September 9, 2024
Today we went to Atlanta to meet Dr. J, the supportive medicine doctor, in person. He explained that when prescribing opioids, the doctor is required to see the patient regularly and in person throughout the usage to verify the patient is tolerating the drugs well and the dependency has not become an issue. We were hoping to add another regular doctor visit to our schedule (cue eye roll). He reviewed David’s pain levels and still believes he has pain originating from two locations which also refers pain to other parts of his body. We discussed other pain management options again such as using nerve blocks to help instead of being pill dependent. We will need to have a consult with another IR doctor that performs those in order to get more information on managing the pain that way before we make that decision as there are risks to those also. Yay, another doctor visit. He gave David a short little exam, made the next appointment, and we were back on our way home without hitting too much traffic.
We stopped at Texas Roadhouse for an early dinner on the way home. We only had to sit through three renditions of Happy Birthday being sung to other diners. We had a good dinner otherwise, and I got David safely home just in time for Monday Night Football.