Misc The Pain Management Mega Thread version 3.0

[norcophile]

oh no! what happened?

before my last appointment i had accidentally left my meds in a hotel dresser about four hours from home, they had everything documented on this so they knew that the medicine wouldn't be present in the u/a that they did. however they rang me yesterday after i called to refill my scripts and informed me that they would no longer write any prescriptions due to the fact that the shit wasn't present in my urine, no fucking duh right? i worked hard as hell to have a good relationship with that doctor, was undermedicated for a long time, now i get to pick up the pieces. i'm thinking of visiting the local pill quack until i can figure something else out. oh and that was the only pain clinic in my city, the next closest is 45 minutes away and i don't drive due to seizures. i have an appointment with my pcp today like i said before so wish me luck that she'll write me something for the wait.

 

[CaveJohnson]

before my last appointment i had accidentally left my meds in a hotel dresser about four hours from home, they had everything documented on this so they knew that the medicine wouldn't be present in the u/a that they did. however they rang me yesterday after i called to refill my scripts and informed me that they would no longer write any prescriptions due to the fact that the shit wasn't present in my urine, no fucking duh right? i worked hard as hell to have a good relationship with that doctor, was undermedicated for a long time, now i get to pick up the pieces. i'm thinking of visiting the local pill quack until i can figure something else out. oh and that was the only pain clinic in my city, the next closest is 45 minutes away and i don't drive due to seizures. i have an appointment with my pcp today like i said before so wish me luck that she'll write me something for the wait.

Seriously? How are they getting away with that? If they knew your meds were left behind and were OK with it, how could they justify booting you?

 

[macd610]

before my last appointment i had accidentally left my meds in a hotel dresser about four hours from home, they had everything documented on this so they knew that the medicine wouldn't be present in the u/a that they did. however they rang me yesterday after i called to refill my scripts and informed me that they would no longer write any prescriptions due to the fact that the shit wasn't present in my urine, no fucking duh right? i worked hard as hell to have a good relationship with that doctor, was undermedicated for a long time, now i get to pick up the pieces. i'm thinking of visiting the local pill quack until i can figure something else out. oh and that was the only pain clinic in my city, the next closest is 45 minutes away and i don't drive due to seizures. i have an appointment with my pcp today like i said before so wish me luck that she'll write me something for the wait.

I definitely wish you the best of luck. It's amazing to me that this kind of thing happens all the time. It seems like we work our asses off in order to gain the trust we deserve as legit pain patients ( which I don't have a problem with,to a degree).
What makes me angry is the fact that all the months/years that are spent "earning trust" are so easily thrown away due to one unusual situation. Just seems like we are often times expected to gladly jump through all the hoops, only to find that the "trust" is one sided.
Sorry again for sounding so morose lol.

 

[norcophile]

first off thanks for all the support guys, this thread is helping alot while going through this bullshit. i'm actually just got checked in to my pcp's office, they told me it'd probably be a wait, awesome.

<sourcing, I see where this is leading. Even sourcing in messages is against BLUA and can lead to a ban.>

it's hard to get to fifty posts when doctors are yoyoing you all the time with meds and proven-to-be bullshit treatments. this is the game us CPPs play though. i'll update you guys post appointment.

 

[buttershots21]

Maybe I'll look into switching to Priority. The only reason I have Molina is my pcp takes it, but she's a quack and I'm gonna dump her anyways.

 

[Coraline]

Please remember that there is absolutely no sourcing. This includes asking for dr recommendations, clinic that give out medications you want or need, HR supplies, syringes, wheel filters, steril water, cotton balls, anything and everything. You can NOT list names, places, websites, or dr names or numbers.

It protects Bluelight. Remember local law enforcement frequents this site. Why give them the info they need to look into something.

If you have a great dr who is compassionet and treats you well, don't draw negitive attention to them.

Posting their location info or anything that will identify them can cause them trouble and end up with them having heat put on them. Then that means you will suffer.

If you have insurance you can call the insurance and ask them for a list of providers that treat your condition.

Also please don't post incriminating info about your self.

How many people with X insurance with X condition living in X town and state? (I'm guilty of this as well)

I only say this to protect my friends and family on Bluelight.

I have been called Momma of OD, you know who you are

I just want everyone to be safe and protect yourselfs.

