Question by dsipp79: Help finding new doc?
I have been on dilaudid 4mg for chronic neck pain/headaches for over 5 months now, I was up to 4/day, I have since moved back to the Kansas City area and am having real problems finding a doctor to help me at all, I had one give me a 2 week supply, and one give me 20 vicodin 5mg which don’t even dent my pain, I’m not trying to kill the pain I just want it to be down to a level I can stand. I have a bulged disc at c3 and have tried many other therapies for the pain/headaches but the only thing that makes the pain low enough where I can at least get out of bed, go to work, and try to live a productive life is the opiates. if anyone knows a doc closer to me that would sympathize I’d really appreciate it..
I guess I also forgot to mention I currently have no insurance and live in a state where I can’t get medicaid because I do work even though I don’t make enough to go to a pain management doctor that needs $ 600 on the first visit. and yes I know the risks of the medication, I’ve seen it abused by close members of my family, and I too have abused it but now have done that a few times in the past and know the pain I have to go through if I run out early, which happened easy since once I have a good doctor I stick with that one.
Well I wish I had never abused them actually, then I might not have the tolerance I do, but now that I am in actual daily pain from my throat hitting my steering wheel at 50mph in a car accident it’s hard to get any help, the times I abused them were when I had extras from having dental work or something minor. I know it’s hard to tell who’s really in pain and who isn’t, I watch my sister go into ER’s and doctors offices acting like I do when I really am in pain knowing she isn’t hurting at all.    Read more...