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Facet arthrosis deterioration what meds are approved for pain
I have facet arthrosis deterioration in my spine my back hurts for 13 years I have a primary care dr I see about my back I've had 6 mris done in last year just 3 months ago it finally showed up on my mri unfortunately my back is killing me it hurts all the time I've taken antidepressants that my dr claimed would help with pain but it didn't work so we tried all sorts of medication except opioids of corse because of false pandemic but nothing is working till I got on zepbound yes I lost a lot of wight and my back pain whent to a 4 for the last 3 months or so it was nice for once but for the past 3 weeks my back pain came back with a vengeance I also get some numbness out of the blue that goes down to my feet when I sleep at night I can't sleep through the whole night my back pain keeps waking me up and hurts realy bad most of time I lay there and cry cause thats all I can do or I take 3to 4 baths a night just for temporary relief 😮💨 I want to switch my dr I have now I want to be seen in mayo Clinic were they take me seriously and they actually care im sory but Dr's here in emporia dont take there patients seriously at least the last 3 Dr's iv had so need some advice who to go to what medication is approved for what I have cause ibuprofen isn't working anymore or Tylenol or gabapentin or fluoxitne or any of the others that I've tried I wanted the steroid injection but my dr quit giving it to for some reason it help it took away some of the pain it was something that helped a Lil bit
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Doctors all over the country are stingy with narcotics now. It’s becoming an epidemic imo, lol. My doctor said she is now graded by the insurance companies by the amount of narcotics she provides. It’s a sad, strange world
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3 Reactions@ginnetta92 Welcome to Connect. If you wanted to be seen at Mayo, the first step is to make sure you have insurance they accept. You can find that on this page https://www.mayoclinic.org/billing-insurance/insurance/accepted-insurance
If you then want to request an appointment, this link will get you started and a person from Mayo will call you back.
https://mayocl.in/1mtmR63
If you are considering a possible surgical option, you may want to apply to the spine center specialists. That doesn't commit you to surgery. If you apply to Neurology, there is a lot of competition for those appointments with other patients who are in pain.
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1 Reaction@jenniferhunter thank you surgery is my verry last option
@ginnetta92 I agree, surgery is the last option. Seeing a spine specialist doesn't automatically send you into surgery, that is always your choice. One thing I can say about Mayo is there is no pressure of the facility to make profits by sending patients for surgery. I think their opinions are more objective. When doctors are in private practice and paying for their own facilities, they do have pressure to bring in funding. Mayo surgeons are paid the same if they do surgery or not. It's probably more difficult to get in to see a neurologist. A spine surgeon would likely send you for a neurology evaluation anyway if it is a spine issue.
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1 Reaction@ginnetta92 I recommend you go to a pain management clinic, they are authorized to give pain medication and do treatments to help with your pain.
Do your research beforehand, some of them only do the treatments to make money and don’t listen to your complaints. Best wishes for your recovery.
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2 ReactionsWich pain management clinic would you recommend i live in emporia ks
@ga29 also the pain clinics here in emporia suck they dont listen id like to go to kansas city