First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Nov 17th, 2015Someone from Shelbyville, IN writes:
It is inhumane to al low the chronically ill to suffer so much! We are NOT addicted, rather dependant on pain medication to function, I am so tired of being treated l ike a dirt bag because I NEED pain meds. To test us for anything other than the meds we are prescribed is ridiculous, I so hope one of you get to feel what its like to live in pain -
Nov 17th, 2015Someone from Lockhart, TX signed.
Nov 17th, 2015Someone from Manassas, VA writes:
Ever since the beginning of the year, my once treating neurologist has stopped listening to me. And making adjustments as I need them. I am not a drug addict. I am a chronic pain suffered who developes tolerances to all medications at the 4 month mark usually. This requires me to have to often change/tweek my regimen. And I rotate medications too. But after the first of this year. My dr stopped listening to me. And has left me stuck with one of the lesser potent synthetic opiates (nucynta). Nucynta has quit working. I get no relief from it anymore. But I have no choice right now but to suffer life in bed, wrapped in heating pads and electric blankets, trying to deal with the pain best I can. How can this be fair? I was evaluated by an addiction psychiatrist (at my request) because in the beginning, I didn't understand the difference between an addict and someone with a chemical dependency. The addiction psychiatrist said I had NO addictive tendencies. Even the SSA evaluated me to see if I had an addiction problem. And the SSA concluded that I DO NOT have an addiction problem. I have a severe chronic pain issue that requires some pretty tough medications in order for me to have any kind of life. But, instead of my dr still trusting me when I say my tolerance is built to my current medication and switching me to something else, he keeps writing my prescriptions for the same darn thing. I might as well be taking aspirin for nerve pain. Sure wish I could find a way to get help.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 16th, 2015Someone from Bullhead City, AZ signed.
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Nov 16th, 2015Someone from Anniston, AL writes:
I have chronic pain and my doctor got caught up in some kind of prescription thing, not sure what that was all about, I have no one to write my pain meds. I have had a total knee and total hip replacement and have have been told not candidate for back surgery. The doctors are AFRAID to write pain meds even tho they know you have been on them and you need them to control the pain. What do you do?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 16th, 2015Someone from Federal Way, WA signed.
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Nov 16th, 2015Someone from Senecaville, OH writes:
I experience chronic/constant pain as a result of work injuries and several surgeries. Otc pain medications do not help the pain. I have to go to a pain clinic instead of my family doctor. The pain clinic decides how much pain you are in, apparently. I have increasing pain, but the dosage is decreased. I understand that someone has the idea that there are less suicides from over-dosing on pain meds. What about the people whose pain isn't adequately controlled----they don't commit suicide? Pain clinics are few and far between where I live. It isn't fair , on many levels, that pain sufferers are treated like second class citizens. Furthermore, I feel, that if you complain about pain to the clinic, they may cut your meds further or dismiss you!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Springville, UT writes:
I'm on SSI, I have real pain everyday. I had to go to a lower dose of pain medication because of the government. stop this madness of control on people who have REAL pain!! Let our doctors do there job!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Colorado Springs, CO writes:
My doctor is being pressured to lower my dos of pain medication when in fact I have been on pain meds for almost 20 years and cant exist without the partial relief I get from the meds. I have never abused the meds in any way ever, but I am being pushed into failure and will end up loosing what is left of my life a lot sooner unless I can at least stay on the current dose I have been on for years. I am a 3 time cancer patient who received too much radiation even to the point of causing me to have to get a quad by-pass. and they my doctor is letting the DEA control the amount of pain medication I am ALLOWED to have? Now I understand why people commit suicide or break the law to just try to survive? either way none of those negative things would be happening from the TRUE chronic pain patients if they where getting the meds they need so they can have a somewhat normal chance to live a real life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Colorado Springs, CO signed.
Nov 15th, 2015Someone from West Plains, MO writes:
They ..... are only trying to discredit this site. 10 year old kids with brain damage and still sucking there thumb. Hired by your best guess. Someone don't like this site. Makes them nervous I suppose.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Anniston, AL signed.
Nov 15th, 2015Someone from Aurora, CO writes:
To whom it may concern; I live in Colorado and suffer with constant severe pain everyday and only my medication with my doctors help gets me through. My mother who lives in Washington also suffers with the same problems perhaps it's genetic. But over the years I have seen the government try to stop in and interfere with patients and doctors treatment programs that have been on for years when new rules come into place. The truth is you should just be sold over the counter and the government and put their hands on the taxes, instead you make many of us go to the black market or suffer and become extremely depressed and severe anxiety not knowing if the government is going to change the rules the next time you step into the doctor's office. Please stop interfering with doctors who are only trying to help.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Freehold, NJ writes:
All you idiots spamming this petition, get off. Your comments make no sense. This petition is important to the legit chronic intractable pain sufferers, not meant for your bs. Go somewhere else with it. It's bad enough our government is forcing the sick to live in excruciating pain, probably not even taking this petition seriously. The last thing we need are people coming on here spamming it with your bs. We are in for the fight of our lives here. The comments you post don't even make sense. This petition is not the place for it!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Pompano Beach, FL writes:
I'm a 56 year old woman who has almost every bone broken, herniated discs, diabetes, wounds that won't heal, ulcers and a cancer scare. The DEA is not helping at all by scaring Pharmacists and Doctors.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Saint Paul, MN signed.
