Health - your medical conditions and your doctors attitude to pain meds...

[bloodred1889]

swim was diegnosed with fibromyalgia a while back before this swim had an ongoing battle with the doctors trying to get swim off her painkillers because of the worry of addiction, despite swim saying she was in alot of pain.anyway finally she was diegnosed with fibromyalgia and after reading up on it swsim was happy that finally she knew what was wrong wiith her, finally she could get some pain relief without doctors saying no... but she was wrong!

swims doctor said that they dont treat fibromyalgia with strong painkillers and instead all you need is exercise and anti depressents.
but swim is in so much pain she cant sleep, she crys at night, her legs are weak, she cant stand up for long or walk very far and gets out of breath so easily. swim dosnt know how to handle her doctors beacuse they have now taken her painkillers away and said no more.

so anyway swim was wandering what medical conditions you people have and what your doctors attitude is to precribing you medicine for it...if you dont mind sharing...
do you have to always beg for medicine, or purswade them. or does your doctor give you what you want?

swim is thinking of asking for tramadol, and trying to compromise with her doctor, if anyone has any advice that would be helpfull.

but yeah swim eagaly awaits your answers.

[old hippie 56]

Same here in the states, doctors are afraid to prescribe due to fear of persecution by the DEA. They blame it on "fear of addiction" excuse.

[davestate]

Originally Posted by bloodred1889

swim was diegnosed with fibromyalgia a while back before this swim had an ongoing battle with the doctors trying to get swim off her painkillers because of the worry of addiction, despite swim saying she was in alot of pain.anyway finally she was diegnosed with fibromyalgia and after reading up on it swsim was happy that finally she knew what was wrong wiith her, finally she could get some pain relief without doctors saying no... but she was wrong!

swims doctor said that they dont treat fibromyalgia with strong painkillers and instead all you need is exercise and anti depressents.
but swim is in so much pain she cant sleep, she crys at night, her legs are weak, she cant stand up for long or walk very far and gets out of breath so easily. swim dosnt know how to handle her doctors beacuse they have now taken her painkillers away and said no more.

so anyway swim was wandering what medical conditions you people have and what your doctors attitude is to precribing you medicine for it...if you dont mind sharing...
do you have to always beg for medicine, or purswade them. or does your doctor give you what you want?

swim is thinking of asking for tramadol, and trying to compromise with her doctor, if anyone has any advice that would be helpfull.

but yeah swim eagaly awaits your answers.

First thing, if it really is pain, then don't straight ask for painkillers, ask for a solution. Try anything the doctor suggests,say what helps and what doesn't, and don't be close minded about other solutions.

For gods sake if SWIY begs for pain meds of course your doc is gonna think your a junkie! And if you ask for specific meds that's even worse.

Perhas if you put effort into what the doctor, who had far more knowledge and insight than you, suggests, it'll help.

Addicitions a bitch. From the sound of it and your previous posts, all SWIY wants to do its get painkillers that you can abuse. And if thats how SWIY put SWIyourself forward at the docs, then that exactly what the doc'll think too.

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[bloodred1889]

Originally Posted by davestate

First thing, if it really is pain, then don't straight ask for painkillers, ask for a solution. Try anything the doctor suggests,say what helps and what doesn't, and don't be close minded about other solutions.

For gods sake if SWIY begs for pain meds of course your doc is gonna think your a junkie! And if you ask for specific meds that's even worse.

Perhas if you put effort into what the doctor, who had far more knowledge and insight than you, suggests, it'll help.

Addicitions a bitch. From the sound of it and your previous posts, all SWIY wants to do its get painkillers that you can abuse. And if thats how SWIY put SWIyourself forward at the docs, then that exactly what the doc'll think too.

well you obviosly dont know me, swim HAS tried everyother solution the doctor has given, this has been an ongoing problem for 6 years, swim dosnt go in and demand painkillers shouting and screaming, she isnt closed minded either, but after years of pain you tend to get annoyed at the doctors and there refusal to actually do anything much. swim has tried anti imflamatories, anti depressents, sleeping aids and many more things.

you dont even know me so you cant say swim dosnt put effort into what swim does, as swim said she has tried lots of things, including self help and exercise.

swim dosnt just want painkillers for abuse, and that isnt atall how she puts herself foward in the doctors surgery, swim isnt stupid.

and you say the doctor has far more knolage then swim, yeah maybe he has medicle knowlage but a doctor dosnt feel the pain i feel, he dosnt know what its like to be in constant pain and as alot of people know drug seeking behavior for abuse and for pain are the same thing, so its hard to tell.

a doctor hears patiants problems every day and proberly gets fed up, so sometimes they may dissmiss stuff, and because alot of doctors just want to cover there asses from the DEA they dont like to prescribe narcotics even though they help.

swim wasnt asking for a lecture of how to not ask for painkillers, she knows that, she wanted advice and opinions of other people who have chronic conditions and get the same half assed excuses from doctors.

sorry but you just sounded really patronising.

