tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post1140993895679841570..comments2022-07-27T00:08:13.293-07:00Comments on The Original Dragon Mother: #RABlog Week 2016: Post No.4Kazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-65598205976351790672016-09-30T15:12:29.250-07:002016-09-30T15:12:29.250-07:00I hear you. It's nowhere near as bad here - YE...I hear you. It's nowhere near as bad here - YET. But the indications suggest that we may get there. And you're right, it must stop, but as patients, we're up against a system that doesn't always hear us. So it's doctors we need on side. But, based on my own experience and that of others I know, not the pain doctors...!Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-25726763957428275642016-09-30T13:33:44.178-07:002016-09-30T13:33:44.178-07:00My blood pressure began to rise as I read this. TH...My blood pressure began to rise as I read this. THIS is what we're dealing with in the US, constantly. I've heard a cavalier doctor go so far as to say, "No one has ever died from pain." Tell that to someone whose blood pressure is so high from the pain they are near stroking out. This has GOT to stop. Drayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534326210754217607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-36163490037145982082016-09-29T14:41:47.652-07:002016-09-29T14:41:47.652-07:00Was that a polite way of telling you the pain was ...Was that a polite way of telling you the pain was all in your head?? The one thing that really stands out for me about pain doctors is that, clearly, they've never experienced severe pain, and none of them know chronic severe pain - because if they did, they'd be doing something very different. The real insult to injury is that we have to PAY these people...Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-53650324782596746732016-09-29T12:59:22.628-07:002016-09-29T12:59:22.628-07:00Kaz, I saw a pain doctor once. The first thing he...Kaz, I saw a pain doctor once. The first thing he did was put me in therapy. I didn't mind therapy I had been seeing a therapist for years and i had to figure why not another? <br /><br />I saw her 5 times and I finally asked what the end game was? She said it was to keep me form obsessing about the AS in my spine. Hmm that did not work. LOL that was my last visit. <br /><br />How about working on the pain to keep me from obsessing? We never got to that point. Rick Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927227605885917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-11894814804421252962016-09-29T02:36:39.222-07:002016-09-29T02:36:39.222-07:00Oh, yes, such delightful types - not. Well, none t...Oh, yes, such delightful types - not. Well, none that I've met to date, anyway! I haven't decided whether to stick with the GP I saw or go check out the one my Sydney GP suggested. One is around the corner, and the other one requires a drive, so it's tempting to stay put. But I'd have to hope that that respect for my obvious knowledge extends into a GP that will work with me...Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679982583847135662.post-52556370213575042542016-09-29T01:20:57.765-07:002016-09-29T01:20:57.765-07:00Ahhh pain doctors! Aren't they a wonderful bu...Ahhh pain doctors! Aren't they a wonderful bunch? So sensitive and compassionate, because after all, they chose a specialty dealing with people in pain. They are such PEOPLE people! They really care. Except the part where they don't listen, deny your experience and completely dismiss your experiences and diagnoses. Oh yeah, THAT! Being in Australia too, I see the same things you're seeing. A change is coming, and its not a good one. Good luck with the new GP. I sincerely hope he's 'old school'.Chick with Flarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118321769053544673noreply@blogger.com