hurting... need help now?

[ConfusedHeather]

due to my chronic back pain, i am missing more and more work... i have insurance and dont know what to do. i have scolosis and 3 herniated disk but can not bare the pain anymore. I am constantly crying and getting very depressed... i dont know what to do anymore. i was going to go to the hospital yesterday because i got out of bed and almost fell to the floor, what do you recommend?

[sharadale]

Heather why are you not treating the herniated disks. Using pain meds is only a stop gap. You may find yourself quickly needing higher and higher doses until they don"t work at all. Please find a neurosurgeon that can give you some treatment options

[ConfusedHeather]

Thank you for your replies. Yeah, today i spent the day on the phone with an attorney that is going to try to get me disability immediately. Then i spent the rest of the day trying to find a good doctor to give me some good medication. I really like morphine, it really helps and doesnt make me loopy and tired like oxycodone. I cant stand taking that stuff. My doctor closed down last month because apparentlly he was doing some fraudulent work. I hope not though because I actually need the help.. I dont want to go through the whole new process of looking for a new doctor again. I guess I have to. This month has been very hard on me. I have moved three times, hurt my hip, my insurance come to find out doesnt cover me for **** and i pay $240 a month for nothing. One positive thing is that I start school this month but if i am out of medication and cant walk or sit or stand or lay down, its going to be hard to sit at a computer and concentrate on my work. Anyway, i have blabbled on enough and probably have bored you to death but I tell you, if you dont have your health, you dont have anything!

[atonicat]

If you have not done so, you need to get a referral to a Pain Management practice. If your insurance does not require one, than you can call around to different PM's in your area and see if they take new patients.

[SHaigirlfaith]

Im sorry for your suffering, I understand what its like. I suggest finding a good pain management doc that will prescribe sufficient medication so you dont needlessly suffer. I currently take injections but they havnt been that helpful so far. And most of all pray, he cares and he heals,
Best wishes