They seem to be a bit of an anomaly, but see if you can find a pain management doctor who is a neurologist. Right now my partner gets her scripts from her GP and sees a neurologist regularly bc all the anesthesiologist pain management doctors refused her as a patient bc she was unwilling to do more nerve blocks (that made it worse) and refused to lower her medications. it's a very long process and full of trial and error. just don't give up or settle!! we're going through the process now two years after moving across the country and still trying to settle things. If you need someone to talk to or questions about paperwork or doctors etc please message me, i'm more than willing to try and help