My coworker (not the stupid one or the rude one, this one I like) comes in sobbing every single day and spends roughly 1/3 of her shift crying.
It's not her fault. She hurts so bad. She, like me, needs to go on disability but can't afford to not work long enough to get approved. Her husband doesnt have a job or any income and her son can only work part time because he has to be her care giver.
The doctor (we have the same pain specialist) won't give her anything stronger, and there is nothing to fix her. I feel so bad for her because she hurts that much.
I also feel bad because it irritates me on many levels. I get irritated with her constant crying because she has this pitch in her voice that is like nails on a chalk board. I'm really sympathetic because I'm literally in the same boat but I don't cry every second of the day. (I feel like it, but crying makes pain worse.)
I wish I knew how to help her.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.The system sucks so bad. I am the only person I know who got disability immediately. At first I thought I must be really fucked up, But It matters more by what the doc says and does. I just went back to work part time on my schedule. I wish you and your friend the best. As I said the system is fucked up. I heard so much good about pain relief and programs in a number of foreign countries.
Beowulfsfriend
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Nov 14, 2018
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I feel like I should start sponsoring Americans to come to Canada.. that seems insane..
hippydog
Level 8
Nov 14, 2018
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I volunteer to be your first sponsoree lol.
Yup I fell over a week ago. I wanted to cry - I didn't - it would have made the pain worse.
People without chronic pain do not understand that.
That she's reach the level where she cries again|?| That's concerning. Is there anywhere she could go to get meds. prescribed? I'm sure she actually needs them.
And cut yourself a break for feeling exasperated - dealing with folks with chronic pain is HARD.
RavenCT
Level 9
Nov 14, 2018
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The issue is she's already on the highest dose of percocet and I believe she needs ketamine or a pain pump but right now all the doctors in Kansas are almost locked down. No one can do anything really. To make things worse our insurance doesnt really cover much.
@LadyAlyxandrea Can I recommend the Butrans patch? It would definitely be a step up. If covered by insurance. And it's a very consistent delivery method.
Heck MS Contin would be a Hugh step up. I've no idea why they wouldn't go there first?
Butrans is of zero use when pain spikes - but for constant chronic pain it is of good use.
Quite a few dosage levels as long as you have good absorption though the skin - problematic for some immune disorders and genetic disorders.
Or if you have only one side of the body to use due to radiation damage! 
@RavenCT good ideas. I just had her write those down
@AmiSue I needed muscle relaxants after the fall last week and had a ton of "catch my breath moments" but less this week. (Phew).
Break thru meds would be nice but I hate to ask for more when at least I have something.
Ridiculous right? Seems like if you still have intractable pain that spikes they might want to treat it.
But I am now so aware of how that conundrum goes in this country right now.
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