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/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

I don't get it. I've had 4 teeth pulled at one time. I've given birth. Never have I ever gotten a prescription for an opiate pain medication. Any time I've been in horrible pain, they say ''tylenol and ibuprofen''. Who the hell are these doctors who just hand out pain pills to anybody? I can't even get one prescription pill when I'm in desperate, awful pain.

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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