Educating another doc !!!
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:03 pm
Hi folks.
I go on holiday in about 10 days time and my prescription is due during that time, so I rang my medical practice to get an 'early' prescription. No problem so far.
I asked the receptionist - would you ask doc to consider prescribing some extra codeine to allow for plane flights and long train journeys. One can only ask??
I have mentioned before that my usual doc is great, knew little of rls, but we are working together, he is learning and I have given him the mayo algorithm etc.
Medical practice rings me about an hour later. Doc wants to talk to me. NOT my own particular doc I don't know this guy), but the doc who is writing today's presciptions. he was very pleasant.
Doc says......Not a problem to give you a few extra, lets say 10 extra codeine, what are you taking them for, diahhrea (sp).... uhhh... no for rls.
Doc says, Have you tried quinine......... Uhhhhhhh... no, isn't that for cramps and not rls ?????
I say to doc... we are talking movement disorder/dopamine here, not cramps.
Doc says, this requip, isn't that also for Alzeimers.... Uhhhhhhhhh, No... not that I've heard of......... I understand it is for Parkinsons
Doc says is the codeine strong enough that you are taking. I say, well probably not but I am trying to work with a balance of requip and codeine and keep them both as low as poss. Even tho I still get symptoms.
Doc says, why not increase your requip. AAAAHHHHHH !!!!!
I say, I don't want to do this until absolutely necessary, I don't wish to risk augmentation.
Doc..........What's that ?????
Me...... Trust me doc, I am not being cheeky.... but I have totally researched this as best I can.
Doc..... You sound like a sensible lady, I'll give you an extra 15 codeine.
Well, I got my early prescription, and I got some extra codeine to help with the travel.
But I was not impressed. Nice guy but knew less than nothing of rls.
I go on holiday in about 10 days time and my prescription is due during that time, so I rang my medical practice to get an 'early' prescription. No problem so far.
I asked the receptionist - would you ask doc to consider prescribing some extra codeine to allow for plane flights and long train journeys. One can only ask??
I have mentioned before that my usual doc is great, knew little of rls, but we are working together, he is learning and I have given him the mayo algorithm etc.
Medical practice rings me about an hour later. Doc wants to talk to me. NOT my own particular doc I don't know this guy), but the doc who is writing today's presciptions. he was very pleasant.
Doc says......Not a problem to give you a few extra, lets say 10 extra codeine, what are you taking them for, diahhrea (sp).... uhhh... no for rls.
Doc says, Have you tried quinine......... Uhhhhhhh... no, isn't that for cramps and not rls ?????
I say to doc... we are talking movement disorder/dopamine here, not cramps.
Doc says, this requip, isn't that also for Alzeimers.... Uhhhhhhhhh, No... not that I've heard of......... I understand it is for Parkinsons
Doc says is the codeine strong enough that you are taking. I say, well probably not but I am trying to work with a balance of requip and codeine and keep them both as low as poss. Even tho I still get symptoms.
Doc says, why not increase your requip. AAAAHHHHHH !!!!!
I say, I don't want to do this until absolutely necessary, I don't wish to risk augmentation.
Doc..........What's that ?????
Me...... Trust me doc, I am not being cheeky.... but I have totally researched this as best I can.
Doc..... You sound like a sensible lady, I'll give you an extra 15 codeine.
Well, I got my early prescription, and I got some extra codeine to help with the travel.
But I was not impressed. Nice guy but knew less than nothing of rls.