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Iam 44 yrs old i have RA,OA,DDD,DJD,PINCHED NERVES IN BACK ,SPINIAL SPURRING, AND OVERWIEHGT,
I understanding being over weight is't helping me but been this way since childhood, My pain dr,just dismissed me because in his words i wasn't helping myself even after taking all his treatments except 1 nerve buring? Iam in constent pain. and believe me i dont like pain meds!!
Ive had reactions to alot of meds, i was seeing a rheuo. and took 2 meds he gave me had reaction to both, anti-inflamtories- had reaction from so many they won't give me anymore their afriad.
The pain dr was giving me vicidon10/660 took 2-3 daily for 1 1/2 yrs with it help me be more moblie, the dr, told me i wasn't lossing weight, or excerising ( which he told me i shouldn't do?) Now he dismissed me and i don't know where to go from here? to my suprise this dr never weihged me and my pcp told me i lost 10 lbs. HELP
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Reply #11 - 07/14/08  4:14pm
" You have alot going on with you, but it is not all related to weight. I would find another Doctor with a little more compassion and experience. When you call about a Doctor, ask the nurse that works for him about the age group of clients her works with and the Doctors views on obesity. Some Doctors are very narrow minded about it. "
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