Why does the government have such a say in my medical decisions? I cannot seem to find any pain doctor that is not intimidated by the DEA, etc. I am tired of being seen as just another junkie/addict, etc. My pain is very, very real, and it just continues to get worse as I grow older. My arthritis will get more painful as I get older, and my polymyalgia rheumatica is getting so that I can hardly sit as my hips are painful and my shoulders too! I cannot even find a rheumatologist who will prescribe prednisone for my polymyalgia rheumatica(PMR)! I just saw a pain management doc yesterday who refused to listen, talked down to me and refused to offer me any help except PT and gabapentin (which is for nerve pain, which I do not have) I had a wonderful rheumy/pain doc who got driven away by the government...who by the way had little to no experience with patients....especially one like my with a very complicated history.
sorry about the rant! I am very scared to spend the rest of my life with pain that continues to worsen and fatigue that saps all my energy!
sorry about the rant! I am very scared to spend the rest of my life with pain that continues to worsen and fatigue that saps all my energy!