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My gyn (good guy) has referred me to pain management clinic on Wed. He's been great in managing my mild pain for a while now, but it has come to the point where he wants to put that part of my treatment in someone else's hands, since my pain has gotten worse and is not respsonding to my regular pain med, Tylenol 3, and I've been having to take a lot of it. So, after getting over the initial fear of seeing a new doctor, who may or may not do anything for me, I'm trying to find out all I can about how the appointment will go, etc. Our great new moderator IHURTOO 
has filled me in on a lot of it, and I've read a lot of everyone else's posts regarding their positive experiences with pain management, so I am hoping for the best.
One thing I am concerned about is that I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for a few reasons, one of them being my cysto/hydro disasater and poor treatment by my urologist while I was in the hospital for a week after the hydro, and the long recovery time. I suffer from intense doctor anxiety and it takes all I can to keep myself together during appts, especially if the dr is new and not listening, does not seem to care, extremely long waits (I think this is going to be one). I do have anxiety med for situations like this.
So I guess my questions are:
Should I take my anxiety med before I go?
Should I tell the PM dr my history with PTSD? (Worried to do this, don't want the "pain is all in your head, your're hysterical" response, you know. I have told my referring gyn of my PTSD, but I don't think he's written anything down about it in my file, at my request.
If anything, I'm grateful for getting an appt so quickly. The wait for specialists in my area is at least 2 months.
TIA for any responses!
has filled me in on a lot of it, and I've read a lot of everyone else's posts regarding their positive experiences with pain management, so I am hoping for the best.One thing I am concerned about is that I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for a few reasons, one of them being my cysto/hydro disasater and poor treatment by my urologist while I was in the hospital for a week after the hydro, and the long recovery time. I suffer from intense doctor anxiety and it takes all I can to keep myself together during appts, especially if the dr is new and not listening, does not seem to care, extremely long waits (I think this is going to be one). I do have anxiety med for situations like this.
So I guess my questions are:
Should I take my anxiety med before I go?
Should I tell the PM dr my history with PTSD? (Worried to do this, don't want the "pain is all in your head, your're hysterical" response, you know. I have told my referring gyn of my PTSD, but I don't think he's written anything down about it in my file, at my request.
If anything, I'm grateful for getting an appt so quickly. The wait for specialists in my area is at least 2 months.
TIA for any responses!
*shrug*
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