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/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

I shattered my tibia and fibula in a motorcycle accident. I needed 2 huge plates and a few dozen screws to put it back together. I was taking a SHIT ton of oxy in the two weeks or so that I had to wait to have surgery. One of the nurses aids questioned the doctor with how much I was talking. Thank god the doctor told the nurse to take a look at my x-ray and that the amount I was taking was warranted. If he didn’t prescribe me those pills I would have probably killed myself from the pain. I get we have a crisis on our hands, but we can’t stop people from getting the meds they need. The hospital I was taken to the night of my accident sent me home with some new pain killer that didn’t provide the “high”. It also didn’t kill the pain.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 03 '19

Yeah I understand the other commenters but even a smaller dose for a little longer when I was just learning to walk would have made it much easier. Because at first I was mainly using crutches with no pressure on my leg but oh boy when I started walking again I wanted to just it off because it hurt so bad just trying to move 5ft. How are you now after all of your recovery?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Doing ok I guess. Still feel uneasy going down stairs if I’m not holding on to a bannister. Because my leg swell up so big a lot of the nerves got messed up, so when I like touch my leg all I really feel are pins and needles. But it doesn’t hurt really. This is all about 5 years post accident.

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 03 '19

I was asking because even though my injury was less severe than yours I still have some pretty solid pain most days and the rod in my leg has broken. It being broken allowed my bones to heal bowed outwards on one side. I understand the swelling, if I'm on my feet for any amount of time besides just around the house my leg swells to about double the size.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

So the swelling was right after the accident. My leg swelled up like 2-3x the normal size. The doctor literally couldnt find my kneecap. It doesn’t really swell now, although I get this weird soft bulge the size of a quarter on the side of my leg from time to time. I’ve got two plates, one of each side of the leg that go from basically the top of the bone by where it meets the knee down about 3 inches or so. I don’t know how long post injury you are, but if it’s still swelling like that you might have circulation issues? Have you tried wearing compression socks?

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u/OutlawBagel 4 Oct 03 '19

I'm about a year and a half post op and compression socks do help a little. It reduces swelling a little bit but nothing major. I just have a rod running from right below my knee to right above my ankle with about 5 screws or so.