Belinda
I really wish there was more we could do, I've searched around the American Pain foundation and found these links that you can try. I would recomend calling the foundation, explain your situation and see if they can get you hooked up with a doctor that may help you in your area or at least your state. Or at the least give you some suggestions on where you can turn to next.
I truely cannot even think of a bigger problem for any chronic pain patient. I wish there was a way to send you an angel to lead you to the best doctor ever and I really do hope you can find someone soon.
I sure when you call, you probably want to get to the point and find out if they prescribe your type of meds, but I just have a feeling that their receptionist may be told not to tell anyone over the phone, whether or not they will prescribe opiate pain relievers. So you may want to really give this some thought and maybe try a new approach.
I know you don't have time to mess around with all kinds of apts, just to be told that they don't treat pain patients, but you may have to go in and be able to look a doctor in the eye and have him actually be able to check your records out and evaluate your pain, for you to get your foot in the door at all.
I know this sounds unreasonably frustrating, but just being a chronic pain patient is also one of the most irritating, frustrating and maddening conditions I can think of.
My personal peeve, is that other people have such control on my life and without them I cannot get out of bed, just as you. I absolutely hate the control doctors have on us and hate having to play by everyones rules, but it's just a fact of life for us.
I read through your other post, to see what suggestions you've already tried and could not really tell, if you had or not, so I hope I'm not irritating you further with redundant information and I do hope and pray you can find some help. No one deserves to be treated as you have and you'll be in my prayers.
Betty
Pain Policy and Acts
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Links/Policy.htm
Contact the American Pain foundation Through this page.
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Donate/contact.htm
Here is the Pain Resource locator that may have some information or agency in your state that can help you find a doctor also
http://www.painfoundation.org/ResourceLocator.asp
Find a Pain Doctor search engine Link
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Links/FindDoctor.htm
Belinda
I really wish there was more we could do, I've searched around the American Pain foundation and found these links that you can try. I would recomend calling the foundation, explain your situation and see if they can get you hooked up with a doctor that may help you in your area or at least your state. Or at the least give you some suggestions on where you can turn to next.
I truely cannot even think of a bigger problem for any chronic pain patient. I wish there was a way to send you an angel to lead you to the best doctor ever and I really do hope you can find someone soon.
I sure when you call, you probably want to get to the point and find out if they prescribe your type of meds, but I just have a feeling that their receptionist may be told not to tell anyone over the phone, whether or not they will prescribe opiate pain relievers. So you may want to really give this some thought and maybe try a new approach.
I know you don't have time to mess around with all kinds of apts, just to be told that they don't treat pain patients, but you may have to go in and be able to look a doctor in the eye and have him actually be able to check your records out and evaluate your pain, for you to get your foot in the door at all.
I know this sounds unreasonably frustrating, but just being a chronic pain patient is also one of the most irritating, frustrating and maddening conditions I can think of.
My personal peeve, is that other people have such control on my life and without them I cannot get out of bed, just as you. I absolutely hate the control doctors have on us and hate having to play by everyones rules, but it's just a fact of life for us.
I read through your other post, to see what suggestions you've already tried and could not really tell, if you had or not, so I hope I'm not irritating you further with redundant information and I do hope and pray you can find some help. No one deserves to be treated as you have and you'll be in my prayers.
Betty
Pain Policy and Acts
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Links/Policy.htm
Contact the American Pain foundation Through this page.
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Donate/contact.htm
Here is the Pain Resource locator that may have some information or agency in your state that can help you find a doctor also
http://www.painfoundation.org/ResourceLocator.asp
Find a Pain Doctor search engine Link
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Links/FindDoctor.htm