See, that's what I've heard - if you really have apnea then the CPAP is a game changer and works like magic and does it quickly.
That's why I'm not so sure I have it - if I did, I'd think that at least one mask would have worked and I would have seen relief.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 20, 2023 12:56:57 GMT -5
Finding a mask was a process. The one they tested me on at the sleep study was a nasal mask and according to the numbers my AHI was 0 for an hour or two after putting it on. For whatever reason they didn't catch that I'm a mouth breather at night. Weird because you'd think that would be a given with OSA, but they didn't, and as a result of that my numbers would be very different in the field. I tried multiple masks and found that full face types aren't an option. So after that conclusion I had to resort to trying chin straps and even mouth taping. I don't know how many times I quit in disgust.
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