Hi Renee, Are you seeing a medication-oriented doc, or a pain management practice that will incorporate many tools in your pain control "arsenal"? There is a huge difference.
I was seen in a pain rehab practice for chronic pain related to years of coughing (bronchiectasis, asthma and MAC) as well as arthritis, hyper-reaction to painful stimulus and a host of other issues. Management consists of a combination of strategies - visualization, relaxation, acceptance, stretching, exercise, massage and myofascial release, rest and counselling, along with medication management (of all meds). It has been a journey, but I do well now as long as I don't pretend to be the "energizer bunny."
Good luck working your way back to a more normal you - like living with bronchiectasis, it is a process and you are the main one doing the day-to-day work.
Sue