Risk of Loosing our Pain Management to Try an Alternative

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Robin,

You wrote, " I don't think if the nerve block doesn't work, he'll say, well,

can't help you. Let's get you off the medication. Like I hope your pcp won't

do. If you are in pain, and he prescribed it for you in the first place, maybe

he'll have some more ideas, or be happy just to believe your pain is

unexplained. "

This is such a recurrent fear among many people with chronic pain who require

chronic narcotic use. The doctor trusted you enough to set you on a pain

management protocol with relatively high dose narcotics. When we know what other

go through to get adequate pain coverage, it make us real fearful to relinquish

what we have, even if we really want to try a lower protocol. I have heard

many people share about getting a block and the fear of not getting the

medication back when/if it doesn't work.

The pain is so severe that it makes turning the likelihood of having that

back a very scary thing, and really interferes with the level of trust we have.

It is self sabotaging.

Karyn E. , RN

Executive Director, PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org

Pancreatitis Association International