Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 151)

I have a serious problem. My dr. had two patients start dr. shopping and has decided it is too big of a pain in his butt to continue prescribing, even though I have gotten MRIs and Xrays to prove my problems. I have over a half a dozen herniated discs in my low back, along with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and arthritis in my facet joints. I am currently on5 30mg oxycodone a day for breakthrough and 60mg of methadone for my long lasting meds. I REALLY need a doctor in the Denver, CO area who will not judge me because of my age, thinking I'm just some drug seeker as I TRULY need my meds to function. I am even being placed on disability until I can get my back healed because if something doesn't change I will be in big time pain for the rest of my life. If ANYONE knows of a good doctor that prescribes strong meds willingly in the Denver area please let me know. I am in desperate need of help as I am going to be SCREWED if I cannot find a good doctor. SOMEONE please help me with a doctor!!!!!

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Co susie and janygirl i have tried myself wit there personal emails 2 talk wit mac and wendy and i get nada back from either and idk nt sure but i been gettin infro from medicaid and i guess and feel if u have medicaid i guess ur pain aint wil cuz every pain clinic if u have medicaid take u off pain meds period and do injections or subroxine but if u wanna pay cash u can get watever u need thrrew those pain clinics

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JaneyGirl
He said yesterday that it's psoriasis and Xerosis Cutis (whatever that is) and as the creams haven't helped at all and it's spread horribly, he prescribed Humira shots. Any info on this? I haven't heard any thing positive about the shots, have you?

Hey Rainbowflowers how are you?

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Rainbow, CPR has applied for Medicaid and they do suboxone now!

ColoSusie-I do know about them using that and people having good results, with still doing medical management stuff, I have access to programs that give treatments, issues with treatment and diagnosis! I'm not real educated with skin issues like this and I can look stuff up! I'll do some research and get u tomorrow!
Both u guys! I hope Wendy and Mac r doing well! I worry about Wendy with her problems and she wasn't doing so well nor her hubby the last I heard! If either of u hear, please let me know!

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I need a doctor In Portland Or that wil prescribe with out making me feel stupid for asking. I suffer with leg and back pain. And I get about 4 hours of sleep a night if I'm lucky.

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I need someone to give me some ideas on how to distract yourself when your in bed, trying to sleep and are having a lot of pain. I can distract myself pretty well during the day when I am awake with pain. I generally can watch a movie, Jacuzzi, do some craft or talk to some friends. But at night I just don't have those options. I have even tried to get out of bed, do something, and then get back to bed. I don't know, I am just so sick and tired of always hurting and then on top of a that now I am tired. Can anyone help share, Please and Thanks

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Still waiting for ideas regarding previous message.

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5280Lady
Sleep issues with pain is one of my ongoing problems. Different things seem to help at different times. One that seems to work the best is leaving the TV on with the history or science channel, nothing too exciting, but just enough to distract me until I drift off.

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5280, I think sleep is one of the hardest issues associated with pain problems! I had this issue for over two years when my back first was injured! I do as others here have done, Watched tv until I fell asleep, Married With Children seems to help! I've had cramps that were like Charlie horses in my left leg, they gave me Valium and that has been my trick since then! I still have issues off and on but for the most part, this has been helpful, along with a heating pad! Nothing's worse than not being able to sleep, it's hard to function! They have some new drugs on the market that don't affect your respiratory rate as the Valium does, I'd try anything the doc suggests because we don't sleep for different issues! I'm sorry not to have the perfect answer and I feel your pain!

ColoSusie-I am researching and haven't forgot u!

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Hey janeygirl how are you doin? i did speak with medicaid and idk why but they are tryin 2 make medicaid pain med paients only be on suboxone. they dont want us on pain pills. she made it seem like medicaid ppls pain aint real and were just druggies. i do inj's. physical therapy watever my dr says. i have no problem. i even take other meds wit my 10mg percocet. Im not understandin why they only want us on suboxone 4 pain only if we are sent 2 a pain managment place but at the same time she said I can pay cash at most places n get wat I want, but im also only on my pain med 4 times daily. do u have any advice????

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Janeygirl wat I just posted is in review let me no if u do or dnt get it and I still HAVE NOT HEARD FROM WENDY OR MAC

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ColoSusie-I've looked up and seen something's that may help! Xerosis Cutis is basically a fancy term for dry skin! The psoriasis is basically an over growth of skin cells, creating thickening and scab type areas! Some non-medical things u can try r Coconut Oil, this will help the Cutis, keeping your skin moist! For the psoriasis, increase intake of vit d, steroid creams and salcylic acid or aspirin, helps potentate these med! There r also shampoo's with this in it if it's attacking your scalp! The psoriasis can b caused or a flare up through stress, a recent infection and the cold weather itself! The newer meds r very effective, u just need to make sure there r no issues with the other meds u r taking! Paib meds r known to dry everything up, including your mouth, so they can b adding to the issue! U can try the non-medicine approach with using the coconut oil, steroid creams and aspirin, it depends on how bad your symptoms are and how they affect your life whether u want to go the medicine route or not! I hope this helps! There's old wives tales of keeping to white meats and veggies this will also help and I wouldn't count on these without other treatment! If it affects your scalp, Head and Shoulders makes a shampoo that has tar in it, it actually smells good and works surprisingly well to help with flare ups and keeps them away! Again, I hope this helps u! No doubt this is miserable especially with your other issues! Take good care my friend!

