I have suffered with chronic back and neck pain for years. When I was 12 I was in a bad accident. It busted my tail bone and hurt my back. I remember that the doctor told my parents that I shouldn't have any problems with it until later in life, he gave me a back brace, and that was all of it. Well, now I'm 32 and its come back to haunt me in the worst way. Sometimes I think that being dead would be better then having to deal with this constant pain every single day! Surgery is not an option right now because I am supporting myself and my son and I can't take the time off from work. How can I get my doctor to give me a good pain pill?! I have never asked for any before but it seems that doctors these days don't want to prescribe them. But I REALLY need them. I'm not a pill head. I'm in pain? What do I say to the doctor? Any suggestions?
2007-11-15 09:47:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Ask your primary care physician to help you get in to a Pain Management clinic. Some of the bigger clinics offer other treatments besides pills alone. Sometimes the other treatments can be used in conjunction with pills such as physical therapy as one example.
Pain Management doctors tend to be more comfortable with prescribing medications like narcotics to those with chronic pain.
2007-11-15 10:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you need to do is go see the doc to find out what exactly is causing your pain. Yes it may be from the old accident but then again it might be something new so you have to have a complete exam with x-rays to find out the cause of the back pain. You might be a candidate for an epidural or getting your facets injected or some other treatement. Once you get checked and out if you do find that pain meds is your best option you go see a PAIN MANAGEMENT DOCTOR. These are the doc that deal only with pain management.
2016-04-04 03:19:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just said everything that you need to tell your doctor. I don't think there would be a problem getting a pain relief medication. If you have any documentation concerning your childhood experience bring it with you. The doctor may want to validate such claims before issuing medications like Hydocordone or some narcotic base med like Tramadol. It's a CYA thing.
There are other doctors that you can see as well for the problem so check with doctors who specialize in Orthopedic medicine.
2007-11-15 09:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with most of the previous answers. Tell the doctor how the pain has limited you and reduced your quality of life. Ask what options are available, and ask for something to treat the pain.
For the long term:
See if you can get referred to a spine specialist. I was in a multidiciplinary spine treatment program which included physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychological therapy for chronic pain, and later aqua therapy.
Take care of this before it gets worse.
If they can't figure it out physically, ask for a referral to a pain management doctor.
Good luck.
2007-11-15 16:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried going to a chiropractor or exercise - specifically water exercise? if things like this don't help, i would just be honest with your doctor. if you don't have a history of abusing medicine they shouldn't immediately deny you a prescription.
IMO, i was in a major accident a few years ago and the best pain med i found was motrin. if the pain is severe, you can double up on the dose.
2007-11-15 09:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by hb232 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