I am a severe chronic pain sufferer and I have and still am having a very difficult time getting pain management treatment. I have been on medicaid and I can only get into certain doctors and they will only help me out so much for so long and they all tell me I need to see a Pain Management clinic. Well I have researched and researched and I cannot find a clinic or doctor that will take medicaid. So what are my other options? I could pay cash. We obviously know that I can’t afford that b/c I am on Medicaid. Then there is option of getting health insurance. Well with all of my health problems and previous surgeries if I even get approved for health insurance, it is going to cost me an arm and a leg and again I cannot afford this. So I sit at home in serious pain and wonder what exactly am I supposed to do. I am in the process of appyling for disability, but I don’t know the outcome of that and what my benefits would be. I can’t work to make ends meet so I have no money to get treatment so that I can work at least part time. It is the most frustrating thing I have ever had to deal with. So day by day I sit on my couch and research and try to find a way to get help; financially or physically. I am sick and tired of it. I am doing some research on this subject and I am wondering if I am the only one who is in this situation. If you are in the same boat or know someone who is, I would love to hear their story. I am looking into starting a nonprofit to help chronic pain sufferers get treatment. I just need to make sure this is something that is really needed. Please tell me your stories. I would love to hear them. You can post them hear or if you would like you can email them to me at jennifer.ruebush@yahoo.com. My goal in the end is to raise enough funds and have enough backing to open up a nonprofit pain management clinic where sufferers like us can get the help we need. Thank you so much for listening. Have a great day and I hope to hear from you all!