Originally Posted by ginnie

Hi, and I am sorry you are being treated that way too. Me too. My orthopedic surgeon does not want to cover post op pain, and neither will my specialist. So now I have to litterally go find a new pain specialist that I trust. Fat chance. Very discusted. If I don't do the surgery, I will eventually loose my ability to walk. Torn tendon, ligaments, archilles. Been walking on this for 8 years, and the pain doc had the nerve to question me about how much pain I was in? Now I have the proof, and I am not pleased. Pain doc will treat for cronic pain, not surgery pain, so I start tomorrow looking. I feel like a ping pong ball. Surgeon today, said to call him if I cannot find anyone. I need four seperate procedures, and i do not intend to scream through it.



Sorry you have gone through so much with the SCS situation. I was turned down for a stim. Instead fused C3-7. Now I have more trouble in the spine as well. I have no idea about my future. So I pray and come back here to talk to you and others for support and comfort. It is hard for all of us on this site. Nobody is here because they have nothing better to do, we are all in pain and in trouble with some kind of medical issue. Sometimes I think I am loosing my mind, other times I seem to do OK.

Hope you are OK tonight. Do not let any doctor tell you it is all in your head. That is very unfair to do. Nobody I know fakes pain. Most folks who have no conditions are glad they don't! Pain specialist had my PCP beg him for more help for me, guess he didn't believe me either. Ticks me off to no end. MRI doesn't lie.

Have a good night. I hope you are able to sleep and have peace. I will keep you too in my prayers. ginnie