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Pain mgmt for frozen shoulder

After about 2 months of discomfort and a couple of weeks of severe pain, I saw my...

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Hi granny7x, I was never able to get any help from the medical community except for the...

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Well, while waiting for prior auth from the insurance company for my MRI ( which I still...

Posted by jocisne1

Well, while waiting for prior auth from the insurance company for my MRI ( which I still have not gotten), I saw a pain mgmt doctor today because I am desperate for some relief. He did nothing for me. He gave me a prescription for Pennsaid, which is a topical NSAID. I just looked it up online, and it has only been approved and found effective for OA of the knees. Plus, even though it is not taken internally, I see that there is a risk of ulcers while using this. So, this is out, and I had told him that I cannot take NSAID's. Completely useless.

He said he agrees with the first doctor's Dx, ( and I agree too, I am not questioning that), and that I should get the MRI and decide what to do from there. Well, I am positive that that MRI will show FS, and if it does, my first doctor already has said that he cannot do anything more for me, and was only going to refer me to a pain dr, who I have now already seen.

I can't understand the reluctance of these dr's to help me by giving me some pain medication. I have been compliant in everything that they have asked me to do. I don't have a history of substance abuse or addiction, am on no current meds for any conditions, and sometimes wait out a headache instead of taking Tylenol. I am not drug seeking, but I am looking for help with pain.

At this point, I have given up any hope that anyone will help me. I told my husband that if he finds me trying to cut off my arm, he knows why. And it is not inexpensive for me to see each doctor. I have insurance where I must meet a $3,200 deductible before insurance kicks in. Today I paid $137 for no help. I have paid my other doctor $340 so far. And each time I go to physical therapy, it costs me $78 and I have gone six times already.

I guess I will just wait for my FS to go away on its own. I don't see any other choice at this point. I had so much hope that I would get some type of help today, but now I just feel defeated and depressed. I am so angry at the medical community right now.View Thread

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Oh, and I was wondering what I can expect from the pain management doctor? Thanks!

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Update: Well, after 3 weeks of PT, I went back to see my dr. today. I explained that while...

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