Jeffs mom, I have friends who have had surgery and after surgery is done and the doctor cuts them off the pain management clinics will continue to treat the pain and try to figure out the cause of the pain other than the obvious time you need to heal. That's how I came across this method. They specialize in pain as well which is why the DEA isn't harassing them as much since it's a norm for them. I have no medical weed in Georgia , but I do smoke it regardless. If it was legal and insurance covered it I'd just smoke for my pain and not need the narcotics. Unfortunately in the world we live in the big pharmacy wants the patients to get addicted it's a billion dollar industry and they have no interest or care for the patients. There only goal is to sell more drugs.