Abandoned....my docs have given up
From: Susan_OR (Susan_OR@iwon.com)
Sun Oct 8 14:45:19 2000
Hi everyone...
Here I am, still in constant pain. No relief, and no hope of relief
because my docs have pretty much written me off. I have called my
gyn/oncologist 3 times and she never called back. Even when I begged
the receptionist to please put on the message that I was desperate and
getting no help. My regular gyn is taking care of my pap smears every
few months but isn't willing to address the pain issue or do anything
about it. She passed me on to my primary care doc. My primary care doc
prescribed narcotics for awhile but will no longer prescribe them. She
has referred me to a pain clinic and a psychiatrist. I went to the pain
clinic once but they made me so mad, I just can't see myself going back
there and actually giving it a chance. So now I am left with a
psychiatrist appointment next week and that's it. None of my docs are
doing anything to help the pain. I'm 29 with no hope of ever getting
relief. Heck, I can't even get a few hours of relief because my docs
won't prescribe pain meds anymore. Thier only reasoning behind that is
that I've been on them too long and they don't want me to get addicted.
So I am left with nothing. The docs all say that the lymphatic cyst I
have isn't big enough (although it is the size of a baseball) to be
causing the type of pain I am experiencing and that adhesions aren't
painful. I seriously disagree but they won't listen. The CT scan
showed nothing except the baseball size cyst so they don't know what
else to do. So where does that leave me? In pain and miserable with no
hope of ever getting better. I also have Fibromyalgia and I think that
probably is contributing to the amount of pain I am feeling but, of
course, when docs hear I have FM...they automatically write me off as a
mental case. I am seriously considering sending my medical info to Drs.
Reich and Redan and I think they may be last hope. The pain is so bad
right now I would do just about anything for a single pain pill...just
to get an hour or two of reduced pain. Regardless of what the
constitution says, Cruel and unusual punishment is alive and well in the
US. I am so frustrated and really losing hope fast....somebody has to
be able to do something!
Thanks for always being here...I would have lost my mind long ago
without you.
Take Care,
Susan
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