I have a pain pump. I still have alot of pain and digestion issues but I don't have the side affects that narcitic's give you. It has Morphine in it. It goes straight into the spinal cord, thus bypasssing the intestines etc..
Kelly
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:31:59 -0600
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com
> Subject: FW: Pain Management
>
> Sender: ogalep@comcast.net (DonnaG)
> Subject: Re: Pain Management
>
> Most Pain Clinics, in my experience, specialize in Back Pain. The last
Pain
> doc that I interviewed told me that he usually sees back pain patients,
that
> what he had to offer was a prescription for pain medication and regular
> visits to monitor my use of those meds. He said that he had nothing else
to
> offer, had no experience in treating patients with adhesion pain and
> suggested that I talk to my primary care physician about the long term use
> of narcotics in order to become more educated about the effects on my body
> and then make a decision. He was very clear and kind.
> don't go to the dry cleaners to pick up groceries, and skip the (back)
pain
> clinics for Adhesion Pain support and save yourself the suffering.
> all that is done in a pain clinic is managing pain through medications,
> usually narcotics. That's it. Referrals to Psychiatrists and Counselors
> for the mental issues of being in chronic pain is sometimes available in
> Pain Clinics.
> Most of the Doctors that I know get worn down and burned out when they
work
> in a field where they cannot cure their patients. I can't imagine what it
> would be like as a Pain Doctor.
> We know more about Pain Management than most experts. For now. I hope that
> someday that anyone could go to ONE place to receive information and
support
> for the use of medication, meditation, exercise, acupuncture, relaxation,
> massage, vitamin and herbal supplements, yoga.....
> I am fortunate to have my primary care Physician and my Acupuncturist
> working together to assist me in staying as healthy as possible while I
deal
> with being in pain all the time.
> I am so sorry for your frustration.
> Donna
>
> At Sat, 29 Jan 2011, angela wrote:
> >
> >I unfortunately live with daily pain some days the pain is
> >unbearable.Last week i went to my scheduled appointment with my Pain
> >Management physician I had been in tremendous pain with pain upon
> >walking. I informed the Pain Management MD of the pain. He was
> >writing in my chart without looking up shrugged his shoulders & said
> >"you should of gone to the er". I could not believe the arrogance &
> >uncaring statement.He didn't examine me or question the scale of pain,
> >ask me what I have done for pain relief.I told him I did not go to the
> >er because all they do is give me morphine order a bunch of tests &
> >blood work send me home & I still have the same problem PAIN.I told him
> >just to walk in the er my coinsurance is $300.00 because I am not
> >working & already know what the er is going to do I decided to keep my
> >pain management appointment & not go to the er.Still he did not look at
> >me & made no other comment.He then handed me the same narcotic
> >prescription & ordered an MRI for my back.I could not believe
> >this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so evident that this provider has no care or
> >concern for my health!This man is supposed to be one of the best
> >providers in his field!The narcotic he prescribes isn't working any
> >more I have been on it since 2008.I am just so upset feeling this way &
> being under the care of physicians who lack knowledge about adhesions
> related disorder.
> >Is any one else going through this?
>