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Hello, welcome to Connect @rustydog2022. I'm sorry for your frustrations. Your plight is shared and understood by many.
Is a comprehensive pain rehabilitation program an approach you might consider? They focus on the mind and body as a whole, and help with physical conditioning, sleep hygiene, diet and emotional needs such as anxiety, loss, depression, and more. Mayo Clinic offers this kind of program at each of their 3 locations. Here's more information if you're interested:
Mayo Clinic Pain Rehabilitation Center -
https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/sections/overview/ovc-20481691
Also, please find this video by Mayo Clinic's Dr. Sletten. He presents on Central Sensitization Syndrome, chronic symptoms and the cycle of pain:
Dr. Christopher Sletten, Central Sensitization Syndrome -
I know it's frustrating, but what is your next step? Do you have meetings with doctors to discuss your concerns? Do they offer alternatives for symptom management?
I hope your day is going well and your able to find a small bit of joy. 😊
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Thank you for the info & I met with an integrative Dr last Wednesday. My biggest concern is managing my pain well enough to go the 40 min 1 way trip the sit for her appointment as all of it contributes to nerve compressing making managing pain even more of an issue. I have scheduled with her clinical hypnosis session (she trained with Dr. Andrew Weil in Phoenix, AZ) & that I'm looking forward to. Also interviewed at a spine clinic for a pain pump, or simulator that I don't want bit being forced by under managed pain management protocols. Hoping they can find the additional reasons behind my pain besides having one of the largest herniated disks at the medical center where the radiologist I talked with had been there for 28 yrs. Lucky me, ha,., The neurosurgeon removed the entire disk & now it's beating up on the nerves... It does suck but going on too long & too many others having horrible pain issues too so not looking for sympathy. Pain sucks no matter the cause...
Originally wanted to go to the Mayo but United Health Care & Mayo have been battling out insurance issues so not covered currently as far as I know. I need answers ASAP but need to manage my pain sooner... Too many people are treated poorly in America & that needs to change, PERIOD...
Thank you for listening to my rant... 🙂 God Bless each of you...