Dr. OZ... show about chronic pain

Dr. Oz today did a show about chronic pain... I cried during the entire segment.... just because it helps to have someone educate the public and the medical community... and understanding.

I found the show very interesting and saddened to hear of stories of Dr's dismissing patients.

If you get the chance, info about the show is on his website.

Hi,
It's been a long time since I posted, but I wanted to come mention Dr. Oz's show and saw Draka had already taken care of that.

I have to say, though, I'm with Chartreux (hi, Chart!). Although I was tearing up during the first part of the segment, and was SO hopeful he'd do the full hour considering all the promos he did about the topic in advance of the show, I felt "dismissed" (word used accurately on the show to describe how many doctors treat CPP's) yet again when he cut the topic off at the knees by rushing through it. He had some great professionals on, including an M.D. who also was a CPP, and could have done a lot to help our cause had he gone into more depth. He had an audience filled with CPP's. I wonder how they felt today seeing how the show was edited.

Still, it's better than nothing, I guess. Maybe we should flood Dr. Oz with e-mail about our views.

A special hello to all those who remember who I am!

PaLady

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Many well wishes...
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Dr Oz, Dr Phil, Dr Drew and all my current doctors can (Snipped)... Do you think any one of them if they lived with debilitating daily pain would not run to a PM that would RX relief immediately. Mad. Bitter. Yep.




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Post Edited By Moderator (Screaming Eagle) : 9/28/2011 8:01:03 PM GMT

Momto8kids....

I did write to the show and shared my personal experience, as well as thanking him for bringing some light to the subject... yes, I would have liked the show to be longer on the topic... but it was something!

For over 10 years I have been complaining of neck pain.... my Dr. at the time (a male) always told me to take Advil and sent me home... I specifically remember crying to him twice... I was in so much pain I couldn't move my head... this would last for days.... finally, he ordered a MRI and sent me to an orthopedic to read the films... this Dr. (also a male) told me nothing was wrong with me... and that he could take any person off the street and they too would have disc herniations... he told me I was in shape and again, nothing was wrong with me.

Finally, I switched to a female Dr. about 3 years ago and everything changed... she actually listened to me... sent me for MRI's again it had been 7 years since the last one.... she was furious when she got the results... comparing them to my other MRI she told me my condition should have never been left untreated.... my pain management Dr. was also upset about what I was told years ago... my neck was a complete wreck and both MRI's showed a pinched nerve... and severe damage....

The reason I mention my male Dr's is that Dr. Oz said the women are less likely to be treated for pain... this was exactly my case... I was also young and in great physical shape....it just makes me really angry that two Dr.'s dismissed me for so long.

I remember breaking down crying when I was finally told I had reason to be in constant pain... it was not at all in my head...

I have had chronic back pain for 4 years. It is debilitating, controls my life, and makes me think bad thoughts that normally I wouldn't. I have had one good bone doctor that has kept up my pain meds over the years and recently gave up on me and said you are going to have to go to a pain management dr. I have never realized how awful people treat you and the lack of compassion they have for someone who deals with chronic pain. I have had multiple MRIs a bone scan and now this new doctor wants to do radiofrequency ablation on my facet nerves and I am freaked out. I know it's risky expensive and might not help if anything sometimes makes pain worse. He won't keep up my pain meds either. I told him I was scheduled to have laparoscopy and he joked to the nurse while I was getting an EMG " can you believe they are doing a laparoscopy and hysterectomy" and I started crying and said I never said a hysterectomy. I have high hopes that this will finally show the cause of my back pain. (endometriosis) he said that isn't what is causing my pain and it would cause more scarring. If it gives me a couple years I would give my right leg. I can't take this pain anymore and I am sick of getting the run around. I have had 3 facet pain blocks and 2 were unsuccessful. Am I the only person going through this does every doctor not care. All tests show I am healthy. I have hade a small kidney stone and 2 half dollar sized ovarian cysts all on left side that are unrelated to my back pain. Here lately every new medication I try makes my heart beat irregular. Too young to have back pain is my official diagnosis is what I've heard.