offthesidewalk
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Heres what I did:
No insurance, no money other than $200 for Mamas Medical Marijuana clinic and $100 for Oregon State registration.
step one:
phonebook, find any 'MD' Doctor that is taking new patients and will see you with no insurance. call around and get the soonest appointment, some will have appointments in 2 weeks, some in 2 days!
Prep-work for appointment #1-- read all information you can on 'sever back muscle spams'. Using this condition will save you $$, because muscle doesn't show up on x-ray machine) And its the hardest for your doctor to pinpoint and 'fix themselves'
Important- 'severe muscle spasms' 'persistent muscle spasms' these must be repeated over and over in the appointment, they need to be in the doctors 'hand written *chart notes*' --THIS IS EASY, MD's HAVE TO WRITE WHAT YOU TELL THEM.
Repeat: 'worst pain ever', 'cannot move, back locks up', You take all the over-the-counter-meds you can get all day! 'I can't sleep'
Tell MD you would like to use a muscle relaxer to help you sleep. (they will so watch out, and they don't solve the problem, only by-pass)
*LEAVE Appointment*
One WEEK LATER you call back and say to nurse ''can you write a note to the doctor, and say that pain is same and medicine is not working, and you would like to come in for anther appointment.
REPEAT all the the complaining-
This time saw you would like something stronger, and can you prescribe me physical therapy.(he will because this get you off his back, and NOW YOUR READY TO GO!!!!
Total: 2 appointments, and muscle relaxers with physical therapy --THATS ALL YOU NEED
Get all paper work form DR office, Fax or send out to MAMA's Clinic--In one week they will call you and say 'we would like to schedual you for an interview'(THEN YOU'RE 100% to get it!), or 'you paper work needs a little more'(and you get another DR appointmet till they say okay'
This is all that I did, took me 29 days from first appointment!
The hardest part is getting off your ass and doing it
No insurance, no money other than $200 for Mamas Medical Marijuana clinic and $100 for Oregon State registration.
step one:
phonebook, find any 'MD' Doctor that is taking new patients and will see you with no insurance. call around and get the soonest appointment, some will have appointments in 2 weeks, some in 2 days!
Prep-work for appointment #1-- read all information you can on 'sever back muscle spams'. Using this condition will save you $$, because muscle doesn't show up on x-ray machine) And its the hardest for your doctor to pinpoint and 'fix themselves'
Important- 'severe muscle spasms' 'persistent muscle spasms' these must be repeated over and over in the appointment, they need to be in the doctors 'hand written *chart notes*' --THIS IS EASY, MD's HAVE TO WRITE WHAT YOU TELL THEM.
Repeat: 'worst pain ever', 'cannot move, back locks up', You take all the over-the-counter-meds you can get all day! 'I can't sleep'
Tell MD you would like to use a muscle relaxer to help you sleep. (they will so watch out, and they don't solve the problem, only by-pass)
*LEAVE Appointment*
One WEEK LATER you call back and say to nurse ''can you write a note to the doctor, and say that pain is same and medicine is not working, and you would like to come in for anther appointment.
REPEAT all the the complaining-
This time saw you would like something stronger, and can you prescribe me physical therapy.(he will because this get you off his back, and NOW YOUR READY TO GO!!!!
Total: 2 appointments, and muscle relaxers with physical therapy --THATS ALL YOU NEED
Get all paper work form DR office, Fax or send out to MAMA's Clinic--In one week they will call you and say 'we would like to schedual you for an interview'(THEN YOU'RE 100% to get it!), or 'you paper work needs a little more'(and you get another DR appointmet till they say okay'
This is all that I did, took me 29 days from first appointment!
The hardest part is getting off your ass and doing it
