Hi Mamma mac,

I wish you good luck with your visit with your new PM doctor.

There have been so many good suggestions that were written to you here from all the caring people on these forums.

IMHO, I feel that for me it's important to have a doctor that does think out side of the box. Researchers from time to time are finding alternative, off label uses for medications and other modalities to treat conditions that are hard to treat and don't respond well sometimes to conventional medications, therapies or treatments.

My PM doctor and I work as a team.

He may suggest things to me and sometimes I research them before I'll try them or not. My dr. communicates with me and he respects my decisions even though he might think otherwise.

He wants me to feel comfortable with what ever choice I make at the time. He is open to looking into something that I might have read about, but after he researches it, the final decision is of course his.

I admire and respect him so much for including me in the process of trying to help my pain get to a manageable level.

Good luck once again and I hope your doctor works out for you