DrugBuyers.Com: help with going to neugologist

I can't speak for anyone other than myself on this. But getting a doctor to prescribe narcotics isn't going to happen at the end of your initial visit. The odds are very slim. If he doesn't know you from Adam; if there is no prior records from another doctor documenting the progression of your symptoms, he's going to want to start from scratch, meaning x-rays and MRI's. It's not like they turn you around, look at your back, and say, "oh I see a bulging disc."

But if you've tried OTC anti-inflamatories, pain medicines for a period of time with no relief, be sure to tell the doctor this. If you've tried prescription anti-inflamatories or other prescriptions to get relief with no results, be sure to tell him this.

If this is something you've been dealing with over a period of years, and it's something that has progressively gotten worse over time; be Sure to tell him this.

If you're experiencing burning, stabbing, knifelike sensations and Any numbness, be sure to tell him. These are indications that you could have nerves involved in your condition and not just muscular problems.

If you're experiencing pain during the night. If it's keeping you from sleeping or if the pain is waking you up at night while you sleep, be sure to tell him.

If it's affecting any of your extremeties such as arms, fingers, thigh, knee, toes be sure to tell him .. espeically if the effects include the burning, knifelike, or numbness indicated above.

Make a concise list of your symptoms before you go. Be sure to list when they began and how they began and how they've progressed. Write down any questions you have before you go.

And most importantly, don't go in there in a frantic state, appearing desperate. Be articulate and direct about the level of pain you are in ... let him/her know your level of concern over your amount of pain and how it's affecting your ability to function; but do it in a calm, rational manner. It's a catch 22 if you directly ask for narcotics: Many times you won't get it if you don't ask; and just as many times you won't get it if you Do ask for them directly...they get suspicious.

Most of all, don't get your hopes up of walking out of your first appointment with a prescription for narcotics .... Your best hope is to walk out of there with the appointments set up or in the making for your X-rays and MRI's.

I don't think you need to worry about anyone helping you "cheat." When it comes to spinal conditions, they're going to rely mainly on test results ... so "cheating" isn't really an option.

In the meantime, I wish you all the best in finding relief from your pain ... it can be a horrible way to live when there's no relief from it. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you to keep your eye out on the board for how these NROP cycle up and down. There may be something that pops up any day. Then again, it can always get even worse than it is now. So I think you're doing the right thing by starting down the road of going to a doctor.