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Co susie im ok just not understandin ehy if medicaid will pay 4 a pain managment place I can Only get suboxone cuz I guess ppl on medicaid they pain aint real but if I pay cash I can get anything or with my pcp stay wit them with my pain med 4 times a day with other meds do physical therapy inj's. n they pay it so im confused. any ideas?

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Hey co susie doin ok sent u a post but its in reveiw let me no if u get it or dnt get it please n thanks

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I had a doctor who wrote all the medicine I have been on for Lupus and another condition PTSD. I went to the colorado pain place off cherry st. and saw a dr. navarkal and he actually told me I could call him if I needed him and gave me his personal number. might want to try him..hear he's very sympathetic. I hate my life, and he said if I wanted to talk to call him. isn't that sweet? he and his gf having issues he said, so don't want to make his probs worse.hope this helps Savi

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Rainbow, Did u try Dr Navarkal? He's very kind! I know he takes Medicare! I've been going to CPR the costs r hard as I'm on medicaid as well but the difference of paying less for my meds makes up for the difference! I used to have to pay $800 for my meds alone! Give him a call, they also may know of someone who takes it!

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rainbowflowers
Before I didn't have insurance and had to go thru the county, some sort of Medicaid, I guess. They wouldn't pay for any pain meds, I had to pay those out of pocket and it was hundreds of dollars. They also had a program called Aid to the Needy and Disabled, which gave me 1 hundred dollars per month toward my meds. But you have to be careful with that program, cause sometimes they want all the money paid back to them. Have you talked to anyone in Social Services about getting help?

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Savannah,
U r so right "Dr Rock" is a wonderful doc! I've listed him many times! He certainly is fighting for those of us who have been battling issues for many years, he's the real deal! Colorado Pain Relief also a great group all are educated and also specialize in specific areas! I especially like Dr Primack! He's a great gate keeper for referring u to other doc's if needed!

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5280lady- re sleep help- One if the best things you can do is RITUALIZE a routine for sleep preparation - it can be a hot bath or shower- or a heating pad session - but do not watch tv it read in your bed. Don't of anything in your bed.but sleep-- That type of conditioning helps tremendously - and has been recommended by the top sleep studies for decades .

Chronic pain does make it harder- especially if you have nerve pain- trying to find that comfortable position - gritting your teeth iif one of those "waves" hits you - lol---- I don't think too many people realize how exhausting chronic pain is and how hard it is to motivate yourself to function every day to do normal things that many people take for granted. Especially if you are going thru an intense. Acute phase- bracing yourself to get up off the couch or bed - then loping like Quasimodo for10-20 minutes until your stretched out enough to walk with a slightly better gate- (but I still look like a gimp)-- You get so tired and worn out so easily - maybe one little chore at a time- then back to the couch for a break with a big sigh of relief til you can get yourself up again ---

Those of us that have made the sacrifices necessary to utilize pain meds to help function just a little but better every day. - I cherish that little but of relief it provides to make things more manageable - enable me to do One chore and one errand -- lol ! And it is a sacrifice- you lose a lot of your freedom because you have to plan your life a month out every month -- so long term travel is out if the question -- as are so many other things ...


I've written enough about my feelings on this topic - but fully understand the frustration when it seems like so many factors are fighting you and compromising access to the only thing that works - the only thing that can give you a little bit of your life back ...

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I can't type much, but 2 things.

Humira will be my 10th biologic and while they aren't fun they help any autoimmune issue unless you're me apparently lol. Let me know if you want to talk about it in detail. 6 years of experience with shots.

I've been on suboxone for 1.5 years, I do NOT recommend it. If you have breakthrough pain, tough tacos. You can't add an opiate. I'm maxed on celebrex, suboxone, and at 50mg of prednisone right now. My only add to med is ritalin and only a handful of people believe me that it works wonders on pain, and fibro fog. If I had known that the dr was giving me suboxone I would have refused as my choice to get off opiates was for practical purposes not abuse. Please be careful with suboxone. It does help my pain, but only so much.
I strive for a 5 on the pain scale, at that level I can do a couple things a day. Right now I'm at 7-8 all day everyday except for the 2 hour RA wake up window and that's a solid 9. Suboxone is a miracle for addiction treatment, but pain management cure-all it is not.
Hope everyone is doing well. Xoxo

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Thank You to all of you, who have shared with me some good suggestions to help me sleep. Some I have already tried, but a couple I have not, and am definitely ready to give them a try! I have a rare Lung disease that has cost me one lung already, so I as well as most Drs, are afraid to use any sleep medication. Because of all the Steroids for my Lungs, the bones in all of my large joints have been eaten away. I have had a hip replacement, a 6 Lumbar vertebrae fusion, both knees totally replaced, parts of both scapulas removed and a total L shoulder replaced, all due to Steroids. But it was better than dying at the time. I am now at a point where the nerve pain is ridiculous and I question how much more can I do. How much more do I even want to do? Adding the lack of sleep I have been getting, it has just become frustratingly awful. I need to remind myself that there are people worse of than me, not many, but some. I'll let you know how the new suggestions work out and again, THANKS!

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