Hi. I'm from MI living here in Ventura. I have seen a few docs here after many in MI/OH. In the whole most of my testing is done but need to find more help in pain control and actually looking more into the dx of why my pain is so great compared to results. Anyhow the last pain doc at UCLA wanted the spinal stimulator and would not try any other meds or shots cause he said I need more long term. When I had talked to my neuro she had said maybe the fentnyl patch would work but wanted me to work with the pain doc for meds. He said no cause I need something for long term and nothing else but the stimulator will last. That I have tried most of the meds and the shots would not bring long enough. I have tried cymbalta which is current,elavil,lyrica,neurontin,tramadol and was on vicadin but not for 4 months with not good results. Oh and the lidocaine patch. I really want to try less invasive then the stimulator or the catheter which the cleveland doc wanted but the ucla said that wan't enough either. It seems the pain docs want to only do big procedures. My gp is horrible which I switched to from another crappy one. I know some of your gp do your meds so was thinking of finding a new one. I have sent my record out of state again to a specialist but really want to find help here. So if anyone has some good doc they work with in sountern ca. I live in Ventura but will drive for a good one or a way to find a better one. I get referrals from other docs always but I would rather now since those have been less then great and are suppose to be the best what ever that means I would like to try one from a patient referral if that makes sense. Ok thank you.