New to board AND to Texas...Help?

[brokerjenn]

Greetings,

I am a degenerative disc patient...with a LOT of complications. So as not to bore you, let me just say that I'm beginning to discover that TX is a living HELL on earth for any kind of chronic pain patient!!! I moved here a few years ago from NC, and ever since I saw my first new Dr. here in TX, I have been treated like a drug-seeking and/ or drug-dealing skeeze. I have MRI's and documentation to back up the fact that I need a spinal fusion and artificial disc replacement, but cannot do so until I can switch out my current health insurance in my company's opt-in program in November.

NO Dr. I've seen will prescribe anything close to what I was routinely given in NC, and if I'm lucky enough to get even a script for Vicodin, I get 30 with no refill.

What the heck is up with Dr.'s in TX?! I feel like I'm trapped in hell and nobody will help me. Any ideas?

Thanks for listening,

Jenn

 

[Coraline]

I would suggest sticking with one pm dr. Build a relationship with the dr. Be open and honest with them. Best of luck. Check out the pain management mega thread in Other Drugs. It provides lots of support.

 

[_a_A_C_c_]

i am going to move this over to NMI where new members post introduction threads about themselves. if you want help with pain management, i suggest you post in the thread that zoeylynn mentioned.

welcome