So very sorry that you have to deal with this all. I know that what you are saying brings back a lot of memories. It's just there game. Keep at it, vent to family and your lawyer and here, but just keep it professional with the case manager. I can tell you that nothing aggravates them more than you staying profession...the crazies don't know how to react to normal behavior.

Keep fighting for treatments to relieve your pain. You have the right to have your pain taken seriously. Don't read too much into your doctor asking what the case manager wants...that's a trick we even use in retail to get the crazies to shut up. Doctors don't like to deal with work comp any more than we do. That's why you need to fight for your treatments. Pain goes up, you go back to the doctor and tell them. They need to help you.

I know narcotics never helped with my pain so maybe the doc had other reasons for taking you off besides the work comp lady. There are other medications and it is all about finding the right "cocktail" so to speak. My first doc got it right on the first try...second doc switched everything and the pain went over the top (neurontin was absolutely useless for me). So maybe try asking the doctor for a different set of meds if the ones you are on don't help. That way it sounds less like "drug seeking" and more like you just need the relief and are willing to try anything. Read up on different things and bring in a list of things to go over with the doctor so that you can discuss if any of them are right for you or worth trying. This shows that you are really committed to getting relief from your pain and the case manager can't fault you for doing that.

Good luck with everything. All I can say is just keep at it...don't settle...and you will survive. I know it doesn't help with all the added stress...but you just need to keep at it and try not to think about them and focus on your treatment. Again...so sorry that you have to deal with any of this. I wouldn't wish it on the people I hate most in this world.