Have any of you ever been involved with pain management? I have chronic pain, but rarely if ever use any pain medications. I do understand why doctors are reluctant to give certain meds-they do cause physiological dependence. Also, some of these meds while taken in conjunction with one another metabolize differently in the liver, can cause the meds to be used at a faster rate, or some combos can cause toxicities.

Chronic pain is real, and too often too many do suffer by the inability or reluctance of some doctors to prescribe (let's face it have you seen the malpractice suits out there for them, and their personal costs). Try getting into seeing a sports doctor or a doctor that deals with pain management-they know how to handle prescribing these things in a manner that makes it very liveable for those that suffer long term. I hope you all can find someone where you live, it's so worth going if you can do it. They deal with this stuff all the time AND they have the most up to date (usually) meds & techniques.

Much luck, Lisa