Pain management is a joke, I live in VA. and let me tell you they are the worst. I have severe osteoporosis, facet arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Hashimo hypothyroidism.
My back began to break in 2013. During kyphoplasty I had a stroke. I broke all of L spine 1-5. In July it wasn't operated on until October. I suddenly became a drug seeker. I was in agony and still working. Then came the T spine. Burst my 12th vertbta, still no help. I had to go on line to tell the doctor how to do his job. In the whole pain management in the tidewater area, All of them are pompass asses, narcissistic and don't like when you ask intelligent questions. I went from 5'5 to 4'11. My back has been broken several times. All my vertbta are broken. My recent T-4 was so bad I thought I was having a heart attack. They did a catheterization found out my heart was fine but T-4 was broken. They didn't even mention it. They offer no help, no suggestions as to what they can do, just deal with it. I'm supposed to get the Spine stimulation and NOW I find out they do a test run!! Dang