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Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
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Hi Everyone, New to this. My name is Tessa. I actually joined this group for my husband. He has struggled with chronic pain his whole life. Abdomen, back, and legs. He has been working on putting his records together to schedule an appointment at Mayo in MN. He recently called and due to him using opioids, Mayo is refusing to take him at this time. Why is this? They told him he needs to be off his medicine for 6 months. He is not addicted and would love to come off the medicines, but he has a manual labor type job. I hate watching him suffer and just don't know how I can help him anymore. No doctor can figure out what his problem is. He has been poked and prodded and I can't do anything. Any guidance?
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Welcome to Connect, @shallyt
You ask a good question. There are different reasons why some people may have to be off opioids to begin a program at Mayo Clinic. I recommend that you call Mayo back and ask why he has to opioid-free before being accepted. Ask if there are acceptable alternatives. Keep asking questions until you understand the criteria and what the next steps are.
I think you may be interested in these two discussions where Connect members discuss Mayo Clinic's Pain Rehabilitation Center and other pain rehab centers.
– Cognitive behavior class, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cognitive-behavior-class/
– Pain rehabilitation, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pain-rehabilitation-21da8b/
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@shellyt Hello Tessa Welcome to our group Im sorry I can't help you but someone here can with more knowledge then me.I can hear the frustration in your post .One thing I can suggest for your husband for the inflammation which causes alot of our pain is go to Trader Joe's and buy Ginger-Tumeric tea it helps I have drank this for along time ,hope this will help till others join in.