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...
There are no acceptable words to use in a public forum to describe how I feel about the stupid clinic I went to yesterday.
I was set up to see a Nurse Practitioner for the intake. I was expecting to meet a warm, optimistic group of people (so much for websites), but instead, I had a bitchy, cold NP.
She spent most of the time with her back to me entering things on the computer. She pushed on the Fibro points and they were extremely painful so...yup, it's Fibro! The only other thing she did was check reflexes and have me squeeze her hands.
The treatment offered was steroid injections in my neck even though I told her how I've had terrible reactions to those each time I've had them! I don't think she even heard me. Then she talked about Hyperanalagesia so she certainly won't be recommending meds (except Lyrica) to my PCP.
The script my doc wrote on Monday still hasn't been approved so I'm not sure what to do.
My sister wanted to go to Walmart after my appt. so I trudged around way too much and was so exhausted when I got home that I had to lie down. My legs and feet were throbbing and the rest of my day was completely wrecked.
What to do now.....? Maybe I should get off all my meds and learn to cope with the constand suffering.
Big sigh...
Cherry
I was set up to see a Nurse Practitioner for the intake. I was expecting to meet a warm, optimistic group of people (so much for websites), but instead, I had a bitchy, cold NP.
She spent most of the time with her back to me entering things on the computer. She pushed on the Fibro points and they were extremely painful so...yup, it's Fibro! The only other thing she did was check reflexes and have me squeeze her hands.
The treatment offered was steroid injections in my neck even though I told her how I've had terrible reactions to those each time I've had them! I don't think she even heard me. Then she talked about Hyperanalagesia so she certainly won't be recommending meds (except Lyrica) to my PCP.
The script my doc wrote on Monday still hasn't been approved so I'm not sure what to do.
My sister wanted to go to Walmart after my appt. so I trudged around way too much and was so exhausted when I got home that I had to lie down. My legs and feet were throbbing and the rest of my day was completely wrecked.
What to do now.....? Maybe I should get off all my meds and learn to cope with the constand suffering.
Big sigh...
Cherry
I think my PCP thought the pain clinic might investigate further and find something she'd missed. She has no experience dealing with this clinic, so I doubt she'll be impressed when I tell her about my experience. Since she did the referral, that's probably why the NP is going to send her a report. I'm confused by all the passing back and forth that's happening to me. Anyone I've seen always send a report to my PCP after the appt.
It was refreshing to see another post about a postive experience at a pain clinic. That's what I was hoping for.
Oh well...back to the beginning...
Hugs,
Cherry
In my experience a PM Doctor does not have time to investigate what's going on with you, you are send to a PM Doc after an NS, Ortho, Rheumy, GP, etc. has given you a concrete diagnosis and, then he/she comes in to take care of the pain. I think that you should see an Ortho for the shoulder issue, and an NS for the cervical issue, and then have one of those specialist give you a definite diagnosis, if surgery is not possible or advice, then you can be send to a PM to treat the long term pain.
I hope that these helps, maybe you will stop feeling like a ping-pong ball once one of these professionals give you a definite and concrete diagnosis.
Big Hugs,