Hi. I hope your mom too will come post but it is very kind of you to get info. I was on neurontin but could not get up to a high enough dose for pain relief so it did nothing for me. So maybe she needs to work up to a higher dose or a diff med. Is she on anything for break through pain? Well like many here I m the queen of flunkie docs. It is very stressful. What state does your mom live in? I agree about the good internist I am on my 4th plus. Also maybe a pain clinic to work with pain control. Well welcome again