Pancreas stone, prescribed oxycontin 20mg, oxycodone 15mg, braked meds and given exalgo 8mg, pain. Proper procedure?
Patient: i passed a stone though my pancrease,i have been in pain management four 15 years .had a morphine pump put in so i could keep working.they also give me oxycontin 20mg three times a day and oxycodone 15mg 6 times a day.the doctors all quit,now i see i nurse and the first thing she did was cut my breakthough meds in half gave me exalgo 8mg twice a day. i ended up in hospital with pain after 15 years.they have two offices and the owner is the only doctor there.before i left i asked her what she is treating me for and she told me she would have to look it up.asked for doctor has no openings.have to see nurse is this a proper proceedure. Doctor: Hi,Thanks for writing in.You need to undergo MRCP to evaluate the exact status of the pancreas. Depending upon the findings a treatment plan needs to be formulated.Regards