Hey Mary, I am in Australia, if your doc will not listen, do not cry or have a drama event,just ask him 2 questions, did he get into medicine to diagnose and help? An 2nd do you think I am faking it?
The question is is he in your court on your team, in the states you pay for appointments etc so he in reality your employee.
And yes the medical records do go to a central server, the old adage over here in it is cover thy own arse, protection for you and the doctor lol.
So throw out the diary it is not worth it but a bone scan will show inflammation and blood pooling, a blood test will also show elevated inflammation markers. Also your employee must find out what ails you. Given your health insurers are prick mongrals, the next thing would be request a appointment with a pain specialist they have studied neurological responses to pain and also anesthesia. Any how walking gentally in water helps pain etcetera etcetera take care hope you get help. ......

From my experience if they won't listen, they are never going to. I had to change doctors until I found one that would. Some only see $$$, some only see pill seekers, some only see fakers, etc. Nothing you can do with those useless doctors unfortunately. I have been lucky to find a decent one recently. Still not perfect, but keep speaking up, ask questions, push them for information, don't let them silence you.

Hi Carol Why 5 pain doctors ? Your best next step and I am shooting in the dark here because you did not fill out your story or what happened to you.
Your best step is to find a pain clinic that deals in either teaching you how to live in pain
they teach modalites and small tricks like how to pick something up off the floor without bending etc.
OR
A clinic that deals directly with your illness whatever it may be

Well said.

Hi Only I hope you are well also The thing is we live in the U.S.A. our government is not supposed to be doing this stuff, in the name of homeland security or any other way.

i believe the poem goes something like this

"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

again we live in the U.S.A.

I hope and pray my children can live in a country like I grew up in ...BUT we would have to make a huge turn.

Wishing you all the best only