Medical Neglect at Telford Unit

I hope this letter finds you all in the best of health & spirits. As for myself, I’m not doing too good! I am in a great deal of pain in my back and testicles due to nerve pain. I was seen on 7-31-19, I believe, and a non-formulary [drug] was requested but denied. I was told by the provider that if I didn’t receive the pain medication in a few days to send an I-60 (Request to Officials) to be seen again. I did so on the fourth of August; I still have not been seen. I’ve also filed grievances and sick calls. It is the prison’s policy as well as UTMB (contracted medical care), for inmates to be seen within 10 days of being evaluated by a sick call nurse. I’ve seen the sick call nurse 3 times already. I turned in my carpel tunnel splint because it was sabotaged when I forgot it on rec. yard. Medical still hasn’t provided a replacement even though they have them in their supply stock.

I’m sending you this letter because I wanted to see if you can contact Health Services in Huntsville, Texas (936-437-3618) and report this for me. There should be at least one medical practice manager on this unit, but there isn’t and as a result I’m being denied medical care. I’m also in need of the book Protect your Health & Safety or something like that; an inmate told me about it a while back, but since I’m indigent and halfway through my sentence I was hoping I wouldn’t need it. I was mistaken.

They allowed my jailhouse lawyer’s manual and Texas supplement issue to be stolen last year when I was raped and they lied to me saying it was in my property and I signed the property papers only to find out it was not in there. Can you please help me with the protect your health and safety book ro refer me to someone who may be able to help me?