Posted by karlak13 on August 20, 2004, at 20:55:22
In reply to Re: Coping with Chronic Pain » pinkeye, posted by shortelise on August 12, 2004, at 13:10:14
I suffered from severe chronic pain for 4 years. After trying 35 different meds and non of them helping my condition my dr, my shrink, and my neuro all wrote letters to my HMO demanding that I be sent to another HMO's ha/pain clinic for treatment. I was avg 8 ER trips a month. It was approved and the best thing that happened to me. I was put on 10mg am and 10mg pm methadone for a year and was pain free. Then I switched over to the duragesic patch at 50mcg. and was pain free for another year. I decided to go off all pain meds in March and my chronic pain has not surfaced in the last 22 weeks! I am so excited I think a miricle has been performed. :) Please try a pain clinic they can really do a lot for you that your dr just can't.
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