Sounds all too familiar. I blame the pain pendulum swinging too far the other way. Doctors do a he'll of a lot more then manage pain... but to a patient pain is usually the number one reason they are in front of the doctor. When the doctor will not even write the smallest script to alleviate their pain, or even worse accuses them of being a drug seeker either directly or with their indirect language (that we can all read through) men tend to give up. If you can't even help me with the easiest part, or are going to become adversarial about it then what's the point of going to the doctor? Obviously that question is rhetorical...

They really need to loosen their grip on low level pain meds and really start diverting people into pain management programs when necessary. This opioid backlash has only hurt the general public. Pain doesn't just disappear if you don't treat it, this just leads more people into buying diverted scripts, becoming their own doctor and then eventually using fentanyl pills or just "heroin".