doctor is refusing to treat me for pain - Fibromyalgia Message Board

arcticsmartie · 09-04-2008, 04:57 PM

doctor is refusing to treat me for pain

sweetjerseygirl · 09-04-2008, 08:03 PM

Hello, I'm sorry your Doctor will not treat your pain. What type of pain do you experience ? Do you think you might have Fibromyalgia ? Some Doctors do not recognize this condition, there for you may want to ask for a referral if you need one, to go see a Rheumatologist but i would call and ask any Doctors office before scheduling an appointment to find out if they treat Fibro first if that what you think it is. For now you can try aleve or advil for some relief. Good luck and i hope your painfree soon

jessbcuz10 · 09-04-2008, 08:36 PM

Yeah I would try another dr if you can.

Jess

Paddy55 · 09-05-2008, 07:45 AM

Hi Artic - I'm sorry about your predicament. Many of us experience this nastiness. You definitely need a new doctor, especially if this doc will not refer you to either a rheumatologist or a pain management clinic. If you don't have these in your town you may have to go to a larger city.
One thing - if a patient is in pain, goes to doc and says they want pain pills, then the doc will likely not help. They want to be able to diagnose something. They also want to know that you want treatments that will help you, not just pills to "cover it up". Many fibro patients use meds for pain, but as part of a larger treatment program including physical therapy, massage, mild exercise, diet modifications, and some lifestyle changes.
I hope this helps. Ask more questions if you think we can help.
Wishing you peace and comfort,
Paddy

saxlady · 09-05-2008, 11:09 AM

You have a right to have something for Your pain. If you get bad enough, go to ER if nothing else. They can tell. Your blood pressure will go up if the pain is bad enough. Keep searching. You'll catch someones attention eventually. Remember the squeeky wheel gets the greese.