First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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May 4th, 2016Someone from North Collins, NY writes:
I've been seeing Doctor gossy for 9 yrs been on pain meds since now they shut doors I'm on opana and roxocodine cannt find doctor to help me don't know what to do very disappointed how Doctor gossy just left his patients hanging we should of been told that we should be looking for other pain managment Doctor afraid of withdraws I'm 60 worried about what it could do to heart any advice please need help to what to do -
May 4th, 2016Someone from Conway, SC signed.
May 4th, 2016Someone from Wyoming, MI writes:
I am writing to let you know about the severe pain I feel every second, of every min of every day. I fell from a gym bar as a child and required several rods and screws to repair my spine. I have severe unrelenting head and neck pain. It limits my ability to function very much. The pain medication I am proscribed takes a bit of the pain away so I can at least shower and do light cleaning. Without the meds I am bedridden, rithing in pain praying to die. If my pain medications are taken away, living in that severe pain is not an option.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 4th, 2016Someone from Carlyle, IL signed.
May 4th, 2016Someone from Riverton, NJ writes:
Welcome to the world of psychopathy Howell, NJ. Is this your first foray into dealing with politicians and some law enforcement agencies? Two identifiers of psychopaths are 1) chronic liars 2) lack of empathy for others. They DO NOT CARE. Forbes magazine stated psychopaths are DRAWN to positions of power over others. There has to be a rally or our voices will not be heard. POST if anyone knows of a rally. Has anyone tried AARP? DO NOT allow anyone to push you into antidepressants - they are linked to cancer. WARNING: Your blood pressure and heart rate become elevated from pain: WE HAVE ALL BEEN PUT AT RISK FOR STROKE AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. THIS LITTLE PIECE OF INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT OUT IN THE NEWS AND YOU MUST RAISE AWARENESS. THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CARA DEVELOPED A NON-ADDICTIVE PAINKILLER. EMAIL THEM AND ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE IT'S USE. http://www.caratherapeutics.com/cr845.shtmlREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 4th, 2016Someone from Howell, NJ writes:
Senator Chris Smith from NJ...I rec'd your letter stating that a bill PL 114-145, S483, was to ensure legitimate chronic pain pts access to the meds they need. WHAT A SICK TWISTED JOKE! In your letter to me, you made it seem like pain pts will be able to receive the meds they DEPEND on for a QUALITY OF LIFE! Wellupon further reading the mumbo jumbo in that bill, I don't see where it states anything about pain pts having access to the meds they need. It states that certain entities have a YEAR to evaluate what the CDC guidelines are doing. WE LEGITIMATE CHRONIC INTRACTABLE PAIN PATIENTS DON'T HAVE A YEAR TO WAIT AROUND FOR YOU PEOPLE IN CONGRESS TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER OVER THIS NIGHTMARE YOU HAVE ALL CAUSED! Legitimateain pts are KILLING THEMSELVES DUE TO INADEQUATE PAIN RELIEF! I was on the SAME DOSE for eight years with success. I was able to take a daily shower, walk my dog, be in a car more than ten mins, cook for my kid, do laundry...Now, I sit or lay on a couch or in my bed all day/night. Im in severe pain and b/c of the actions of addicts my pain meds were lowered to ineffective doses that leave me in agony. THIS IS NOT LIVING AND IT SURE AS HELL IS NOT PURSUING HAPPINESS, LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS..THATS WHAT OUR FOREFATHERS SIGNED OFF ON RIGHT?! MY RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN OF THE USA ARE BEING VIOLATED. IN FACT MILLIONS OF CHRONIC PAIN PTS RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED! I am being FORCED by our very own government to SUFFER IN SEVERE PAIN, I AM BEING DENIED MEDICATION THAT WORKS AND BRINGS MY PAIN DOWN TO A TOLERABLE LEVEL AND ALLOWED ME SOME QUALITY OF LIFE! Clearly none of you CORRUPT pen pushers in Washington, the DEA, CDC and FDA, all CORRUPT entities, none of you thought about the consequences of what is happening to INNOCENT LAW ABIDING CITIZENS WHO ARE EXISTING IN SEVERE PAIN AND ARE HAVING THE ONLY FORM OF TREATMENT THAT HELPED, DENIED, OFFERING US NOWHERE TO TURN..WHAT'S THE BACKUP PLAN!? THROWING MILLIONS INTO SEVERE WITHDRAWAL, HOPING WE TURN TO KOLODNYS PHOENIX HOUSES!? HOPING WE TURN TO SUBOXONE, WHICH DR KOLODNY IS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF, BUT SUBOXONE IS JUST AS ADDICTIVE, IT HELPS WITH WITHDRAWAL BUT DOES NOTHING FOR PAIN. THE CDC GUIDELINES NEED TO BE BURNED! LEGITIMATE CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS CAN'T EVEN FIND A DR TO TREAT THEM. YOU CORRUPT PENPUSHERS HAVE ALL OUR DRS RUNNING SCARED!! THIS IS GENOCIDE! CHRONIC PAIN KILLS WHEN LEFT UNTREATED. FOR GOD SAKE THE CHRONICALLY ILL ARE TAKING THEIR LIVES AND THOSE DEATHS ARE ON YOUR HANDS!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 4th, 2016Someone from Elkhorn, WI signed.
