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Hi Michelle @shellywmf! Welcome to the chronic pain group. I’m glad to read that you have had a good experience with pain management doctors in Virginia - and I agree that moving and finding new doctors that are as open to prescribing appropriate medications is a real challenge these days. Your new clinic seems to be having trouble with medical records, which made me wonder if you had gotten a copy of your medical record to take with you. I’m always fearful of new doctors not having records so I always request hard copies or images on discs that I can hand directly to new physicians. If they need ahead of time, I drop off in person. I’m not sure if you have that option, but I try to do what I can to cut down on things miraculously getting lost.

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@shellywmf Getting medical records might also be as easy as finding out if your old Clinic and the New Clinic use "Epic"... Software and systems. Epic uses a Portal called "My Chart" They are an International Company headquartered in Wisconsin with over 10,000 employees ..Nearly 30% of Acute Hospitals and Clinics use that system.. Both Mayo and my local Hospital/Clinic use Epic and the Medical record transfer is as easy as giving the new place your social Security Number.. Good luck