
Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...

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What is the secret to getting your pain specialist to give you the damn medication you need? I think my constant worrying that he is going to "cut me off" suddenly just makes my anxiety, and therefore, my pain even worse. I don't want to jump around from doctor to doctor, and I absolutely HATE calling his office and talking to his bitchy nurse who says she will have him callme (and never does). I am at the end of my rope. Five years into my chronic pain problems, My 17 year old son was killed in a house fire while spending the night at a friend's house. Then my GP doctor dumped me without explanation, and my pain doc cut me off my meds. My shrink put me on Cymbalta, and miraculously I had no pain for about a year....but now it's back, 10 times worse that before. I have 3 ruptured lumbar discs, spinal stenosis, fibromyalgia, sever IBS, erosions in my esophagus, and chronic abdominal pain. All the sudden, I am a "psych case"...the grieving Mom....so what was my excuse for my pain all those years before my grief? I could use some advice on how to convince or find s doctor that will medicate me properly. Thanks!
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I wish there a better answer, but every doctor has his own criteria, there is no set course of treatment, like there is for other illnesses.
Ouch
Getting the tests done, having your records, doing pain level journals or charts will help. Also many of us have several doctors on our team. I just keep getting the reports and passing them on to each doctor.
honesty really works. Hope u get the relief u need.
Morgaine
Im an Australian mate and our system is totaly different than over the states or britten.
I have also ruptured my discs and would sugest to get some recent mri and cat scans done and that will show the pysical damage and no doctor with any sence should deny you of pain relif.
Ive been on heavey barbituates ect for the last 4 years but have found all thats happening is i am getting use to the drugs and the pain keeps increaseing.
you have my sympothy bro and best of luck with finding a decent doctor.
My pain is under better control now and I'm sure the doctor I work for(my former pain specialist) would kill me but this doens work.
Patty