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What's up with the pain medication

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Apr 6 9:30am | Replies (32)
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@misstrish65

Sounds exactly like my life . I want different meds because my system has just gotten used to them but pain management says he can't switch me ... Why? Too much paperwork for him ? I have Occipital Neuralgia( shoots into my head) and also so much arthritis in my neck. Dr did give me C7-T1 RFA's for my Facet Syndrome that is killing me. In Dec I had that. Now my Thoracic is bothering me and want to see if he'll give me a RFA into that area as I had one done 2023. Drugs ..wish Marijuana would help but just doesn't .. had a really bad whiplash when I was 17 and now at 69 ..holy. Also had 3 neck fusions which helped .. I'm stuck at home too .... something has to changed ..

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misstrish65 | @misstrish65 | Mar 12 9:00am

Sorry. It was C2-T1 ..

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koneil | @koneil | Mar 13 4:46pm

Wow. Thanks for the comment szeszko1940.
It sounds like you have been through the gamete of treatments. I sympathize with you.
Im stuck at home for good now. I haven't had nearly the procedures that you have been through. Im scheduled for a lumbar RFI
in a couple of weeks. Ths is the 18th RFI since 2019. Sometimes they give me a little relief, sometimes not. I've had three neurosurgeons look at my mri's and tell me I need surgery. The insurance will not approve my lumbar back surgery, so I'm stuck. We have tried the appeal process, and that's a joke. I wonder if the neurosurgeons are in deep with the insurance companys.
Its like the reasons why they keep doing the scs surgery. They make a lot of money from them.
Ive had numerous patients say they tried the scs, and end up like me.having the scs removed. I have numerous disk ruptures, severere spinal stenosis
In my lumbar spine. In addition I have two herniated discs in my cervical spine. I take opiates now instead of a spine surgery.
I think the only way I'll get pain relief is for me paying for the surgery myself. It will deal my retirement a hit, but if I get some pain relief it will be worth it.

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