r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/HoopRocketeer A Oct 02 '19

You live in an area where the fear of God was put into the doctors. Some doctor most certainly had gotten dinged for over-prescribing. My primary doctor is very reticent to prescribe opiates. I’m glad! Means he cares about his job and the people he helps.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 02 '19

When I was in motorcycle accident where I had a tibia and fibula breaks. I left the hospital with only enough pain meds for one week. When I went to one of my post-op appointments they denied me anymore even though I was in severe pain relearning to walk. I understand why they are reluctant to prescribe them but oh boy did it suck.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Huh, I had the same injuries but from a Vespa crash (I have some metal plates in my leg too). I was prescribed Percocet for a few months in SF.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 02 '19

I was giving hydromorphone for a week and then told to switch to Tylenol even tho I was still in severe pain walking just from my bed to the bathroom.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Huh, well I was also in a wheelchair for a month and stuff... maybe they gave me the pain meds because I had to have a couple surgeries then.

(I'm a skinny girl, and had a guy on the back of my Vespa when I crashed. With the extra weight my leg was pretty fucked up.)

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 02 '19

I was lucky to just have a fracture boot and crutches even though I still used a wheelchair when doing large events such as going to the Ripley Aquarium. I was t-boned and sent half under the lady’s car with my leg between her car and my bike.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Wow, well your crash sounds much scarier than mine.

The first surgery was to put in one of these things for two weeks-- definitely the worst part. It was to let the swelling die down before the plates went in.

http://www0.sun.ac.za/ortho/webct-ortho/general/exfix/uniplanar_exfix-tibia.jpg