after my first surgery at age 30 i was looked at the same way when i said hey i still hurt and am in pain and i couldent even walk and they still looked at me as a druggie. he passed me off on another doc who eventually did surgery and found i had shards od disc from my discectomy floating around causing pain well i still hurt got passed off again well in all ive had 4 everyone needed. docs seem to think we are all wanting meds when wwe just want to be pain free. i know those days for me are long gone but it was nice when i found someone who believed me. i go to a PAIN MANAGEMENT doc and he only gives whats necessary no more. and you get drug tested everyother month. find a pain management doc thats who will help and take every file x-ray mri you have and show them you are real. its because of the abusers that we get this treatment.good luck. and go on disability and get medicare.