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Nov 15th, 2015Someone from Columbus, OH writes:
I was recently given surgery to remove a bad gallbladder. When I told the doctor I could not take anti-inflammatory drugs due to crohns disease and that I was currently with Palliative care and was being treated for chronic pain they refused to treat my pain for the new surgery claiming that the drugs for my chronic pain should be able to cover both and that even though I was also prescribed breakthrough pain medication they would not allow this to be given either. I was treated like a pain med seeker and told that i was misusing drugs to get high and that I needed to learn how to deal with the pain of Crohns Disease and to get over it! I was treated with disregard and humiliated in the hospital. I finally had to leave the hospital to treat my own pain with the few drugs I had left from my own pain management supply at home to treat not only my underlying pain condition but also an even more excruciating painful procedure of having my gall bladder removed and having the stint removed without any extra pain relief and was forced to sign out of the hospital recommendations relinquishing any course of seeking help if I ran into infection or possibly death due to their unwillingness to treat me. I have been a very conscientious user of pain management and have done the most I an to remain on the lowest dose possible to treat my chronic pain. I feel like I am being treated like a second class citizen because I need help to just live a decent life. Before getting help with pain medications I was existing on the couch curled up in a fetal position every day due to pain. After treatment I was at least able to go to the market some days, work with plants on my back porch and crochet blankets for family and friends because I could concentrate, actually count rows, and be able to make beautiful blankets for families and also make blankets to help keep the homeless in Columbus warm during the cold winter months. I had closed my business down because I could not work with my condition but at least I was starting to rebuild a life of some type of normalcy. Now I feel like I am being stigmatized through no fault of my own. I did nothing to bring this disease upon myself it is a genetic condition.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 15th, 2015Someone from Louisville, CO signed.
Nov 14th, 2015Someone from Tulsa, OK writes:
Ihave suffered with chronic pain from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis since I was 39 years old, I am now 61. Because of DEA I have to drive 70 miles per month just to get my pain medication. I am very careful with my medications and would never over take them. Due to all the unnecessary regulations when I have to have surgery, etc I cannot be given any different pain medication since I have pain medication already. . The problem with this is that my body is tolerant to what I take regularly. Therefore I just have to suffer when anything new happens. I believe this is inhumane and should be examined in a case by case basis. My doctors cannot do that. It's quite an overreach for the government to stand between my doctor and his patient.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Charlotte, NC signed.
Nov 14th, 2015Someone from Richmond, VA writes:
Whoever in the DEA is responsible for trying to regulate Doctors has never seen a patient in chronic pain. I have lived watching my spouse hurt all the time and have to fight and soft step the topic of pain medication and muscle relaxers with her doctors. It is a sad commentary that she has to always worry if she is going to get what she needs. Please let the doctors do their job, since that is what they are trained to do. OxyContin is the plague, yet the fentanyl patch is no problem. There will always be abusers, but do not allow the very ones in need to be penalized for limited number of bad eggs.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Byhalia, MS writes:
I've been seeing the same PCP for years. Been on Percocet for 5 years. Went to a dentist for oral surgery and was prescribed penicillin and hydrocodone. Been Flagged by my doctor 2 weeks ago. Staff completely acts like they don't know me anymore. Been unfairly drug tested, asked a million times if I'm using morphine etc. etc. my test results don't even show it. What's going on??REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Portland, OR writes:
My friend was just cut off her pain medication and she don't know what she will do . I have sciatica , spinal stenois , something wrong with my neck , and chronic pain. I so far am still getting my pain pills, but not many . I can't live with this type of pain, I would start drinking or buying heroin if I can't get my medication. Is that what you want , you jerks that are going after these doctors ? Shall I go to a methadone clinic just to get out of pain ? Heroin use is up by a lot in this country and my friend is having to turn to that and as I said, I would too if I lose my script . It's not fair to treat people like this . I hope all of you that make these policies know what it's like to suffer in pain . Imagine you are trying to go through your day to day life but there's a needle stabbing you constantly. Can you enjoy life in that condition ? I think not . Thank you federal government for pushing more people to heroin use. I hope you are proud of yourselves.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Woodlawn, TN writes:
My pain clinic comprehensive pain management in Clarksville TN is just horrible I have a lot of back problems 3 wks ago I was in a car wreck my back was broken they set me a appointment for Friday November 13 2015 at 1045 am well I get there and they tell me I'm late it was at 10am and that is not true the office was empty no one in the waiting room they told me they would not see me I had to reschedule for Monday now I'm sitting here with no pain meds with a broken back on top of my normal pain now I have been on pain meds since 2006 I feel like I'm dien can someone please tell me if this is legalREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Gastonia, NC writes:
This article is so true. I am made to feel like "trash" when I am a good person who has chronic pain syndrome, I am tired of pharmacy clerks talking down to me when I pick up my medication. I thought my medical records was supposed to be confidential. I am also tired of doctors advertising that they are accepting new patients but when you try to make an appointment, they tell me they are not accepting new Pain Management patients. Sounds like false advertising to me.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Dewey, AZ writes:
Govt. Should not be involved with patient treatment. Do we limit people food if they have diabetes, chloresteral, heart problems. It's discrimination. I'm infuriated. And sick of being demonized.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Pensacola, FL writes:
My friend was injured at work. She is going to kill herself because her doctor has cut her pain medication. She can not stand the intense pain anymore.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 14th, 2015Someone from Albuquerque, NM signed.
Nov 14th, 2015Someone from North Port, FL writes:
Stop punishing chronic pain suffers for the acts of criminals. Doctors should have the rights they deserve and have deserved for generations. The Hippocratic oath supersedes any excuse a government agency has for it's ineffectiveness and impotence.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2015Someone from Laconia, NH writes:
Chronic pain patients will take back our rights!! There are million of us and united we stand,,, we can do this!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2015Someone from Laconia, NH writes:
Chronic pain patients will take back our rights!! There are million of us and united we stand,,, we can do this!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 13th, 2015Someone from Fort Pierce, FL signed.
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