Hi All,
I saw a psychologist last week, it was the first part before going to
see the pain Doctor who will prescribe my new and improved pain meds. I
thought it was a JOKE! They, Kessler, had mailed me a 15 page form to fill out
regarding my pain - where is it, what meds am I on now and on a scale of 1 to
10 how do I rate my pain. OK, so I filled it out then went to see the
physiologist who had the personality of a blank piece of paper, he sat behind
his
desk in front of his computer and asked me ALL the questions that I filled
out the day before. He ONLY asked me "Where is you pain"? "How long have you
had pain"? "On a scale of 1 to 10 how is your pain now"? Then he said "OK,
you can go now" I got a little miffed and said "You didn't ask me about what
I do and now can't do because of my pain, you never asked if I was ever
suicidal or depressed or if the pain interfered with my every day life, you
didn't ask what do I do on a daily basis - hobbies or interests. I told him
that I thought all those things were just as important. He said nothing AT ALL.
The next day I wrote down on a piece of paper what I wanted to tell him,
then I called and left him this looooong message. Something like this; "I
think it is important that you realize that there is more to me than my pain. I
use to drive but cannot because of my pain, I can't type as long, stay in my
chair as long as before. I use to be very active in my community now I
cannot."
Tomorrow, I'll see what happens. Bobbie
