I need pain management help! Please.

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As you know I am trying to get started on the Humira, but came down

with bronchitis so had to hold off on that. I am on the MTX and

Prednisone right now, but still have awful pain. I have been on

Vicoprofen (which is like Vicodin except ibuprofen instead of Tylenol)

for about six weeks and my PCP is all paranoid about the narcotic

thing and I am very, very careful with it. She wants to switch me to

Mobic, but I have horrible stomach problems and am already on Nexium

40 mg a day. I am allergic to sulfa so cannot take Celebrex. I know

a lot of you are on chronic pain meds, but some doctors are sooooo

paranoid about it. Should I go to my rheumy about it? Should I ask

to see a Pain Management specialist until they get my RA stabilized?

I am housebound literally between the walking cast and the pain. I go

nowhere other than the doctors and am having a hard time getting

around. At this point, I don't care if I have to take the medicine

for the rest of my life if it means I can at least putter and sleep

somewhat pain free. Has anyone else run into this or am I some kind

of freak? You know you can email me and I will try to check for

responses, but please, I am begging you for advice here. Tracie in

Maine