So Here’s the Deal

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I had a nice visit with my primary care doctor and his nurse practitioner yesterday. Somebody (namely them) had the guts to tell me, straight out, what the other doctors I’ve seen have beat around the bush about. I cannot expect to ever be totally pain free again.

Strangely enough, that’s somewhat soothing. I’ve been worrying that there’s a cure out there somewhere that I just haven’t found yet. Turns out, that’s one thing I don’t need to worry about. 

But the news isn’t all bad. Dr. G thinks perhaps we can get the pain to a manageable level, a level at which I can go about living my life without having to stop every few minutes and lie down.

We’re going to start with physical therapy. (Note: This hasn’t helped in the past, but I’m willing to give it another go.) We’ll give that a chance to bring help, how ever long the therapist thinks I should give it (or however long my insurance will pay for it). If that doesn’t get me to a level where I can function more comfortably, Dr. G. is going to refer me to a pain specialist. He promises he knows one who doesn’t just give you a bunch of pain pills and send you home to bed. He didn’t go into detail as to what the pain doc does do. I guess we’ll have to see if and when it comes to that.

I believe I’m going to actually make it to the sewing room today. So here I go.

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On 07/25/2019, Denise Fischer said ...

I am glad you have a better picture of what's going on. I would suggest trying a different physical therapist than last time, different ones might have some slightly different training. That worked for me. Also a pain specialist can do wonders. My daughter was referred to one at Stanford when she was a teenager and that guy had some great techniques that were not meds.
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