I am still here. Rant

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          Hi all, Randy here, it has been a while sense my last post, but I do

read your posts. We've had a lot of bad weather here. A few days of stormy

weather then a few good days, but nothing steady. The barometric pressure

constantly changing from one extreme to the next. My pain management Dr. has the

government on him and they have suspended his license for prescribing meds

pending the outcome of his trial. I have had to go to another Dr. that has

changed my pain meds from percocet to all kinds of different kinds of meds that

have not worked, and at the moment he has me on morphine which make me so

nauseous, I am so tired of ralphing my guts out. I don't understand why he will

not give me the meds that have been prov en to work for me. The new pain

management Dr is not a provider for my insurance so he is out of network,

so I had to pay $225 for the first visit and $125 for each visit there after. He

has been scheduling every 2 weeks until we find the meds that work, not to

mention that most of the meds that he has given have been $90 or more for 2

weeks worth or make me sicker than a dog. I live in a small community and we

don't have many pain management Dr's. and none of the GPs in the area will take

the chance for fear of losing their license. In Utah the government has too much

control in the medical practice.

           I am going broke and not getting any relief. I can't function and I

am getting discouraged, depressed and disillusioned. How can I be a good

counselor with all this going on in my life? I guess I am a bit down hearted

 right now, I am usually a very positive person but I guess that pain and nausea

can bring even the best of us down. I am so sorry to vent on you like this but I

feel like I just got to get this out or I'll explode. Who counsels the

counselor?? Before the Dr. change my pain was somewhat under control, I was in

pain but it was tolerable. Now my feet hurt so bad I can't hardly walk, my hands

and fingers constantly hurt not to mention my neck and back and every joint. I

do however have the pleasure of playing gutar in my church group which is the

highlight of my day 2 times a week (Wed. and Sun.), it is painful but I enjoy

playing and it does limber my fingers up a little, plus my son also plays the

bass in the group and I enjoy the connection that gives us. I hope you have pain

free days.

                                                           ....Randy....