May 4th, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
In addition, with complicated cases like mine. I have had misdiagnosed Lymes disease for 10 years. When I ask each doctor to treat the horrible intense pain, they play pass the buck and do not have any responsibility for treating pain. This list includes neurologists, long term pain management doctors, psychiatrists, ear nose throat, primary care and sleep doctor. It is insane. Can't they treat the pain in a manner where I don't get addicted? I have taken painkillers in the past and have never become addicted or even tried to up the dose. Shouldn't there be a way to distinguish the truly in pain from the fraudsters. Do I have to suffer intolerable pain to the point that I am ready to commit suicide because some addict tricked a doctor into giving him pain killers. Do I not deserve to live?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 4th, 2016Someone from Niagara Falls, NY writes:
As a injured worker with a permanent disability, the ability to be a functional part of society, as well as a functional part of my young daughters life, are my priorities. How many people conducting these proceedings against LEGAL opiates know what it is like to raise their child from your couch, while laying on your back in conic pain. How many have had a three year old child kiss your forehead and tell you " it's okay daddy, you stay there and feel better "? Not only do the injured workers, whom where put into unsafe conditions, deserve quality of life BUT, so do their children.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Buffalo, NY signed.
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May 3rd, 2016Someone from Lockport, NY writes:
It is atrocious that government officials, many of whom do not have medical degrees, can make decisions on how people with chronic ailments should be treated. I have numerous documented physical and mental conditions for which I take prescriptions. I am a respected, educated professional who has held the same job for the past 27 years. It took many years of tests from many doctors to finally get a decent amount of relief from my pain, but unfortunately it was too late to save me from having to retire early from a well-paying job that I loved. I am not a junkie. I am not a drug addict. I am a responsible adult. I am a mother and a teacher who would just like to be able to function with a minimum quality of life. I did not choose to be disabled. I did not choose to have adverse side-affects from a substantial number of pain relievers. When I finally did get the appropriate medicines, I was lectured about the dangers of not taking them as prescribed. The decision to abruptly and forcibly deny patients the narcotics they are prescribed is a dangerous decision that could become disastrous. To have no contingency plan is completely reprehensible.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Middletown, NJ signed.
May 3rd, 2016Someone from Orchard Park, NY writes:
This is just another example of how the government is overreaching into people's lives! The only thing that keeps me able to work are the medications that are prescribed to me! If I get the rods they want to put in my back now I will be disabled and done working at 43 ! So either way I will need them but now I am still able to work! So I say good job to the government, u just added an person to SSDI ! Great job , glad to see u guys thought about the aftermath of what you've done, or u just don't care!👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼#weneedlessgovernmentinourlives!!!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from North Tonawanda, NY writes:
Is this NOT a form of medical malpractice?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Grand Island, NY writes:
This is so sad , this is a war on the disabled , elderly and handicapped people . Shame on you DEA.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Eugene, OR signed.
May 3rd, 2016Someone from Depew, NY writes:
I thought we lived in America? They are treating us like scum. We are voters . we pay taxes. We did NOT ask for this life. And we are not addicts. There is a difference of some one taking to get high/ someone taking that needs to function day to day. (FYI...there is no high when u r in pain ) so we r suppose to live in bed the rest of our life. That's not life! Thanks for not setting something up for 10,000 patients at Dr Gosy. BTW he was the only doctor that actually cared to help people live a life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Orchard Park, NY signed.
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May 3rd, 2016Someone from Highlands, NJ writes:
Definitely will make many resort to early social security. SadREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Riverton, NJ writes:
The DEA's war on drugs is a known abysmal failure - they are unqualified to make life-altering decisions for Americans. I was left in severe pain following surgery and did not know why. I researched online and learned of this nonsense. The hospital warned me my blood pressure shot up from pain. A relative in healthcare advised me that being left in acute pain, thereby raising one's blood pressure and heart-rate: 1. puts you at risk for a stroke 2. puts you at risk for kidney damage. I want to WARN pain patients whose healthcare providers have not enlightened them of these possible consequences. The rules the DEA has implemented are NOT innocuous. Pain is not the only thing you're facing. THE DEA HAS PUT US ALL AT RISK FOR A STROKE AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND PEOPLE MUST TAKE THIS WARNING SERIOUSLY AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. A co-worker of my spouse came into work complaining he had a knee-replacement and the DOCTOR DID NOT TREAT HIS PAIN. THIS HAS GOTTEN WAY OUT OF HAND. The government has usurped authority they should not have.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Highlands, NJ signed.
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May 3rd, 2016Someone from Tonawanda, NY writes:
Am a pain management patient of Dr H Gosey recently indicted in Buffalo NY We have been left with no access to treatment and Officials lie to us and only care about the fact they closed a clinic down and no contingency plan for 10,000 patientsREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Tonawanda, NY writes:
Am a pain management patient of Dr H Gosey recently indicted in Buffalo NY We have been left with no access to treatment and Officials lie to us and only care about the fact they closed a clinic down and no contingency plan for 10,000 patientsREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from South Wales, NY signed.
May 3rd, 2016Someone from Buffalo, NY writes:
People who become dependent because of chronic pain are not the same as addicts and they should be treated differentlyREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from West Plains, MO writes:
10,000 people are sent to the emergency rooms for over the counter nsaids. Thats not on the local news. Source TBN network.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Hallstead, PA writes:
MoveOn.org petition to withdraw CDC guidelines. SIGN! SIGN! SIGN!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Tonawanda, NY signed.
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May 3rd, 2016Someone from Coventry, RI writes:
I am 59 and live daily,all day and night with chronic severe back and leg pain.at the age of 31 i was a deisel truck mechanic that had a transmission of a truck landed on one my back. I have never used street drugs. Since time has past close to thirty years,i have had 3 surgerys and 3 heart attacks from stress of living this way. Too many doctors and my present .REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Coventry, RI writes:
I am 59 and live daily,all day and night with chronic severe back and leg pain.at the age of 31 i was a deisel truck mechanic that had a transmission of a trust land on my back. I have never used street drugs or have even smoke weed i have asthma. Since time has past close to thirty years,i have had 3 surgerys and 3 heart attacks from stress of living this way.REPORT COMMENTS
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