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Neuropathy | Last Active: May 19, 2023 | Replies (125)Comment receiving replies
@jfm I have a question about pain clinics, please accept my apologies for it being dumb… generally, what is their approach, methodology? I assume it’s definitely not about pushing pain meds. I am hoping it’s not all psychological treatment. though. Do they help analyze you medically, to steer you toward treatment types (like acupuncture, MFR, podiatry services etc). Do they give vitamin or nutrition guidance that may help body manage and tolerate pain?
I’m sorry if the question sounds dumb , I read a lot of people mentioning it, and I’ve seen a lot of office signs that say “Pain Management” but never investigated. As you know, we all get analysis paralysis by all the research and reading we do on everything under the sun about our conditions, and sadly our bodies can only take so much experimentation and office visits for what we’re all trying to accomplish, so if you or others can help me understand what tangible benefit Pain Management can provide, it will be a huge help in determining whether I should take a deeper dive into it.
Thanks for any help! Debbie
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My pain doctor has tried a couple of non invasive treatments. Failures. His next suggestion is medical grade TENS, which I may try. He said Medicare covers it, which is unusual for pain clinics. I went to a podiatrist for the first time yesterday, to address the purple/red & odd skin texture of my feet. No answer. I've had vein ablation (disaster, made my neuropathy worse). The cardio vascular "specialist had no answer. My PCP has been aware of this for 1.5 years. No answer. Evidently, I am the only neuropathy patient to ever have this condition. Absolute, medical mystery. The podiatrist suggested seeing a vascular doctor! HA! Back on the merry go round.! He also referred me to a DIFFERENT pain doctor to consult on Nevro HGX spinal stimulation. I've had MRI's, Ultrasound, Nerve conduction, 2100mg of Gabapentin, blah, blah, blah. Sent him all my test results. Appointment on June 12. Do I have the courage to try another experiment? I dunno.
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Debbie
It is so hard to deal with pain that disrupts one's everyday life. Each pain management clinic is different as mentioned, so reading the reviews and or calling to see what the philosophy of the clinic works. If you have clear goals on what you want either with movement or pain levels, that helps immensely. Last year at this time I did not want to get out of bed because of the pain of putting my feet down, so that was my goal: getting out of bed with a tolerable amount of pain, and I went on from there. Now, after attacking my neuropathy it hums in the background most days.
Jill