 

[buttershots21]

My bad, point taken. I apoligize. When I think of sourcing, I think about someone trying to score drugs, not share legal info. I see where you're coming from though and it won't happen again.

 

[Hazey420]

Hi all, it's been awhile since I've had access to the Internet but I'm back I was homeless for about a month, but my family and I are in a new place now thanks to the local action agency who will be paying our bills until my husbands disability goes through. I got denied once, getting ready to reapply. Nothing new for me on the pm front. My Dr. cut me off of pain meds back in June, won't put me back on them, and I can't find a pain clinic that works with Fibro patients and takes my insurance. So I still can't work, and I still sit here suffering. I got through the withdrawls and PAWS and so now I'm just back to my ever present pain until I find a Dr. that doesn't have their heads shoved up their ass. I flipped out at my last dr. appt, and she wanted me to start going to counceling and seeing a behavioral therapist. Wanted me to switch to Seraquil and Abilify for depression and anxiety since the magical Cymbalta is doing nothing. The visious circle I'm currently stuck in? My Dr. convinced that my pain is being caused by my depression and anxiety, and I'm convinced that my depression and anxiety is caused by my pain. I've been on so many different psych drugs and none of them have done jack for my pain, depression, or anxiety. I'm tired of stupid doctors. I'm hitting a brick wall here and I'm getting frustrated. I can't even find a support group for chronic pain sufferer's, let alone one for fibro.

Why did your Dr. take away your pain meds? Can you find a specialist like a Rheumatologist? I see allot of Doctors out here just a regular family dr they will not give any sort of pain med out here without a referal to a specialist. I am on state insurance and there is only one specialist that is in my area, that I have to drive 25 miles to get to, but I have to, to get the meds I need been seeing him for 10 years now, we also have pain clinics out here but they dont take state insurance, so I have never been to one, I am sorry for your suffering,
I know the pain you are in, and why in the hell is your Dr. making you go to counseling? That sucks I cant afford Cymbalta my insurance will not cover it and its $$. And the bullshit of the dr saying that you pain is being caused by deppresion and anxeity its wrong I agree with you. Try to find a different Dr. any that will get you a referal to a Specialist for Your arthritis I feel bad that you have to go through this its not right. See if you can get state insurance maybe that would be a place to start and go on from there, I would lose my mind if my doctor was not there anymore, so see if you can start somewhere and get back on track. Good Luck to you! ~*Hugs*~

 

[Coraline]

Rheumatologist is a great suggestion to see. They do treat fibro.

Also you can find fibro support group forums online. Idk if you are required to attend physically by a dr but there out there.

I think I have the begaining stages of fibromyalgia. I hurt everywhere.

My sister thinks its related to hyperalgia. Because those symptoms did not start until 6 moths after my pain medication use. The meds still worked perfectly to fight the pain. I never had withdrawals. I decreased my dosage. Still there. My drs are more educated than my sister, although she would disagree, but they would know if it is related to hyperalgia or not.

But in either case the pain is real.

Fibro is not fully understood. Emotional stress does play a critical role in how we perceive pain. It does increase pain levels. Fibro is thought to be caused by emotions but it also is physical; tissue damage and slow tissue repair is also noted along with inflammation in a lot of cases.

 

[macd610]

I know that for me, pain DEFINITELY caused my depression. I had endometriosis and was being severely undertreated for the pain. There were days I couldn't get off the sofa, the pain was so bad. My OBGYN gave me hydrocodone and it just didn't do much.... but it was better than nothing. I would have to call every Monday begging for pain meds, because my doctor kept telling me the pain would get better (he had done surgery to remove the endometriosis, and I later discovered that he messed up the surgery).
So, I was beginning to wonder if I was addicted to drugs because I was certainly being treated that way by my doctor's office. I was constantly told I " should not need the medicine anymore, and Dr. ____ says he can't give you pain medicine much longer".
I was constantly afraid of running out and my doctor refusing to give me anymore. I felt guilty because I was questioning my own pain, guilty because I could not get up and play with my daughter, guilty because I could not get up and function like other people....
I definitely became severely depressed due to this. My pain was real, and deep down I knew it, but when you are constantly treated like a druggie, it's easy to start believing it after a while.
I finally found a great Primary Care Doctor who referred me to a new OBGYN as well. That's when they got reports from the operating room and discovered my surgery was totally botched. I was so angry and felt so betrayed.
Sorry for rambling. My point is, pain can definitely cause much emotional pain. Some of us are lucky and actually get treated for our pain. But I believe so many are under treated and it makes me so sad. I cannot imagine what position I would be in today if it were not for my pain management.... I am not trying to be dramatic but I think suicide would have been a distinct possibility.
To all of you out there with untreated pain- don't question what you know is real and don't give up. My thoughts are with you all.

