DrugBuyers.Com: One Step Back

Toe, I'm sorry to hear about your pain and frustration.

We've really got a screwed up way of dealing with patients suffering chronic pain in this country...no doubt about it.

A pain psychologist? That's a new one on me. Do they teach you meditation techniques for dealing with the pain or what?

I would like to pick your brain if you're up for it. Is there a connection between cervical pain and rheumatoid arthritis? I know RA can cause pain there but was just wondering if there was any particular link?

Sorry about my ignorance. I have RA and fibro...been diagnosed for years at least by a GP...and I have not bothered to see a specialist or even educate myself about it until recently. Now if you knew me, you'd know how strange that is for me to not have researched it to the umpth degree. Maybe I need to see a pain psychologist. I guess I haven't wanted to deal with it. Mostly I've been miserable and barely functional at times. It was very infrequently that I got good pain meds.

Well, I've managed to turn this into about me & my pain.

I would be interested to know what exactly a rheumatologist can do to help. Prescribe good pain meds maybe, but what else can they do?

I sure do appreciate you and everyone else here on the board for sharing so much info with me. I wish I knew something to tell you that would help ease your pain.