Legacy Good Samaritan Pain Management Center
Health and Medical in Portland, OR
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Health and Medical in Portland, OR
Health and Medical • Hospitals and Medical Centers • Doctors
1030 Nw 22nd Ave.,
345
Portland ,
OR
97210
UNITED STATES
503-413-7153
Based on 1 reviews
503-413-7153
LGS Pain Management Center located at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon receives 2 stars for several reasons. 1)At the pain clinic they use computers to record everything, they can even have the system print out an RX so that at the end of the appointment the Dr. can go get the RX print out and give it to the patient. It sounds like it would be a time saver and there would be less mistakes but that isn't always how it work's. We have learned to monitor our RX that they give us because we have been given the wrong RX on several occasions over the last few years. The Nurse we saw was constantly saying how chronic pain sufferers would take an extra pill thinking it would help with the pain only to have it end their life due to it causing an over dose affect. Every time we would get an incorrect RX we would look at each other and say that the person that the RN was always referring to trying to scare us, could have died due to an incorrect RX. If the RX had said a higher strength of the medication and the patient didn't notice it, they would have taken their normal dose. Getting an incorrect RX was what scared us, so we usually checked our RX prior to leaving the office. 2)They believe in treating the whole body. But don't they need to listen to what the patient has to say about how they are doing in order for them to have any idea what is needed? When we met (my spouse goes with me to all Dr. appointments) with a new Dr. at the clinic we tried to tell tell her about my chronic pain and my disability. They both deal with my legs. But we only had an hour and my case can be confusing. Especially if what we said was not heard. We don't know if she just didn't listen or if she didn't understand what we had said. But we knew that she had not heard most of it when she would ask us things we had already talked about. 3)This has not always been the case but recently it has been. They appear to need to be in control of the patients life and they use the RX as a way to get that control. 4)A new Dr joined and suddenly my pain medication has to have an overhaul even though we had finally found something that would work fairly well for my chronic pain. 5)I was told to consider changing my antidepressant as well, even though I stated that I didn't want it changed and that it has done the best for me. Also, I discovered that to consider is just a kind way of saying that I need to start getting used to the idea of a different anti-depressant. 6)The Pain Clinic has a moto of "Treating the Whole Body". Those words are great on a plaque but if treating the whole body has to do with areas outside of pain management, then the pain clinic needs to tell people when they first call for a new appointment with the pain clinic, that they will be having them do an exercise schedule if they think you need it to build strength or anything else they think the patient might benefit from even if it doesn't have to do with pain. In fact, it could cause you more pain. If I were to do what they were telling me I needed to do to help my body be less fatigued I would be in so much pain that I would be in bed for a day. I don't see that as being beneficial. 7)This has to do with the fact that there is an automatic door to get into the Pain Clinic but there isn't any others once your inside. I'm in a wheelchair and I find difficult to get the door open and then to get it closed behind me in the restroom. Also, when we go to leave the exam room area I have to try to open the door in my wheelchair to exit the office. Sometimes the office ladies will help but they are usually to busy.
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