Pain clinic

[Dawn_mum]

Hi everyone I hope you are all as well as can be. I have not been on here for a while just been referred to the pain clinic I would like to hear from anyone who has been or still goes.what happens there is is very helpful??

[BlueMermaid3]

Hi there

Pain Clinics vary hugely from county to county. Some offer 6 weeks (attending once per week) to a type of group therapy with people who suffer with chronic pain.

Dependant upon where you are some offer other help in the form of acupuncture, physio CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) etc.

Sometimes you will just see one Pain Consultant which is what happened with me. I waited just over a year for the appointment.

I was offered steroid injections at the point of my pain which I then had to wait a further 6 months for.

Unfortunately all the injections have done is to make my pain worse, which I didn't think was possible.

I then waited a further 6 months to go back and see her, but she wasn't there and I saw her nurse.

The nurse said that the pain should not have got worse (well why would I say it has if it hasn't?) and she said I would have to go back again to see the Pain Consultant.

The earliest appointment they could offer me was 4 months away!

Bearing in mind that it's about 20 odd miles there and then back again each time I am getting pretty fed up of it to be honest.

Having said all this, there are many people who have had wonderful results from their Pain Clinics.

Fingers crossed for you that you find it helpful

Good luck

Lu xx

[Dawn_mum in reply to BlueMermaid3]

Hi Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry to hear you had a bad time with them.

I hope things get better for you.

Big hugs

Dawn

[BlueMermaid3 in reply to Dawn_mum]

Thank you Dawn. I really am not the luckiest person in the world, so I feel sure everything will be ok for you

Lu xx

[TheAuthor]

Hi Dawn_mum

I have not been to one myself but I have pasted for you a link below to a small booklet from the North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospital Trust which is entitled: What happens at the Pain Clinic?

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I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck and please take care of yourself my friend.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Dawn_mum in reply to TheAuthor]

Thank you Ken

Kind regards

Dawn

[TheAuthor in reply to Dawn_mum]

Good luck my friend.

[Trikki]

Best of luck.....my visit to Pain Management was to be honest useless....I was put through agony by the physio and then told they couldn't help me.....I was disgusted! I truly hope they can help you as I know others have found their pain clinics where brilliant...x