Wendy,

I'm sorry to hear that your doctor was unhelpful today... and it really stinks that you can't get any other doctors to help you either. That just makes me mad!

Do you have a psychaitrist? Would he/she be willing to help?

My psychaitrist helped me find a good doctor when I needed one, and he also helped me by telling my doctors that narcotic pain meds would not interfere with my mental health and I was not prone to addiction.... it seems as if my doctors were reluctant to prescrie pain meds to me because of the psych diagnosis and their biggest worry was addiction.

I had a drug problem in my late teens and early 20's -- and my psychaitrist knew all about it (my physical doctors did not know at that time, but I did tell them before they prescribed any pain meds) --- anyway, my psychaitrist knew that I needed pain relief and that I would not do anything that would ever lead to being addicted ever again.... but he really went out on a limb for me by assuring my physical doctors that I would avoid addiction, but he was right and his assistance was necessary and very very helpful.

I have been on narcotic pain meds for several years now and they have helped, and I have not become addicted and I have not shown any of the behavior that I had when I was addicted all those many years ago.

Anyway, mabe your physical doctors need a kick in the butt from your psychaitrist??