Thank you Catra- my health insurance in Kaiser Mid-Atlantic. I did ask the last time I saw my primary care Dr if a pain management Dr was available and she said no. Thought that was kind of odd for such a large HMO, but I will ask the neuro at my appt tomorrow. When I realized that it was nerve pain that was so bad-and not the actual pain from surgery, this neuro over the phone prescribed lyrica in addition to the gabapentin that I already had for my pn. I had not been taking the gabapentin because of the "drugged" feeling it gave me but started taking that during the day and added Lyrica at night to get some relief and try to sleep. It has helped, but oh boy, I am half dazed when I get up in the morning.

J.