Who should I contact for another pain med script?
My discharge papers say to follow up with my PCP, but he's already gone for the day.
I've never been to the ER before. So I'm not sure if I should call them, go to an urgent care place, or what.
Any ideas?
Answer:
Your primary care physician's office should have the medical records from your ER visit. They should also have an emergency number and an on-call physician who can be contacted with this request. The physician who wrote you the scrip for Tramadol may not be the physician who is currently on duty in the ER, and some ER physicians are extremely reluctant to prescribe pain medications using another physician's diagnosis.
If your physician's office does not have an emergency number, returning to the ER may be an option. If you go to an urgent care center, your medical records won't be there.
You should contact your PCPs office. Their message should indicate who you should call for afterhours (maybe they have an answering service). If not, you could probably call your insurance company (health insurance), most of the big carriers have a 24 hour nurse line and they might be able to point you in the right direction of what to do.
Go to an urgent care clinic or call the ER where you were treated. They may be able to give you a limited script until your regular doc gets back in. Hope you feel better.
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