Well, the compounded topical stuff the pain management doc prescribed hasn’t really helped with pain. Neither has the Cymbalta. But she enrolled me in a PT, OT and group counseling program that she says will really help with my pain. Color me skeptical. I believe that PT and OT can be helpful for some conditions like back injuries for example. But I can’t imagine how degenerated nerves can be helped by any of this stuff. Maybe they could give me some exercises to help with balance, but will the OT teach me levitating techniques so that my feet don’t have to touch the ground when I walk?

Even though I really think this is all really about cha-ching because my insurance pays for 35 sessions, I’m really afraid to refuse to participate because should I ever ask for pain meds, they might label me “drug-seeking”. So, two questions:

1. Has anyone here ever benefitted from one of these programs, or does anyone know anything about them that I’m missing?
2. Am I being paranoid with my fear of being labeled?