How do I find a believing doctor for severe back, neck, and shoulder pain?

Question by Jason: How do I find a believing doctor for severe back, neck, and shoulder pain?
I have a documented herniated disk which has caused complete havoc on my body. I occasionally suffer pain so intense that my skin aches, my eyes hurt, and I end up vomiting. The pain only gets that bad once or twice a week. I have tried everything from physical therapy to medications. About 2 years ago, a back specialist prescribed me oxycodone to stop the pain from escalating to vomiting. It worked incredibly. The pain was cut off…. my muscles relaxed…. and I would not get sick. I then moved to a different state and the doctors here have been very hesitant to give me narcotics because of the “chance” of addiction. Twenty (10/325) pills would last about 3 months. I hardly see this as “addicted”. But my doctor recently decided to cut off my prescription. I am 25, a senior graduating from a prestigious university, with a 3.9 GPA – hardly the addict type 🙂 How do I find a doctor who will prescribe the medication I need again? HELP! I am in so much pain right now.

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Answer by Respect Ma Jewish Authoritay!!
Go to the best hospital that you can, and ask them what you need to do to get into their pain management facility. They will have you go to one of their doctors for a referral, and the doctor will have you do an MRI more than likely. What you do, is request an appointment for the MRI, so the doctor knows that you are serious. After that, call your doctor again, and request another appointment with them, and get your referral for the pain management place. Then they should get you in to help you. There may be more that the doctor can do than what has been tried.

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