Pain Doctors Va

Hi, I have had chronic back pain for years and have seen various doctors for the problem. Most have prescribed either tramadol or hydrocodone along with muscles relaxers sometimes. I've also tried a round of steroids (prednisone) as well as non pharmaceutical options like physical therapy, stretching and light exercise when I can tolerate it in an effort to strengthen my core. Most of these treatments have helped to some degree but the pain inevitably returns (and really many of the medications have only slightly dulled the pain but I still have had difficulty getting through the day even when taking them. So my question is, are there any sympathetic docs in the Austin area (or north like Cedar Park or Leander) who are willing to prescribe stronger pain meds and muscle relaxers anym...

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I am 52 I have been in sever lower back pain with pain radiating down my legs for two years now have taken over counter med and seen nurse practioners most doctors will not even seen you now days need any kind help. ice daily and chiropractor made it worst. ## I had the begginings of spinal stenosis and arthritis in the sacroiliac area. Opioids have been the least of all evils for pain relief. We have tried with various anti inflammatories. Those wreaked havoc on my kidneys. I was just informed by my PCP that this will be the last month she can help me with my monthly opioids. I am scared to death and sick at my stomach. I have suffered from depression in the past and this type of pain killer gave me a sense of normalcy. She wants to refer me to a pain clinic. I have heard and read horr...

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Does anyone know of any pain man. Dr's. In WA state who listen's to patient's & are willing to help? ## Hello, Sam! How are you? I'm very sorry that you're in pain. There are plenty of doctors that listen and are willing to help, but they do have to be cautious, so they'll want your prior medical records, they'll want you to undergo testing and they'll want you to try various treatment options, rather than just resorting to pain medications. Do you currently have a PCP that might be able to refer you to someone? If so, that might be the quickest and easiest way to find the help you need. What area of WA are you in? This information might enable someone to recommend a good doctor in you area. For instance, I am just outside Seattle, but a doctor here i...

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I HAVE ISSUES LUPUS ARTHRITUS BRAIN TUMOR AND NOW WAITING FOR ONCOLOGY DR TO SEE IF I HAVE CANCER MY DOCTOR WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK I WAS ON VACATION FAR AWAY LOST ALL MEDS NEEDED AT LEAST STOMACH PILLS THEY WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK (MOVED HERE ABOUT 1 YR AGO)TERXE ## Hi Kay, Unfortunately, no one can know ahead of time what a doctor is or is not willing to prescribe, as that is based on the doctor's discretion and not solely on someone else's previous appointment. Some advice I can give you is to not specifically ask for any 'specific medication' when you see a new doctor. Make sure to transfer or take a copy of all your medical records with you. Then, the best approach is to discuss up front and honestly what has or hasn't worked for you in the past. Most doctors will...

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I am looking for a compassionate doctor in the Richmond VA area who will prescribe pain medication. ## HI, BlueBell! How are you? The current situation isn't that doctors aren't compassionate, it's that there are strict regulations in place regarding what they can and cannot prescribe, how much they can prescribe, how long they can prescribe it and why they can prescribe it. It's really tied their hands in many cases. If you have a condition that requires strong pain medications for long-term treatment of chronic pain, then your best bet is most likely going to be to see a pain management specialist. Do you have a general practitioner that you see regularly who may be able to refer you to someone? Does anyone else know of a good doctor in that area? ## I do know a pain d...

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Plz, does anyone know any drs that prescribe Methadone for pain in Tappahannock or Richmond Va. area? ## Had spinal stenosis surgery, triple lactomactomy and when I came out was way worse. My surgeon said to go to their pain management and get an idea of what they came up with on file for any doctor to see or said to call them and they would help come up with a plan. They had me on methadone and oxycodone. My surgery was in 2009. I tried not to get on methadone. I was nervous. Turned out it worked very well but I'm now living in a state where everyone has a problem abusing or not needing and doctors writing them regardless. This had led to where you now can't get any help. If anyone knows of anyone in Virginia that will look at your records, your surgeon request and pain special...

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I live in Vienna, VA in Fairfax County and need to find a doctor who is willing to prescribe Vicodin (and possibly spine infusions) for chronic back pain. Does anyone know of doctors in this area who might help me? ## National Spine and Pain Centers should have a clinic in your area. They do it all and one of my original PM specialists in Virginia is part of their corporation so I know they are humane. Good luck to you! ## I desperately need to find a doctor in the Northern Virginia area who prescribes oxycontin 40mg extended release 3 times a day and oxycontin immediate release 20mg every 4 hours. PLEASE HELP! Email me at {edited for privacy} if you have a name. Thanks! ## Hi Lynn, I have the name of a Dr. Who is a pain specialist and can and will prescribe Vicodin and other very stron...

