he interrupted me and blurted, how do you know that word? I told him, hey, I went to college. He clearly thought I was BSing him. I just wish he had the pain we have

I am so sick of that shit. They think their patients are idiots and yeah, they don't get what it's like or they wouldn't be so damned difficult.

I haven't tried Buprenorphine yet. I was on hydrocodone for a while then tramadol. I'd like to stick to non-narcotics if one of them works. Who knows, docs like to make you rule out everything first so it works out.

TENs units are little devices that you connect to electrodes where you feel pain and it shocks you. It does work for me as long as it's going but there's no lasting relief for me personally. They used to be expensive but you can get em real cheap online these days, mine cost $25.

What horror stories did you hear about "pain management"?

I know personally the expense, seeing them every damn month, and getting treated like you're trying to get high but these days I guess you need to be blood tested and anything illegal will cut off your meds, or false positives, or things like cbd flower that contain minuscule amounts of thc. They have quotas, a doctor prescribing too many controlled substances, and I mean total, triggers a DEA investigation and they can lose their ability to prescribe those kinds of meds. So they don't want to give you anything, and if they do, they only can do so much for all their patients. I guess besides that it's just people's tales of agonizing pain that gets ignored, and major surgery with nothing stronger that tylenol.

These are the ones I was going to ask the doc about, sorry it's a little disorganized, I just had it on a note on my phone.
Indometacin - NSAID
Orphenadrine (>100mg) - muscle relaxer
Pregabalin - nerve pain med
Ketamine nasal spray
ketoprofen/lidocaine/ketamine compound - this might be hard to find
High dose Baclofen - another muscle relaxer, also known for reducing alcohol cravings.

[Tried]
Ketoprofen (systematic review found more effective than ibuprofen and it did work great but it stops being effective quickly and is difficult to find - liver issues)
Diclofenac gel - Meh
Meloxicam - stomach pains
Torodor - Can't be taken long term
low dose Naltrexone - Messes with kratom/opiates
Gabapentin - didn't work

(Anti-depressant meds - these make me shake so I can't take them)

SNRI used for pain management Duloxetine
Tricyclic antidepressants used for pain management - amitriptyline, desipramine, nortriptyline

[Previously used non meds] Fish oil - it works slightly
cbd