This is such a tough subject as doctors address this issue differently. Some docs may give pain management meds...there are a variety you can try based on the types of pain you are having, nerve, muscle or arthritis-like, to name a few. Some docs will not address the pain and may refer you to a pain management doc. Just make sure the pain management doc and the LLMD are working with one another cooperatively. In my experience with my own pain, most meds really only dull the edges of my pain...in remains prevalent but at a tolerable level. I have tried many different narcotics without much success until I got to Methadone and Lyrica as my main 2 sources of relief. The Lyrica helps tremendously with nerve pain and the methadone helps the chronic intractable pain that is at a 7-8 or more on any given day. Please remember I'm not a doc...these are simply things that have helped me medicine wise. You can also try at home remedies, like epsom salt baths to help with muscle pain. Rice socks and heating pads are another way to help with specific painful spots. I've also been recommended accupuncture/pressure and chiropractics. And, of course, get massages as often as your bank account allows. It feels great in a weird way  and helps to get some nasty painful toxins to leave the body if you drink plenty of water as the massage therapists recommend. Hope this helps...pain is one of the last battlefronts for me. It's hard to live your life in pain, I know. I pray you find what works for you! 
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Just a patient for 15 years...
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