Ugh...I am sorry about that. Sometimes, I feel like the doctors view me that way too, especially doctors I am not well established with. They sent me home from the hospital with 10 pain pills after extremely major surgery, and then when I called back saying I needed more, acted like I was an addict or something, until thank God, the consulting gastroenterologist stepped in and said, yes, these are addicting pills but this surgery was very traumatic and painful and would take months to heal from (luckily, the trauma surgeons had consulted one of the highest rated gastroenterologists in the Houston area). I don’t know what I would have done if I had been stuck with the uncaring NP at the trauma surgeons’ office or if I’d had a bad gastroenterologist.

It happens too with rheumatologists since I have fibromyalgia, which can be so painful even water hitting my skin from the shower hurts. I had a wonderful rheumatologist, but she moved her practice to be closer to her family, and before I could start up with a new one, I ended up seeing NPs and other docs at my PCP’s practice while I was on the waiting list. (My PCP is good I have been seeing her since before I got married nearly 14 years ago, but it comes with a price tag...so many people want to see her, it is hard to get an appointment with her in a timely manner).