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Re: pain managment
From: Candace (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Sep 14 21:54:09 2004
Hi, I went to pain management. It was not the thing for me. I, like
Kristy, take narcotics. They have been the only thing that work for me
so far. I don't see a pain management specialist.. My family doctor
does all of my management. Currently I'm on Oxycontin 10m.g. 3 times a
day. Hope all goes well for you :)
At Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Pam wrote:
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>At Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Kristy wrote:
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>>Nicole,
>>
>>I would not recommend going to the wife of your gyn b/c that opens the
>>door for her to be more prejudiced and refuse to treat you.
>>
>>As for the law and pain meds and drs that aren't Pain Management drs the
>>DEA has issued new guidelines that has shown that they are coming to the
>>side of the chronic pain patient when it comes to narcotic meds and drs
>>dispensing them. You can read more about this at the American Pain
>>Foundation site at: http://www.painfoundation.org or thru CNN at
>>http://www.cnn.com and then type in pain meds in the search box and
>>search just the CNN site.
>>
>>As for how soon you need meds it depends on the actual dr as to that
>>situation as far as policies within their office.
>>
>>A regular dr can also prescribe Neurontin and the anti-depressants if
>>they have enough knowledge about the subject.
>>
>>Oral meds aren't the only things Pain Management drs use to treat the
>>chronic pain of their patients as you said. I'm going to post some of
>>the other things that are sometimes used for the others. Physical
>>therapy can be an aspect for pain control, same with massage therapy,
>>accupuncture, for some nutrition, chiropractic care. And of course
>>injections such as nerve blocks (which I get for my vulvar pain issues).
>>
>>Bigger Pain Management clinics such as those affiliated with university
>>hospitals also will have a neurologist, a psychologist, psychiatrist,
>>psychopharmacologist, pharmacologist, occupational therapist (for those
>>that need help learning how to do things and keeping limitations in
>>mind).
>>
>>Not all Pain Management drs are anesthesiologists. My Pain Management
>>dr is not an anesthesiologist nor is she an MD. She is a Dr of
>>Osteopathic Medicine that knows a lot about female related chronic pain
>>issues. Not all Pain Management drs know how to do this.
>>
>>It shouldn't matter what is causing the pain when it comes to help from
>>Pain Management but it does matter b/c not all Pain Management drs are
>>experienced with this as I say. You need to find a Pain Management dr
>>that knows how to do the treatments for female related pain so you can
>>get the best treatment for you just like you would if you were looking
>>for an endo specialist.
>>
>>Some people with chronic pain they need a number of different kinds of
>>treatments and one part of that may include narcotics as is the case
>>with me. I need to keep them around b/c of my fibromyalgia (yes I have
>>that too) and also for barometric pressure headaches. I just recently
>>started massage therapy to see if it helps my fibro any.
>>
>>If anyone else has questions for me about my experience with Pain
>>Management pls don't hesitate to ask.
>>
>>--
>>=====
>>Kristy :)
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/Kristysstory.html
>>
>--
>Hi Nicole,
> I read your message about the bowel problem, I have endo on my bowel and
>yes you will get pain when going sometimes it's pretty bad. I have had blood
>to but I thought it was from hemriods I'll have to ask my dr next time. I'm not\
>sure about the other question about arthritis and endo first time I hurd about
>that one. Well good luck Pam
>
--
Candace
Wishing for pain free days for all!
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