pain management

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I have a question about pain management docs. Are there some who only

treat with injections?

Is this a standard practice? When I was referred, all the paperwork I

was sent about the care they give, gave me the impression there were

different treatments available, which were injections and different

meds. When I had my appt., his assistant told me point blank he

treated with injections only. While we talked and I asked about the

pain meds I am taking, he told me he would send a note to my PCP

saying it was ok for him to continue giving the meds he was.

I was finally able last Friday to get in to see my PCP and he came

unglued when I told him this. He was so mad he made sure he had the

pain mgmt. docs name so he could turn him into Tricare, that he was

only doing injections because that is where the money is. He also

said if I was his wife he would be more than angry I had to be put in

the middle like that. Was I surprised!

The pain mgmt. doc told me my problems were muscular, thus the

trigger point injections. But in the next breath he said he wanted to

do the facet joint injections. Lets see, the paper I was given

says " Medial Branch Neurotomy " . I have already delayed making the

appt. for this, and am about 90% sure I am not making that appt. It

seems so invasive for one thing, and now I am also wondering, is it

necessary, or another expensive proceedure. As for me, I am doing ok,

my pain problem these days is my neck which is not the area he wants

to stick the needles.

Anybody ever had anything at all like this happen?

Lordy I am confused...

(hope I made that clear, this is all just spinning in my

head)