Persistent pain team

[sherry040999]

I am going to the hospital to see the persistent pain tomorrow now I have a couple of questions what should I expect and why does it take three hours. I am going with an open mind.

[crissy]

Never heard of that team let us know how u go on x

[Hidden]

I believe it's similar to a regular pain team at a pain clinic where there are teams of staff from different medical areas, including occupational therapists, psychologists, doctors, nurses and physiotherapists. They all work together to help people with pain.

Pain clinics vary but usually offer a variety of treatments aimed at relieving long term pain, such as painkilling drugs; injections; hypnotherapy and acupuncture. Your overall health will be assessed and discussed together with how Fibromyalgia affects you, your symptoms, pain levels etc. Also your meds will be discussed.

It always takes a long time for this sort of thing. There will be a lot of paperwork that needs filling in, many questions which will be recorded for reference on your medical notes.

This will give you some idea as to what to expect. Not all pain clinics operate the same system, but of course there will be similarities. Hope it goes well for you!

[pottydog]

Good luck! Am curious to know what happens too.