A week ago-I was washing this small (3x5 ) rug in the bathtub because soda was spilled on it. I have a 3 month old and a 2 1/2 year old...the rug was surprisingly heavy after washing...and, i m on a pain regimen of 5/3.25 percocet 2 every 6 hours for my chronic pain disorder-reflex sympathetic dystrophy. So...i throw the rug over the shower curtain holder...along with 3 heavy towels. The shower rod collapsed on my back when i was hunched over cleaning the anti-skid thing under the rug...it weighed about 70lbs. I told my doctor i was increasing my pain medication to 3 every 5 hours. Currently, i am out of my medication. I see a pain doctor on August 25th. Will my doctor (i currently have no vehicle) be able to continue my percocet regimen until i see the pain doctor for my RSD? I don t know what to do...this is excruciating...i can t move certain ways without extreme pain...it s constantly stabbing pain...my iliac crest, hip, and gait are affected. the area on my back the rod hit i can t touch...too painful. Chronic pain is so misunderstood. I haven t seen a doctor-but, this is getting unbearable. I can t do certain things with my kids...and, i literally cry in pain. Doctors in NJ seem reluctant to prescribe pain medication...and my doctor hasn t gotten back to me. I m extremely overwhelmed and depressed...i feel very scared that no doctor will help me. There s bruising, fatigue, bleeding between periods, and i feel faint when i walk too much or have to move a certain way...i scream out in pain. Literally. I can take pain...but, i need help. my legs feel weaker...especially up at the thigh muscles.