I see a doc at Cleveland Clinic Pain Management. Dr. wants to do ketamine with me but I cannot afford it. Dr. is not at all like a lot of the docs you see talked about here on this forum - has always been very nice, very respectful and open to things I bring up. Also very nice to my service dog. Some doctors don't want me to have her in the office - and my neuro tries to "play" with her - but it's more like teasing her. He bumps his stethescope on her head - stuff like that. The Dr. at Clev Clinic wasn't happy about me getting her at first, afraid having a dog to pick things up and help me walk would make me less mobile - but in fact, it has allowed me to be more independent and more mobile, not less so. Now that she sees that, and understands it, she's all for it.

I have an awful time driving the almost 3 hours to Cleveland. One thing about it, after driving or even riding that far in a car - the Dr. sees me when my pain is really up there and my symptoms are going crazy!

I wish you the very best of luck with Clev Clinic.