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Feb 03, 2012, 06:22 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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I'm sorry I didn't see this before --- bless your heart. I'm so sorry you're in such pain. I've ALSO been a chronic painer for over 25 years, and there are times that I just want to scream cause the pain is so severe. I'm on quite a low dose of medications cause my doc just doesn't understand -- he's too afraid of "addiction" which is absurd. For one thing, I'm almost 63 years old -- who CARES if I get addicted at this point? I've been on meds for over 25 years, and I'm NOT addicted now?? So why would I get addicted if he upped the meds just a LITTLE??? He has me on only 10mg of Methadone 3 times a day. Now how is THAT going to help?? Plus I'm on .75mcg Fentanyl patch. Big deal. I haven't had an increase in probably 8 years. By this time, nothing works anymore.  And I can't change doctors cause ( you won't believe this) there are NO doctors in this area who prescribe narcotic pain medications --- NONE. I have called them ALL -- and NONE prescribe them for chronic pain. I would have to drive close to 100 miles in order to see a doctor who WOULD prescribe them, other than the doc I'm seeing now. And I can't do that --- I'm too disabled for that. 
Maybe I should have a little cheese with that whine, huh? LOL
Are you in pain management? I hope you've seen a pain doctor. They can help you (usually) more than a regular doctor. If you haven't, get a referral to a pain doc -- they are anesthesiologists and usually do different procedures to try to reduce the pain. Some of them are really successful!!!
I wish you the very best! Please keep me posted on how you do, okay?? God bless and take care. Hugs, Lee
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