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Acute Leg Pain

Acute Leg Pain

I am in extreme pain in my legs. I have failed back surgery since 2001. i am on my 3rd Spinal cord stimulator (SCS). Up until  May 27th I was doing really good, with the exception of a few episodes of extreme leg pain in the nerves of my left leg. When I saw my pain care dr. in April, I had one time of the pain and he told me to have my stimulator reprogrammed to capture the pain in my left leg. This was done. Then on May 29, I got up with extreme pain in my left leg that didn't go away. It has progressively gotten worse to now it is in my right leg also. It feels like labor pains. It starts out then increases in intensity..over and over again. If I sit or don't move, I do not have this pain.  I saw my SCS programmer on this Friday, then my pain care dr., who said that he wanted me to see my family care physician because he didn't think it was in my back. So I went to see my family care Dr. and he told me that it had to be in my back because there was no swelling or redness in my legs, or fevers. He said he couldn't give me anymore medicine, that I needed to go back to my pain care doctor.
    I dont' want anymore medication.... I already take Oxycontin 20mg in morning, Methadone 10mg, 3 times a day, Celebrex 200mg in am., neurontin 600mg pm, Zanaflex 2X a day,Celexa 40mg/day.
    I just want to know what to do next. Who do I see? What is my next move?
    I have been dealing with pain since before my surgery in 2001.I am a tough cookie. I always keep a hold on my emotions because I don't want people to know how bad I hurt but this is different.  I have never hurt so bad without getting some type of relief. My pain level is at a 10+ in my legs when I move.
  Please Help!
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