I'v actually been in the same boat recently. I've been to the ER so many times that they've literally cut me off from taking these meds, so I'm left to deal with this pain on my own. But I'm right there with ya, they're the only thing that helps the pain for me and helps me function.

Seriously. It’s sad that we live in a world where drs cut off chronic pain patients and we suffer for the mistakes others have made abusing pain medication. I’m dealing with mine on my own too and it sucks :(

Thank you @A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

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And @A MyEndometriosisTeam Member, I am sorry to hear that, and it is what I am fearing. I hope there is an end in sight for you with the pain xxx

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I have to say that my GP is great. I just re-read my question and forgot to mention that the Dr's that are 'judging' my pain medication are the ones that see me for 10-15 minutes in the hospital in the lead up to surgery.

I only see 1 GP, I only get scripts from 1 GP and she records my scripts with the authorities each time.
I think I just need to be assertive and actually say these things to the 'specialists' who kept telling me I shouldn't need this many pain meds.

JJP - I was only Lyrica for 12 months, but not as a treatment for Endo - this was still during the time that I had everything else under the sun but no formal diagnosis, I was at a point where they were saying it was Fybromialgia.
Sadly, after too long on the Lyrica, I was in a bad place mentally again and had to stop - but then again if I hadn't stopped, I wouldn't be looking at a real diagnosis now.

*strength in numbers ladies, lets keep voicing our pain scales to these specialists*