Well ... i am going to my primary doctor, (new ... I now have some insurance) ... I have seen her once and got referrals for a psych and pain mgmt drs. I called both specialists yesterday and got the "we need referalls from dr, mri's, your medical records since birth, any surgical information, diagnosis, 1st born, left testicle (not the right!!), in triplicate before we will even consider seeing you" crap from the receptionist.

I have done this before ... was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease in 1998, after i blew out 3 discs, got in a bad accident in 2005 (my foot was torn off and reconstructed along with various, rods, pins, screws etc.) after my accident ... I was in wheelchair for 6 mo.,crutches for another 6, and now hobble at about 1/4 speed with pain that varies from moderate to OMFG!!!! at any given time ... I saw a (term used loosely) "PAIN SPECIALIST" for almost 4 yrs ... received so many epidurals, nerve blocks, therapy, etc. I can't remember them all !!! But VERY few pain killers ... she was really good at making me hurt worse but not helping me to feel better !! I was even set up with a tinge implant that was supposed to help ... it worked for about a day before the pain was back to what i call normal ... come to think of it ... about the ONLY relief I got from that WHOLE DEAL was when I went in for a procedure (every other week) and they SOMETIMES gave me some versaid before they did it??

I am trying to work in the system and always have ... and i am staring at the doing ALL THAT CRAP OVER AGAIN !!!! Its not that big of a deal ... I go as long as I can stand it, without pain meds ... then I TRY and get a few months of meds in order to keep from going completely out of my mind and actually get a few things done without paying for it in pain, suffering, sleep, and sanity !!! I really don't see the big problem!?!?!?! I can only imagine that this has got worse since I was last involved!?!?

Isn't there someone doing something to help the people ??? The primaries all push u off to PAIN MGMT ... PM do everything BUT MANAGE YOUR PAIN !!! ... meanwhile they all get paid ... and cover their butts !! If I were an animal ... they wouldn't have done all the things to me that they have??? it would be considered INHUMAN and CRUELTY !!

this treatment of so many Americans is just not acceptable!! my pain directly impacts my mental state, and i have been to the point of making the decision to live with it or die just to escape it ... sometimes it is a day to day thing. The medical and the government may actually prefer us to go away??

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE PROCEDURE AFTER PROCEDURE THAT MAKES ME HURT WORSE ... I JUST WANT TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE ... HAVE A SMALL TIME WHEN MY BRAIN AND BODY CAN REST FROM THE CONSTANT ONSLAUGHT OF PAIN AND ALL THE COMPLICATIONS IT CAUSES !!! THE SYSTEM IS BROKE ... AND IT APPEARS NO ONE WILL FIX IT !?!?!

i am not a person that wishes bad things ... but I truly hope that all involved with the laws, procedures, and mess that we call "pain mgmt" get to spend a few years in our shoes !!!!