We spent a whole hour talking, went over a lot, my history, which includes no drug abuse outside of smoking nicotine, some weed, and drinking alcohol.
She ended by saying we’d need to form a longer relationship, and, that I’d need to submit to regular drug tests.
Considering my history, the only thing I can come to, is that she’s irrational about weed, or, she’s making assumptions about my addiction risk thanks to autism.
She lied to me, and told me regular drug tests were standard for Vyvanse, having looked this up, I knew that wasn’t true, I turned her down and asked to work with someone else. I don’t care to submit to this sort of control. I’m upset that someone like her was in a position of power, now I have to wait for the VA to assign me another doc… Great, cool, I guess my life will remain on hold because someone with conservative views about drugs and autism is in a position they shouldn’t be.
Don’t tell me I should just do it, I have standards, and I looked this up.
Growing up I was taught to never lie to your doctor, lawyer, or mechanic. But after getting some life experience; I will absolutely, positively never admit to smoking pot to a medical professional. Being honest about that has done nothing but worsen my quality of service.
You might want to make an exception to an anesthesiologist so they don’t accidentally over-/under-anesthetize you.
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For anesthesia yesterday is still relevant.
Not worth messing around with the chance of not getting enough anesthesia.
Or dying from too much of it, which is the opposite end of the spectrum.
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A lot of them will suddenly blame pretty much any non-visible malady on pot, or use it as a justification to deny you care.
You have splitting headaches that keep you awake for two days at a time? Have you tried not smoking so much? It’s probably a lack of oxygen.
You have horrible stomach issues that leave you puking three to five times a day, for the past four months? Have you tried not smoking so much? Ya know, smoking can cause queasiness.
You hurt your back at work, and need something to dull the pain during recovery? Can’t give you any pain meds, because smoking means you’re predisposed to addiction.
’Seems an appropriate time to remind everybody here that doctors skew conservative politically, this is especially true for surgeons, for what reasons I do not know. This isn’t my opinion, I read some articles referring to a study about it, and want to share. Feel free to roast me below if I got this wrong.
quiet down drug addict and go back to the corner you lost all credibility and who are you to ask questions your mind is fried kid.
There is this image bias in the medical field against marijuana. Especially those who come from regions where it is still highly illegal or stigmatized. My friend works in a weed processing place and even her doctor acted as if that is the only reason for her breathing issues and not the fact that she’s been asthmatic since childhood.