I ended up at a pill mill last week.

[blueamy66]

I totaled my car a few weeks back and have had lingering knee and back pain. So I went to my insurance website to find a dr. w/in a short wallking distance or bus ride from my place of employment to go check it out. I am still carless, as I cannot decide what to get and didn't want to bother anyone for a ride....again.

Anyway...what an eye opener. I didn't realize that there were still doctors out there that wrote pain med scripts on a whim. As I was waiting, a girl next to me started talking. I told her why I was there and she said, "Oh, you'll be walking outta here with a script for at least 60 percs...no problem". WTF? Then she was amazed that I actually had insurance. Then she continued to inform me that I will have to keep making appts. for refills...as the docs like to get the office visit $ and never give refills. "Oh, but it's worth it", she said.

I guess the signs that read "Cash Only" and "You May Have to Wait Even Though You Have an Appt" were there for a reason. Some people had been waiting for over 2 hours...but wouldn't leave, as I guess they needed their refills.

How naive am I? I thought that the authorities were cracking down on this. I won't be going back there.

Oh, and I got 60 Ibuprofen and he wanted to give me 60 Vics. He sent me for x-rays too. I turned down the Vics.