Sphincter of Oddi is small but mighty!

So my Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction is back in full swing.  After 8 months of pain pills, pain patches, and testing, we finally found a nerve block that made the pain and nausea disappear within seconds.

Well..... sadly, after 4 good months, the nerve block has worn off.  So I'm back to vomiting daily and being in such severe pain that I end up in the ER.  But because my "former" Primary Care Doc has the ER on notice, I technically was not supposed to receive any narcotics.  And I'm sorry, but that shit is PAINFUL.  There is no way to even relax for a second without narcotics, it's just the way it is.

Thankfully, there was a new doc and a new nurse who weren't familiar with all of the rules that my "former" PCP has for me.  So I was able to get some Dilauded in the ER and then a small script for Norco 5's to get me through the next day until I can get to a new Primary Care Doc.

And look, it's not that I want and desire the effects of narcotics.  In fact, my tolerance is so high that I no longer get that euphoric feeling from them anyway... but for those of us who are in chronic pain, there's just no way around it without sacrificing our quality of life.

I remember when my "Former" PCP would ask me how I was doing.... how I was feeling.  He would ask if I was comfortable enough while we waited to get in to see the specialists.

Now our conversations are VERY different.  Every time I go to the ER, he has his nurse call me the next morning to express his disappointment.  Even if I didn't get any narcotics, he accuses me of getting some and gets pissed off that the world doesn't listen to every word he says.  I want the guy back who cares how I feel while I'm waiting for reinforcements.

Just the other day, when I told him that my Nerve Block had worn off, he said, "Well, it's going to be a month before you can get into the doctor I want you to see.  So you'll just have to hang on until then."

What the hell does that mean?  I'll have to go to the ER every night for the next month because he won't give me any decent medication to help me survive the next month?

I understand that there are "rules" and that doctors are under more scrutiny than ever, but I HIGHLY doubt that he'd get into any kind of trouble for providing and controlling the amount of narcotics given to someone who actually needs them.

I can't wait for tomorrow, I have been given referrals from friends on new doctors that they really believe in and really feel that they would be good fits for me... and I know they're accepting new clients, so it's just a matter of getting an appointment.  Then I NEVER have to see Dr. Crap ever again.

This is really the last thing I need.  Stress increases the SOD pain as well as triggers my migraines which is a whole post for another day.