Chronic Pain Support Group

First off I am not sure if this goes here so please forgive me but I need a little help. Some history on myself. In 2004 I was in a car accident which caused back pain. I went to a chiro and maybe the er 2 times at the most. Then in 2008 I fell down stairs at work. I got a bulging disc. Since then I have been in horrible pain and could never find a doctor to care. They would always say you can take 20 people and half of them have bulging discs and none of them know it.

At that point I was at the mercy of a workman comp doc who kept saying nothing was wrong with me even though the mri said I had a bulging disc.

Since then I had been to the er several times because I would have unbearable pain episodes. That went on for 6 or 7 months. Then I was fortunate enough to get released from workman comp care(which I sued and won a lawsuit). After that I was free to go to any doctor I wanted. I was lucky enough to find a good pain management doctor. He had a test done and agreed and said I needed surgery. I had surgery called a discotomy with a fusion. For a few months after that there were problems and had to continue with pain management.

Well about october of 2009 I just stopped going to the doctors and have been off meds since then and well have been doing ok dealing with the pain cause it's not going anywhere.

Well may of this year I fell down stairs and hit my head into concrete. Well I was rushed to the ER. They did a ct scan and found I had a 2mm bulging disc in my c5-c6 disc. I don't have insurance right now so I have to keep going to the er. The docs see the mri report and agree it's there but they keep saying what I was told in the past when it was my back. There could be 20 people and hald of them have bulging disc and that half not even have pain.

Well that's all nice and all but I do have pain. I get insurance 7-1-10. Should I just deal with this pain and wait til then to go see a doctor? I don't want to keep going to the ER cause I don't want to look like a drug seeker, but in the same breath I hurt and don't know what to do.

What are some good views on this cause I really don't want to go to jail either for being in real true pain.

Welcome to the group, yes this is the place to be if you want help and support with chronic pain issues. I'm so sorry for all your going through. Sometimes it can be such a struggle to get to the bottom of what will work for each of us.

We have a wonderfull group here and I hope you find the help and support you need here. Take Care!

Kardie

Welcome here!

When your insurance does start up I would want to find out why you keep falling over do you have dizzy spells? get light headed or black out I know we all fall at times but you have fallen hard enough twice to really hurt yourself I would look into that.

If you really cant wait untill July I have bulging discs in my neck C2 thru C7

I know near were I live if you dont have insurance you can walk into a doctors office you pay about $100 tell them the situation see what meds they will give you other then that the E.R is the next option.

Good Luck!

The problem now is I am having horrible neck pain. It radiates into my left houlder and shoots horrible pain into the back of my head.

I have tried clinics or to get setup but they are booked all the way til september. I mean it's only a month til my insurance kicks in from work, but what I am scared of is because I had to use the er several times or urgent care that whatever doctor I go to will pull my medical records and blow me off. But I do have proof that I am having true problems.

some doctors are sympathetic to a person who is genuinely in pain dont suffer just because you assume all doctors are going to be the same.

take care

Lady Jane

How is that helpful to me? I'm standing in front of you telling you I'm in terrible pain, and you're basically calling me either weak or a liar. Sorry, that's my pet peeve.

Last time my pain doctor told me that his MRI looks worse than mine, I told him, "Yeah, but I haven't been able to work in 2 years, and you work every day, so I guess we'll have to admit that I'm worse off than you!

Done venting!

Cathy

And, I'm new too, and so far it's been very constructive...

I wish you luck,

Jen