I'm not familiar with the syndrome but it's not hard to look it up. It's very sad that because of the opioid abuse pandemic we've gone so far the other way that people can't get adequate pain relief for appropriate indications.Good luck, and I hope the surgery is effective!
Thats a good thought, I have asked them to call the pain management place I have an appointment at the attempt to get me in sooner. I will see if they will do that as well :) Nothing can hurt at this point. And thanks for the validation because honestly, Ive started questioning if its really all that bad (though I know it is).Its crazy what a year of being chronically ill can do to the mind, even someone familiar with the healthcare system (Im in the U.S.). A lot of doctors here would love to be able to help me out but legally cant, or if they can would have to fear for their license (presumably).The ED giving me the small script they did was even kinda going out on a limb. It all comes down to the fact that not many doctors arent familiar with nutcracker syndrome because its rare, and the extreme pain isnt a well known fact about it. So it makes me seem as if Im drug seeking, but one look at my background and its clear theres not history of anything whatsoever.I mean i worked in ICU for 8 years around every narcotic imaginable, and still could be if I wasnt this sick. And I was charge nurse of a high acuity unit. The doctors Ive worked with have helped me alot in this process but their hands are tied on the opiate thing.