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Do people with a mental illness have any rights when their Dr' blames physical conditions all on the

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Living with a mental illness. Going to college.

Trying to improve my life. Struggling with chronic pain , no support...

10/10/08

I have been living with chronic pain for several years.  I find the Dr's I have dealt with blame most, if not all, of my pyhsical problems as if they are not real. In other words I am not taken seriously and have been told to go to the psych ward when I asked for pain control.  I had an MRI taken (after pleding for months) of my spine which does show abnormalties (disk bulging with minor compression on the thecal sac@L3-4, spondylotic changes at C4-5-6-7 and Schmorl's nodes at the endplates of T7-8. and a radial annular tear at L3-4).  My Dr' has not even bothered to call me back to explain the results to me.  I am so sick of being treated this way.  I am an honor student with a grade point average of 3.80.  My field of study is 'Mental Health & Human Services', I have my Associates of Science degree in this field.  I am not a stupid person but I can sense that other professionals look down on me (the one's that know I have a mental illness). ICry  not atribute this to being paranoid.  My dx. is clinical depression and bi-polor disorder, I also suffer from G.A.D.  I find that life is hard, I feel alone and excluded, I feel I am treated differently than other's, specificially in the medical setting when I try to get treatment for the chronic pain.  I also suffer from a condition called Iritis/Uveitis that has left my left eye permanetly damaged (the pupil is always dialated & fixed). All I want to do is have a bit of happiness and I am shooting for serenity in my life.  Maybe it would be better for me not to see Dr's any longer as I find that I am having to be on the defensive.  I'm so sick of everything being directed back to my mental illness when I seek medical (for physical pain) care.  Does anyone else out there have these types of problems?  I could use some support right now.   Thank You, Janice

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