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My doctor has left Arkansas and I need to find a doctor that is willing to help me with my pain meds. He was giving me Oxycodone due to headache I have from strokes I have had, but I can't seem to find me a doctor. I have a lot of other medications I am taking due to the illness I have had since then, I am looking for a Primary Doctor that can take care of the major problems and if I only get sick. I am on Humana and Medicaid. So please if you can help I would appreciate it. I woke up Sunday with a real bad headache and was stuttering and can't get in to see a doctor cause of my medicine I need. I am out of all my medicine as of last week.

High I moved to Hobbs, New Mexico for work. I have high blood pressure and been on valium bid for anxiety for ten or more years; also lortab 10 qid for back and neck problems. I'm hoping that someone can help me. I have enough meds for two months so I'm looking early. My doctor in Louisiana is moving to Florida after treating me for 6 years. I also have diabetes type two. Does anyone know of a reliable doc here? I don't mind traveling a few hours. Thanks. ## Need of pain management for l2 c4 SLIPPED DISK . ## Hello, James! How are you? Due to the regulations that were put in place last year, if you require medications like Valium and Lortab on a long-term ongoing basis, you'll need to see a specialist, now. A regular PCP is no longer able to prescribe them for you. Can a...

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I have chronic disc, bone, nerve damage have many other nerve, bone and tendon damage. Had injections, surgery and nothing helps. Going to a pain clinic in Rhode Island and love my doctor but wait is extremely long. Don't know how to find another doctor in area who will continue to prescribe Meds on and need to cope and quality of life. My doctor understands and can't find any doctor in area who will prescribe: oxycontin, oxycodone, Xanax and Valium. Are there any doctors in RI who will prescribe same and manage pain and increase when needed?how do I find ? HELP ## HI, Leopold! Sorry about the problems that you're having and I do understand… But, with all the issues that have been going on over on the east coast with new laws, prescribing restrictions, issues getting m...

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Need to find a VA doctor at one of the clinics in Huntsville,al. Who prescribe pain meds for RA. I have a valid pain issue and my doctor took me off hydrocodone 10/325. Those helped me get out of bed without groaning and acheing for 20 min before i can get up. Now i am in pain and my doctor just wants to give me ultram. This med in no way helps. I hurt 24/7 ## That means your doctor thinks that you are addicted to medication buddy or you may have shown signs of being addicted sorry to hear that but the methadone tablets work for me very well they last almost 24 hours

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I went to the VA hospital on Jefferson in Jacksonville, FL and they said they dont have soma or oxy for me something I have been taken for 15 years in VA California! The just say "no it is not in our formulary" so I ask if they would script it out to CVS that does have it and they say they cant do that either! So I a without a job or resorces because i need the soma to work everyday and oxy only maybe once a week or two. I only take 2 somas a day...and then nothing else! Please tell me who to contact in the military that may make a difference in my life so i dont have to go on disability. ## Disability in Florida will most likely not be able to accommodate you either with the Soma/Oxy combo? ## @Kathy, Sorry to hear about your situation. As a vet, you'd think they'd be m...

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Hello. I am currently under uva pain management and I'm miserable with these doctors. I never see the same dr and I am in different meds for my spine, hips, and severe nerve pain in my hips, legs, neck, shoulder and arm. Numbness in toes getting worse, when I'm on my feet longer than ten min, and loss of feeling in right hand in ring finger and pinky. I have tried gabapentin before and I told the dr it doesn't work yet they prescibed it anyways, along with baclofen 10mg 3 Times daily, diclofenac 75 mg twice a day, gabapentin 600mg 3 Times a day. Heres my issue, I am in severe pain. I cannot keep up with my kids like I wld like to, I am still not to familiar with this area but I need a doc who doesn't treat me as if I am an annoyance, a "junkie" bc I am in legitim...

