Re: Asking for referral to pain clinic: nervous.
I know this thread is a couple months old, but I was wondering if your MD ever gave you a referral to the PM MD/Clinic?
Many MDs are happy to refer you onto another MD for pain management. The DEA has really cracked down on MDs who prescribe Opioids. As a result, there are many, many MDs who do not want to prescribe strong pain medication (even though they know the patient needs it) because they don't want their name red-flagged.
Very sad situation.
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