Hello All!
I figure this is a long shot, but it is the only route really left to me at this time.
I am a 33yr old, white (heavily Irish) female, about 1yr postpartum. All my life I have had to deal with the fact that medicines of ALL kinds don't work on me the way they are supposed to, but most notably are pain meds. I have only had ONE of the 5 different general anesthesia surgeries I have been in where I *didn't* wake up during it, or take 3-4 shots to put me under to begin with. Forget OTC pain meds of any kind - I have tried everything up to the maximum dosage per 24hr period for an adult with little more than nausea. Any pain meds given to me have always never been enough to start out with, and had to be bumped up in strength for any relief. I *do* know that Dilaudid works (as that's what they finally gave me in the ER for my bike wreck).
When I was a teen, my periods were so atrocious that I would miss school/life - often. Nothing helped. When I had my wisdom teeth taken out at ~16yrs old, not only did it take 4 total shots to put me under, but I woke up in the middle of the surgery AND the pain meds they gave me afterwards only helped a little. After a motorcycle in ~2013 where I shattered my wrist, I found out in the ambulance ride over that I am completely and utterly immune to morphine (seriously, the poor EMT did a double-take when he realized I was stone cold sober). Simply put, I need stronger pain meds, and more often, than "regular" people to help with pain.
Now, I am ~1yr postpartum with my first child. I've had various chronic aches and pains over the years, but it seems like pregnancy has made them all come out of the woodwork, and much worse. There isn't a day that goes by that I am not in pain. The problem is, before, I could just take a few shots of vodka and go lay down. With a child, that's simply not possible. I need meds that WORK, and work WELL, so I can be a responsible mother.
Here's the catch - I now live in TN (previously, GA), where apparently the gov't has decided to shit itself over pain medicine use and I am having an absolute horrible time finding a doctor that will believe me and give me an Rx that works. I don't smoke weed or cigarettes, and only drink alcohol occasionally during social events. I don't take any other illegal drugs, but I am on a very stable mixture of antidepression/anxiety meds.
Pot and I do NOT mix, so I cannot/will not try that, nor will I come within a mile of heroin. I'm to the point that I am about to start pinging sources on the black market for some pain meds for some damned relief because I'm not sleeping, and doing just regular house chores leaves me feeling like I'm dying by the end of the day. I've heavily considered growing poppies to take tea from, but that doesn't help me at this moment.
Can anyone give me any help on where to find a doctor in the Nashville area that would actually believe that I am NOT "faking it" and is most likely to give me an Rx that will help?
Thanks!
- SPP