ahopper, I don't know of a doctor in WA, but I think maybe you should also consider finding a new primary care physician who will take your pain seriously.
By the way, for about a year, I had severe pain every time I ovulated on my right side due to a gigantic ovarian cyst (I recently had it removed). It was totally debilitating. I couldn't walk or talk when it happened (or urinate either, which was painful in its own way). My doctor prescribed vicodin (same as hydrocodone?). I took it only as needed for a day or two when ovulation would occur. It was a life saver. If I didn't have it with me when I ovulated I might have to lie down on the floor wherever I was and writhe and moan, and I certainly couldn't walk or drive. Taking vicodin allowed me to control the pain enough to drive home. I never became addicted to vicodin and used it in this manner for a year, as needed.
I think the doctors get really paranoid about prescribing narcotics. If they help with the pain and you don't get addicted, where is the problem?
Best of luck.
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