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Can you tell me about any doctors who can prescribe Vicodin ## You'll get a much better response if you post back and state what area you are in. From your current post, people can only guess. Where are you located? Vicodin is a narcotic pain reliever containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone. Common side effects can include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and dry mouth. Read more: ## i have am being treated for a back injury i aquired in the army 19 years ago i now have 3 buldging discs in my lower back. i have been on numerous meds 2 try and confort my situation, my New va. dr. took me off 8 percocet 5s a day and wont give them back. he dont believe in them. i have been on them now almost 3 years now and they are they only meds that help me with my pain. what do i do ? ## in souther...

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Regular pain managment doctor left the Río Grande Valley (Brownsville Texas 78520) área to Fort Worth Tx and i cannot find another pain managment doctor to prescribe my regular meds which are hydrocodon 10/325 and morphine 60 mg. Please help me. This meds calm my chronic pain but the one i am seeing now does not believe in meds only physical therapy which medicaid will not cover exams, MRI's, and physical therapy. I am getting no where, no meds, nor MRI's, exams, nothing. Please try to help, i am in real bad pain. On a 1 to 10, maybe a 12.... really bad back and knee pain. ## Did you find a dr? I just moved here from Houston. ## Found a surgery orthopidic which is understanding but goes as high as Tylenol 4, Tramodol 50 mgs and Butran patches, which by the way, does no...

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Does anyone know any doctors that may prescribe pain meds for someone with chronic pain and health insurance? I had one md who retired and a second that vanished. i have never been on this site or posted anything. i am 65 disabled male living in mass. but i am willing to move to another state if i really need to. i am recovering from a bad burn injury. it is not getting better or going away. i get a lot of lip service and i am at the end of my wits with my primary care md who does not believe in pain meds, but i knew this when i signed up with him. he found out my heart needed to be fixed and saved my life so i thank him and my god, dog and family every day. Any constructive help is welcome and would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ## Please help me im in need of pain doctor or primary ...

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I'm getting up in my yrs am 62 wish to find doctor who can prescribe dolphins don't really care for subutex but at this age to hard on me going into a clinic everyday for the rest of my life. Oh they don't cater to wheelchairs go figure. ## Hello, Debbie! How are you? If you've already been going to a clinic, then that is your only option. It would be illegal for a private practice doctor to prescribe it for you. The FDA classifies this medication as an opiate, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. I'm sorry, I know it's not the news most people want to hear, but that is the way the current law stands. However, if you're just looking for pain treatment and not...

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I am in between primary Doctors. I got out of a nursing facility three weeks ago with only two to three days of pain meds. I can't see a Doctor until three weeks from now. I have stasis ulcers on my feet and Degenerative Arthritis which has progressed to bone on bone in both hips. Was on 4 mg Dilaudid,10mg Valium,60mgmorphine. First two were to help me sleep thru the night. Help Until I see the doctor! ## Hello, Tony! How are you doing? I'm sorry that you're in pain. Due to the new regulations that were put in place last year, if you require such medications on a long-term ongoing basis, you'll need to see a pain management specialist. A PCP can no longer prescribe them for you. Have you gotten in to see a doctor, yet? This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potentia...

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Looking for a Doctor that can write me a prescription for pain medication for my back in Nassau County .....oxycodone ## There are several pain management specialists listed in that area, however, there is no way of knowing if they will prescribe any given medication, such as Oxycodone. Some that you may want to check into: Pain Management Center of Long Island 77 North Centre Avenue # 202, Rockville Centre (516) 764-7246 Lauren Stimler-Levy MD 125 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream (516) 872-3100 Comprehensive Pain Management 2001 Marcus Ave # S20, New Hyde Park (516) 358-4673 Does anyone else have any suggestions to make? ## I just got a FEW leads 2 call in da morning in da surrounding area of Nassau County...i GREATLY APPRECIATE uuuu...hopefully this works out 4 me in da morning...W...

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I just moved to the area, and i really need a new pain management doctor to prescribe me my roxys. i know its hard these days to find a doctor who isnt scared to prescribe these but does anyone know of a doctor in the area of charlotte NC who will prescribe good pain medication, i have chronic pain and fibromyalgia. i really need my pain medication! please help. ## Depending on how far you want to drive but Dr. Hansen in Norfolk, VA sees patients in NC. He will write Roxy's or whatever else. He will put you on an ER opiate and then the Roxys. He is a concierge doctor though. $125 a month plus insurance copays every two months. But if I were you and you have all the documentation...just find a Pain Management doctor in your area. I didn't even know doctor's wrote roxy's f...

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