I am a 36 yr old male, who has dealt with being prescribed pain medication all my life for my health reasons. I had a doctor in Johnson City TN. He has closed his practice and has moved to California. I made the switch to a doctor who is brand new in prescribing suboxone. I feel the therapist does not understand or can relate to what it has been like to be an addict. When I found Suboxone it was a miracle.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Madison, WI, Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR,
Knoxville, TN, St. Louis, MO-IL, Nashville, TN, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, Chattanooga, TN-GA, Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC, Canton-Massillon, OH
There is a higher prevalence of migraine factors in these places.
I AM!!
My mother-in-law was helping tremendously but she recently had a heartattck from the stress, I think... Someone please help, I live in Mountain City, Tn and have been a struggling addict for a minimum of fifteen Looong years. Thank you for listening and I apologize for the length of my questions/pleas.
Thank you for the help. I just came from a follow-up. The range from the lab is .450 to 4.50. After being on 25 mcg synthroid for 6 weeks my TSH was at 3.6. When I asked her if I should see an endocrinologist she said I didn't need to, the TSH was coming down and was within the normal range. Not as low as she would like but within the range. From everything I have read here this is not the way to treat this. I live in rural SW Virginia.
I don't live in TN, but most states have some public assistance that could help. How long has your fiance been on suboxone and what is her dose? Would this be an opportunity to taper off the suboxone? There are a lot of members here, so I hope that someone who lives closer to you can help.
If anyone lives in west tn, mckenzie medical center takes tenncare for suboxone but you have to go to counceling but small price to pay to get off opiates i think
was eastern when i was in detroit now im in central miss my stomping grounds although they the whole reason im not in them now so maybe i shouldnt miss them ...ha minnesota .....
Gamma Knife is not new to TN. I had 2 rounds of Gamma Knife and 2 rounds of MVD. I still have TN and now I have Phantom pain from all of the treatments. The docs are going to try to restore the nerve and start all over again. Gamma knife runs about 150K per round. Insurance companies are hesitate to approve its use for TN now, since it only helps one-half of the TN patients. It is the least invasive of all treatments, the best of all worlds, ONLY if it works.
My doctor did all kinds of blood tests to rule out any other disease. TN is diagnosed from how the patient describes the symptoms and by the process of elimination. There is no "test" that confirms TN as far as I know.
My advice would be that you find a "facial pain specialist" or a doctor that deals with "orofacial pain" if there is one practicing near you.
Like you, I had a CT scan thinking it was my sinuses. I went through ENT, dentist, orthodontist, before my internist diagnosed me with TN.
Keep a pain journal. How it feels, how long it lasts, what triggers it, etc. diagnosis is usually from patient description. Of course it could be something else entirely.
Be aware that TN is considered rare and many doctors are unfamiliar. My internist diagnosed it but didn't know enough to increase the drugs enough to stop the pain.
I've have had TN since Dec 17th. My internist put me on gabapentin which did not help the pain. My neurologist put me on Tegretol, which did not help the pain. My pain specialist put me on Trileptol, which after slowly increasing the dosage finally controlled the pain. April 22nd I had gamma knife surgery. The pain specialist said it'll be 3 months before we know if it worked. There are five surgery options.
A study was just done stating the Johnson & Johnson products contains formaldihide and many cancer causing agents!! Johnson & Johnson actually admitted that their products had cancer causing agents in them... I exchanged all the shampoo and body wash and lotion and diaper rash cream for something else organic..
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