Author: Xonedone

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:22 am

Thanks, Amy. Happily, my doc is a friend. He has been aware I was on suboxone since I started it. Get this – the RB reps came to his office and tried to talk this very popular and busy OB/GYN into becoming a Suboxone doctor "for extra income". He said thanks but no thanks. So much for RB focussing on addictionologists…
<rant> My husband and I had a talk with my doc about 6 weeks ago, and gave him the information DR Junig and others published here. He is on board to prescribe large doses for the 2 weeks I choose to use narcotics – if I need them that long. Best of all, 30 minutes after we met with my doc, the anesthesiology chief from the hospital he chose called me to discuss "how we usually do pain meds for suboxone patients". That gave me huge relief. They are going to put in spinal morphine before the surgery starts, use general anesthesia for the surgery, and then use a PCA (the push button pain pump) if that isn’t sufficient. She assured me, "We have staff in house 24 hours a day. If we have to come and put an epidural in at 0200 we will do it. We will manage your pain well". My doc chose this particular hospital over one of the larger ones in my city because they treat addicts better than at the larger hospital.
As I get closer to May 29th, I’m going to post a request for prayers. I am a firm believer – it’s what’s keeping me in One Day at a Time right now.