Need some advice!!
Hello all, I have no idea where to post this I looked through the forms and I'm sure I missed something. Any way so here's my dilemma/problem. (Before I post this I want to be very CLEAR! I am in know way asking for what to say to my doctor, neither do I need to know where to go, or how to get any type of drug or medication) with that being said let me get to the point. I'm young, I had a rare disease called leg calf Pertheas disease when I was 9 years old I spent the majority of a year in a hospital, want through a pretty major surgery, full body cast and then rehabilitation(taught me to walk again). My doc told me and my mom then that I should take it pretty easy through my teen years, and by 30 years old I could very possibly need a full hip replacement. (I'm currently a few years away from 30) I didn't take it easy my teen years, who does? I had fun, play sports rode four wheels, dirt bikes, hiking, and just really was a physical young man. Well I didn't ever thing it would catch up to me this fast. About a year ago I started really having so back pain and hip pain, also knee pain. I toughed it out for a while then adventually made a doctors apt. first apt I could tell doc thought I was someone out looking for drugs and trying to score a script, so he prescribed me so powerful Tylenol, (never worked for my pain) Next time about a month later he gave me 20, 5mg hydrocodone a month. Those helped if I took 2 at a time like 3 times a day. Next we went to 30, 10mg a month, finally he sent me to x-Ray once he seen them he said I have severe curvature of the spine my right hip is quite larger than my left, so without hesitation he gave my 60 10mg hydros a/m. This helped for about two month, it's been about 6 months since then and they aren't really doing the trick I'm having to take to much of those I don't like all the Tylenol in it, I've read that's real hard on your liver I think? Anyway He told me that was as much as he could prescribe me, something about the government has there eyes on all doctors right now and at my age it would look terrible to give me more than that, so I guess my end question is, what are my options? What do I do? I hate being in pain and it's really putting a toll on my life,job, family, and just about every aspect of things in my life. I need some people that have been through similar situation to give me some advice please!! Thanks everyone in advance for responding! And sorry again for not knowing where to put this!