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Neuropathy | Last Active: Jul 14, 2022 | Replies (17)
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Why does the Mayo Clinic list opioids as one treatment option when we all know no one can just go into see a new provider and then ask for opioids? They list it like it's an option for care of painful cervical stenosis. That makes no sense. To ask any provider for pain medication is a sure way to get neglected so badly one has to go find a new one.
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Unfortunately, true. What they actually mean is that if you have a PCP there, and get along with them for 6 months or more, continuoully, then you may have the discussion about chronic pain and needing pain management from them. Or the referral to PM specialists. In some locations, 6 months wait is way too soon. It's like they haven't even had to live it. Because waiting 6 months for PM is just not reasonable. Because that's cruel and inhumane. Someone needs to make the FDA understand that one. We all can't qualify as terminally ill, in order to get relief of pain. Nor should we. Likewise, most PCP's do not do all they can without opioids before jumping to the conclusion that's what we mean when we say we need help for chronic pain. Gabapentin usually works well on nerve pain and isn't a controlled substance, at all.