[lostribe]

First and foremost I would like to express my condolences in regards to your condition and current situation. I understand what you are going through but with a different condition. I have been suffering with chronic pain and diarrhea for the last 12 years and I am only 28. I have had multiple surgeries in my abdomen including the removal of a ruptured appendix, peritonitis, 2 bowel resections, the removal of my gallbladder, and the repeated removal of massive amounts of scar tissue. I have what is known as adhesion disease. Basically my abdominal cavity continues to blow up full of scar tissue which then strangulates my intestines resulting in extreme chronic pain, explosive diarrhea and eventually more surgery. Unfortunately I will have to continue to have surgeries for the rest of my life as the cure is the cause. I have had to run the pharmacological gambit myself. I have tried every antispasmodic drug on the market for the diarrhea and every tricyclic, SSRI, and SSNRI antidepressant they threw at me. All caused me to be either sick, in more pain, or caused significant memory loss which is detrimental to me as IT specialist. I suffered threw multiple invasive procedures, allergy tests, barium tests, ultrasounds, colonoscopies, endoscopies, and pretty much every other test they wanted me to do. I endured all of this only to end up right where I began. With no answers and still in a world of pain. That is when I decided enough was enough. I obtained a referral to a better GI doctor who reviewed my case and began to treat my condition with opiates. It is a sad state of affairs when a person who obviously would benefit from opiate therapy is denied because of ignorance and fear. My recommendation to you is to take the Tramadol. Try it out. Work with your doctor and don't be afraid to express your concerns. If you are afraid to express your concerns or you don't feel like your doctor is listening ask for a referral to a specialist. I know it sucks, but you have to start somewhere. The road to a pain free life is most definitely a hard one. Keep your head up and don't give up. It's your body and your life don't be afraid to be proactive in your health care.

[JJx23]

To bloodred1889-- I definitely feel your pain. Fibromyalgia is definitely an unknown disease in this world today, I mean doctors know enough about it to treat it, but they don't know everything about it. As for opiates to cope with the pain, I know a bunch of people who are on them due to your condition.

I have a chronic condition that requires pain medication, and I simply go to a pain management center where the doctors know what they're talking about. This is why pain centers are there, and I recommend that you go to one, or go to a specialist in your condition's field and have that specialist refer you to a pain center (looks better that way, but either way is fine). I am on a program every two weeks, and that's probably a great way for you to manage your pain. Now I know you are in the UK, but in the states it is definitely a lot different than over there. Old hippie is wrong in the sense that they treat people the same way over here as they do over in the UK. I suppose it depends on which part of the USA you live in, but where I live, there are no problems. I mean you need to have a legitimate condition, but I have had multiple surgeries and my foot doctor simply needed to refer me to a pain management center. That's all there is to it though. Just keep your head high, and you will eventually get the relief you need. If it's that bad, go to the emergency room (if they have them out there, I am sure they do though), and they should treat you with the right medication until you can see a specialist.

Hope this helps,

Regards.

[bloodred1889]

thankyou very much JJx23 and lostribe
your comments are of great appreciation and help to me, although i know its sucks having a chronic condition, its nice to hear that im not the only one having these problems, and the fact you have both got what you need/want now, leads me to hope.

the dodctors in the uk have a very diffrent attitude to things then in the us, i belive its because in the usa you pay for your medical help, and we in the uk have the nhs.
also opioids in the usa seem to be more appundant, there are hundreds of diffrent types, but when i asked my doctor the other day if there was any other painkillers, he coudnt answer, so according ti him there are 3 diffrent types of opioids before i have to take morphine.

i think i will deffently try to find a pain specialist.

so thankyou again

[JJx23]

Ah, yes, the NHS... I was watching the movie Sicko the other night, about how other countries use the NHS, etc... Anyhow, yes, go find a pain management doctor and you everything should work out fine. Let us know how things go, good luck!

Regards.

Originally Posted by bloodred1889

thankyou very much JJx23 and lostribe
your comments are of great appreciation and help to me, although i know its sucks having a chronic condition, its nice to hear that im not the only one having these problems, and the fact you have both got what you need/want now, leads me to hope.

the dodctors in the uk have a very diffrent attitude to things then in the us, i belive its because in the usa you pay for your medical help, and we in the uk have the nhs.
also opioids in the usa seem to be more appundant, there are hundreds of diffrent types, but when i asked my doctor the other day if there was any other painkillers, he coudnt answer, so according ti him there are 3 diffrent types of opioids before i have to take morphine.

i think i will deffently try to find a pain specialist.

so thankyou again