"You don't need to see a surgeon, you're just depressed!"

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Marty... no worries about your post... it's just a different take on a touchy subject. Nothing but healthy discussion... we can all be adult here. I agree with much of what you said... in some context. Depression is a huge part of the chronic pain syndrome and while, "just pick yourself up and move on" is possible at times... it's not always possible. As Betsy said... sometimes doctors fall into assuming that a huge part of our problem is our psych status and they may be right. However it may also be true that the underlying cause of all of it is the source of the pain.