Question:



Gender: Female

Age: 40


Visited a Doctor: Yes

Medications Tried: I had severe left paraspinal spasms and pain at my left SI joint initially. Then that pain went away leaving me with nerve pain, sciatic in nature, but also had burning around to my groin and front thigh. They started with tramadol only increasing it finally from 1 tab every 8 hours to 2 tabs every 8 hours, then 2 tabs every 6 hours and added valium since I don't react well to muscle relaxants. Finally, after 6 weeks of this, and after having a small argument with my PCP to possibly try an extended pain reliever for a week 2x/day with the valium, (which he did not), he gave me a prescription for a short course of Percocet. I'm seeing him tomorrow. MRI should be back as well, but still in pain




I have ahd 11 left knee surgeries in the past and finally had a total knee replacement. I get occasional pain still and I take tramadol once in a while. my concern is that after I had to change my pcp and hospital, the doctors reading my file have diagnosed me with "chronic" knee pain. Now when I go in for any other type of pain related problem I think they think I'm drug seeking and I rarely get prescribed medication for pain trelief. Now I get severe anxiety any time the topic even arises. I begin to panic. what do I do? I can't seem to get the right care and sometimes I feel as though Jesus, what do I do , hit the streets to get treated?
6 weeks ago, I had severe left paraspinal spasms and pain at my left SI joint initially. Then that pain went away leaving me with nerve pain, sciatic in nature, but also had burning around to my groin and front thigh.
I have discussed my feelings with the dr. but he just says not to worry about it, however, I have felt like ive been a nuisance and feel so embarrassed by their reactions. They did make me feel like Im some sort of drug abuser. That was a horrible feeling and my trust and faith in my dr is now fading. I'm scared to be honest.







Visited a Doctor: Yes

Medications Tried: I had severe left paraspinal spasms and pain at my left SI joint initially. Then that pain went away leaving me with nerve pain, sciatic in nature, but also had burning around to my groin and front thigh. They started with tramadol only increasing it finally from 1 tab every 8 hours to 2 tabs every 8 hours, then 2 tabs every 6 hours and added valium since I don't react well to muscle relaxants. Finally, after 6 weeks of this, and after having a small argument with my PCP to possibly try an extended pain reliever for a week 2x/day with the valium, (which he did not), he gave me a prescription for a short course of Percocet. I'm seeing him tomorrow. MRI should be back as well, but still in pain




I have ahd 11 left knee surgeries in the past and finally had a total knee replacement. I get occasional pain still and I take tramadol once in a while. my concern is that after I had to change my pcp and hospital, the doctors reading my file have diagnosed me with "chronic" knee pain. Now when I go in for any other type of pain related problem I think they think I'm drug seeking and I rarely get prescribed medication for pain trelief. Now I get severe anxiety any time the topic even arises. what do I do? I can't seem to get the right care.

But I'm taking Naprosyn 2-3x/day and Neurontin as well. Burning sensations has gone away but the deep pain has not. SSRI's lower seizure thresholds. I can not take them safely with another drug that can lower seizure thresholds (which is like everyone of them, but esp certain antibiotics and tramadol). My PCP will not prescribe SSRIs for that reason. I take tramadol sparingly. Im not sure what pain management specialist does? he mentioned an apt with them. what do u think?