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What is the best approach with a doctor when asking for pain meds?

I have a REAL pain issue that stems from childhood abuse {shaken child syndrome} I was never taken to the hospital as a child for the very obvious reason that my mother was afraid an embarrassed of what she had done. Although the numerous injuries healed ; I know and can feel that things did not heal correctly. It's hard to imagine that no one caught on. For instance.. it hurt to stand on my head..It hurt to do a simple somersault etc. but I think back then people kinda kept to themselves especially in a small town where our family was well known and held in high regard. Enough said ..I too have had some pretty serious falls that were never attended to as well. I'm 38 years old now and I have found the older I get ..the less pain I can tolerate, There of course could be arthtritis setting in the injured areas as well. So..off and on for the past ten years I've been prescribed pain meds so I can live as normally as possible during my Fast Fading "active" years of life. I do not abuse the drugs,I don't drink with them and I don't do any recreational drugs. I eat well and try very hard to stay healthy,even doing body cleanses from time to time to prevent toxic build up in my body. It can happen when pain killers are taken for long periods of time. Here's the problem. Since moving to Fla. I have yet to find a Doc that will give me my prescriptions. Even though I am a responsible adult with no history of abuse ..the two I've seen {rumatoligists}refused to give me anything "narcotic". It is so frustrating that because so many other people have lied and cheated these doctors that they are just plain afraid anymore to prescribe them to ANYONE it seems.Even if the circumstance warrants a prisciption. Maybe I'm just not communicating ..saying the correct thing as it should be said .I don't know I'm at a loss. If anyone else has run ito this problem..please let me know how you handled it. I can't afford to keep seeing doctors that won't help me. And yes..I have done it ALL as far as alternative approaches ie Chiropractor,massage therapy,acupuncture,you name it. I even tried a spiritual healing retreat.So please don't think me week or lazy for my decision. I JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE THINGS I LOVE TO DO and be able to do the simple things too...just keeping my home in order... it's as simple as that. ..and in taking these meds I can. I don't have any help either..I live alone. Thanks if you can help.

Public Comments

1. Use short, concise sentences to describe when and where it hurts, and how severe the pain is. Don't ask for pain killers, you'll come across as an addict.
2. I'd really suggest going to a pain clinic... but you may be SOL in Florida. With their laws for docs, most act very conservatively. I think unless you go to your GP and tell them how many Tylenol you're taking with no relief. Narcotics are far less likely to hurt your liver than taking massive amounts of OTCs. So that's my suggestion. Go to a pain clinic. They will be able to help you out with the best course of drugs for you to be taking to help your pain. Hydrocodone is really a great drug and actually DOES work for pain. It's an opiate and it's pretty low-grade. Unless you're taking tons of it, there's really no way to get addicted.
3. Well going into a Doctor you have never seen before and have no relationship with and asking for pain medication isn't something that will work.And you have to understand the point of view of the doctors there are so many people who come in and want pain medication and abuse the meds and it makes it hard for the people who really have pain.The best suggestion is to go to a pain management Doctor or a physical medicine and rehabilitation Doctor They provide many avenues Tens units narcotic and non narcotic medication physical therapy just to name a few.These Doctors specialize in treating pain and keeping you able to enjoy the things you love to do. There is many options threes evan a pump that they can surgically implant that releases pain medication right into ur spinal fluid.Best of luck.Another good idea is to start keeping a pain book charting for everyday where you hurt what the pain level is what type of pain such as burning stinging stabbing what makes the pain worse what you were unable to do that day due to the pain this will help when you go into the Doctor because they can see what your pain level is day by day and that its really causing you some difficulty.Hope I helped