Welcome and we are sad to heard when for unfortunate reason we have new members in our up growing family , yes as patient myself, I had learned a lots from this side and from each member, and important advise I learned is don't give up and always ask questions,do research and if you don't get answers,keep asking until you get there,is unfortunate for us that pain management clinics sometimes just offer a short term relief but that's their job, just to help to manage our pain,is hard to learn that but eventually you get the lesson well memorized and don't expect more than that,manage your life a little more comfortable but after all there is not a long term healing,we had learn that reality and accepted when we have good days but when we had bad days we don't want to accept any negative answer,keep trying and make sure whatever treatment you decide in the future you are 100 percent sure what the upcoming results might be,we expect so much because we want to be well that we ending accepting whatever the dr suggest but guess what? Sometimes no even drs know the right treatment to follow and at the end you ended with more suffering ,so please do your research and always ask as many questions you might have,good luck and welcome, blessings to all from Jesika

Just wanted to start out saying thank you guys for such a warm welcome to this forum.
After calling my pm Dr office again on Tuesday and stressing my concerns about my increased pain and issues they bumped my recheck appt up. I was able to see him yesterday.
Armed with a list of questions and concerns. He still didn't have a lot to say. His new approach is changing my meds..d/c the gabapintin.. Increased hydro..added clonaxepam. Ordered a bone scan and briefly discussed a neurostimulater .
Not sure what to think about all this. He also mentioned this might have spread into my shoulder. I haven't started the new med yet. Read everything I could find out about it and frankly I scared to take it.
Would love to hear some thoughts about all of this.
Has anyone else taken this clonaxpam? Side effects experience?

Hey Jana. I am glad you were able to see the dr sooner, but am confused on his medication choices. I know you said the gabapentin wasn't working. Were you having an adverse reaction to it as well? I ask because he could've increased the dosage of it to see if that would help before discontinuing it. I cannot take that med, but a lot of people on this forum do and it helps them. I have never taken clonaxpam, but I do have diazepam which is in the same drug class. Clonaxpam is for anxiety and a muscle relaxer. Not sure how that will help your pain. Diazepam does nothing for my RSD pain or symptoms.

I still think you need to find a new doctor.

Nanc

Hi Nanc,

Totally agree. Jana needs to find a new pain mgt. doc.

Hi Jana,

So glad you got back in right away and the doc is aware that he did not help you. I agree with Nanc that you should seek another pain mgt. doc but I would also "use" this guy to get pain relief until you find another. Of course, treat his recommendations with skepticism but at least YOU can "use" him to get meds for pain until you find the right doc. I would not have any additional procedures done by him until you find another doc.

I have not taken the meds he has prescribed so I can be of no help with that. Sorry about what you are going through. You deserve a better doctor. (Or someone that looks at your history before dismissing you.)

One word in defense of the doc since I was a bit harsh. When you called his office, he may not have been told anything by his staff. You may have gotten the "pat" post-procedure statement. Ice for swelling. Ibuprofen for pain. That may be fine for someone that does not have other medical conditions. The staff may not have even considered looking at your records. Maybe the doctor did not either.

I am glad you stood up for yourself and got back in to see him. Sometimes, office staff create a barricade between the patient and the doctor. It is up to us to break through that barricade sometimes.