I have been with a pain management doctor for 13 years. He wasn't the first , second, or third doctor I saw. Actually the 3rd doctor called my current doctor and begged him to take me off his hands. I got a phone call from my current doctor asking me to be his patient! When asked why he took me on he said he believes everybody deserves the best care and he likes a challenge! We have a close relationship and he is brilliant at what he does and I have had a spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2012 and again in 2018. I find it helpful in disguising pain to a degree. I have multiple spinal issues from a fall in 1999. a workers comp case. I use a walker for travel purposes but have a power chair for longer distances around this complex I live in.