sick of being in pain and doc not believing me

[eel81]

i have fsgs and for the past few months i have had pain in my back in my kidneys. it is a sharp stabbing pain mostly and lasts for hours. i have told my local gp but she doesnt believe me and i have told my specialist but they say kidney problems dont cause pain...... i am so over not being believed what can i do to make them see that it is from this....

[el_em_en_oh]

Have you tried any non-narcotic options?

I tend to be wary of those who are on narcotics long-term, as addiction is almost assured (you won't even know it's crept up on you until it's too late). Even if you take them as prescribed, they'll catch up with you at some point. I started taking Hydromorphone & Oxymorphone for kidney-stone pain & urinary related pain, and thought that taking 'as prescribed' precluded me from addiction. Wrong. One 25-day stint in rehab to detox myself, and I'm narcotic-free, and taking some fairly decent non-narcotic pain-killers.

Narcotic pain-killers are a God-send for many people, that's for certain, but you are too young for it to be a life-long option for you.

I implore you to speak to your PM about alternates to narcotics. If not... no worries. We'll welcome you with open arms over in the 'Addiction: Substance Abuse' community!

[eel81]

wow finally the doc believed me. but i am now informed that the pain is due to the fsgs and i will have to live with it and just take pain meds. i am so frustrated with that. i am in so much pain. it is really unbearable. i cry most nights. it ***** i have to live with it but glad i am finally believed.