Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

Same here.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Currently on chronic pain myself.

Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else. How long have you been on chronic pain?

I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.

I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do. Not on chronic pain but the pattern is familiar.

My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.

My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it. Tolerance was my main issue with chronic pain too.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

Same here.

Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not. Four months in on chronic pain and it lines up.

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Four months in on chronic pain and it lines up.