 

[norcophile]

so i got my meds scripted by my pcp yesterday and also got a refferal to a new pm clinic, we'll see how it goes!

 

[Doomed2pain]

My mental health issues are caused by my crps and if i get emotionally distressed my pain gets worse it sucks

 

[norcophile]

got my meds scripted by pcp, and got a refferal to a new pm clinic. Got to go.

 

[Doomed2pain]

I hope that you get what you need norco

 

[Mercc96]

hey doomed how are you being treated for your CRPS? Have they given you Fentanyl or Bupe or anything like that? Could ask for Sativex although thats only cleared for use in MS patients.

 

[muvolution]

Doomed,
acupuncture did wonders for my crps/ rsd. where is yours located?

 

[Doomed2pain]

75% of my limbs and a good few organs now too. I have tried it but it made no difference in fact the puncture sites then developed it. Are you type 1 or 2 mov?

 

[Hazey420]

Marijuana is not available in all states. Mine is one of them. I would live to try it for pain. But I can not. I don't know what will happen in the future. If I smoke today. My pm dr dropped me for what ever reason, I will have to find a new one.
If they drug test then I'm in trouble.

I have never abused pain medication. I know many people who never abused pain medications and and are under treated for pain. But on the other hand, I know many people who take it for the euphoria.

I know one chick who is clear as day a drug addict, she gets everything.

I have known patients who have twisted spines and broken hips who get Advil.

So sorry to hear that Marijuana is not available to you in your state,

We both have cards here, but the Dispensaries here are kind of sketchy, the one we go to you get tokens for a machine like a candy machine type of deal and you get your Marijuana. It does work well for pain and I would gladly share with you! That sucks to hear that your Dr. dropped you Wtf?, I understand about the drug test thing. And I know of some people who get like all kinds of meds by going to any Dr. that would take them and give them everything they want and they are not in pain, that is what makes it hard for normal people like us who NEED the meds for the Absolute pain that we are in and a disease that we have that will never be cured and can be managed with pain meds but the pain wont stop. Good Luck to you on finding a different Dr. its a pain in the ass, can you find a specialist? ~*Hugs*~

 

[Doomed2pain]

We can't get medicinal cannabis in the UK either. It helps my pain a ton along with my pain meds. Someone did mention sativex which is a form of medicinal cannabis used for ms and a couple of other conditions but getting a Dr to prescribe is near impossible as the govt have deemed it too expensive for drs to prescribe which is the case for a lot of pain medication now, I have been declined quite a few meds down to "expense" it sucks.

 

[Choosing_Positive]

We can't get medicinal cannabis in the UK either. It helps my pain a ton along with my pain meds. Someone did mention sativex which is a form of medicinal cannabis used for ms and a couple of other conditions but getting a Dr to prescribe is near impossible as the govt have deemed it too expensive for drs to prescribe which is the case for a lot of pain medication now, I have been declined quite a few meds down to "expense" it sucks.

Wow, it is just the opposite for me. I have a chronic pain condition too (it is associated with a hereditary "disorder" I have always had), don't want to be too specific...anyway, what I'm saying is, WOW. It is the opposite for me, The Dr.'s only prescribe me Norco and crap like that, but I can get all of god's green ganga I want. It works as an anti-inflammatory as well as a pain reliever. You can smoke it or whatever for pain. But...my favorite (and quite possibly one of the major reasons it's not fully legal) is that you can apply it topically to exactly where the pain is. It penetrates like non other. THC and CBC, CBD, contain both water and fat permeable capabilities to them. I use it topically in a salve (made with oils, coconut butter, aromatic herbs, etc.) and couldn't go to work every morning without using that the night before on my feet, legs and back, for me it is a godsend. I however still suffer generalized and internal pain, that only pain med's seem to mask. So, my friend, we find ourselves on different continents, both with chronic pain, each using one (1), of the (2) things needed for chronic pain patients. Hooray government and medical associations, hooray!