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Pain and depression, the one two punch.
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 20, 2020 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
I deal with this. I'm 62. Here's what I think about when I think about how cruel it is to withhold pain meds from those who cannot function without them:
- doctors take an oath to Do No Harm. There is absolutely harm done when a patient's quality of life is *lost* due to chronic pain.
- I'm kind of amused by the current environment that stresses doctors and patients work "together" on the patient's health issues. Boy, not in the case of pain management.
I currently have a Rx for Oxycodone for unbearable back pain that is usually managed with very expensive and complex interventions like radio frequency ablations. I only have the prescription because of the COVID19 crisis and my pain clinic's closure. I dread asking for a renewal because, somehow, the pain docs make you feel so guilty for doing so.
I'm pretty fed up. Those of us who have nothing to do with the opiod crisis shouldn't be punished for the actions of those who are part of the problem.
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@babette Hi this is lilypaws I am very sorry you are in so much pain. I am going to Mayo Clinic at Rochester by a referral last year by my doctor. I am now going to have a spinal fusion from T10 to my pelvis. Sounds like you have done everything for your pain wherever you live. I was on hydrocodone last year when I saw the surgeon and pain doctor. The pain doctor did an ablation, which did not work. The surgeon told me that if I was going to have surgery I would have to get off my pain Med, which I did with no problem, but I am in a lot of pain off and on. The surgeon told me that his medicine that he would be giving me would not work as well if I was still on hydrocodone, so I have been in pain, but now going to have surgery. Have you thought about being referred to Mayo or a better hospital that could diagnose you? I gave up on the pain clinic I was going too. They were not helping me at all. I had the ablation done at Mayo and it only helped for a short time. Try and get some more pain med, your doctor should not make you feel guilty at least my doctor didn't when I was on them. Did you try to get your pain med from your primary doctor instead of your pain doctor. Makes me feel angry by what you are going through, because I know what it's like. I have severe back pain too. Do you know what's wrong with your back? Take care and I hope you get better.
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Babette, search wsh66 and look at my post on the chronic pain discussion. Same title as this thread. I go into more detail on this subject and what I can do about it. We can change this if we stand together and tell our stories but first we need to see a bigger picture.