Cindy - pain management doctor

[Guest guest]

Cindy, when you have this disease, taking narcotics is something you have to

get used to. Drs. are running scared from the DEA. Using a pain management

physician is a way for them to cover their butts. A pain management doc

specializes in prescribing various drugs and procedures for people who have

severe, intractable pain. A good one can be a godsend. They can discuss

different types of drug therapy and know how to titrate dosages so that you

get good control of your pain. I would advise you to see one as soon as you

can.

Best Regards,

Jerry/NC

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> hi,everyone,

> can someone please explain to me exactly what a pain

> managment doctor is?what do they do for pancreatitis patients? the

> reason i'm asking is after trying to get a refill on my pain meds my

> g.i. dr. refused,saying he did'nt feel comfortable giving me more.

> that i needed to either get more from my pcp or have them refeer me

> to a pain managment dr.now,i have only taken 55 pills in the last 60

> days.most days i take 1 mid-afternoon and another before i go to

> bed.some days i dont take any and other days 1 every 4-6 hrs as

> prescribed if the pain is really bad.other times even though i'm

> having pain i don't take them for fear of running out and not having

> any on hand during a bad flare-up.my g.i. said he thinks i'm taking

> an awful lot!!i explained that while my pain was not everyday back

> when i came to see him,it is now getting more frequent,almost

> daily,and definitly everytime i eat.sometimes i dont eat because im

> afraid of making my pancreas act up.i thought he acted kinda crappy

> towards me,even though i've only been to see him one time.so

> folks,how long after you were diagnosid did you have to see a pain

> managment dr.?i was just diagnosid in mar.and started on narcotics 2

> months ago.(july 8) am i using to much?i'm so frustrated at this

> point,i don'nt know what i should do or should have been

> doing..thanks for any advice and i hope everyone is doing well....

> cindy

>

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

I just started going to a pain management doc in August. She has been

wonderful! I could kiss the ground that woman's feet walks on!

I was in the same dilemma as you are in. My pcp refused to write me any more

pain scripts even for darvocet and my GI doc was uncomfortable writing for

anything stronger the hydrocodone. I was having to go to ton, which is 2

1/2 hours away to get my scripts. My doc there told me to find a pm doc. I

wish I had done it 2 years ago when my panc problems began to get worse. The

first 2 years I used darvocet only and took only 1/2 of one at times because I

was

so scared of becoming addicted. I was so sick and hurting all of the time. I

was so skinny and horrible looking. I didn't know what relief was until I

started going to ton.

I feel like a different person since my pain is under control. My doc just

switched my pain meds again. I am using fentyl patches right now and they are

wonderful, so far. I hope they continue to be.

A pm doc is wonderful if you can find the right one! Where do you live?

Maybe someone on here can suggest a pm doc. The one I am going to didn't even

require a referral because I had a diagnosis and letter from my doc in

ton.

I feel truly blessed to have her because I know now I won't have to hoard my

pain pills and be scared to take them for fear of running out. I know that I

won't have to go to the ER everytime the pain gets worse. If I call her she

works me in right away to adjust my meds. She doesn't have many panc patients

with my type of panc issues but she has educated herself on it so that she can

help me. I am just blown away by how wonderful she is!

I hope you are feeling better and I hope you can find a good doc!

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "