First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Aug 14th, 2016Someone from Oakland, OR writes:
I have had two back surgeries, 1 failed fusion and 2nd surgery to remove hardware and have a laminectomy that the 1st surgeon missed. I have been forced to have epidural steroid injections, that are dangerous and do not work for me. I have done EVERYTHING my doctors have recommended, never abused my meds in over 16 years! Now I find myself having my meds reduced for no other reason, than my doctor is afraid the DEA will show up on his doorstep. He is reducing ALL his patients meds, and will drop me another 15 mg. a day at my next appt. as well! I follow my pain contract to the letter, am subjected to frequent UA tests, only allowed to fill at ONE pharmacy. My dr. is doing his job to keep his patients accountable...can someone please tell me why a physician who is this responsible, could possibly be at risk for prescribing life giving meds to his patients???? My life will be changing dramatically in the next few weeks again, as I am forced to live on less than a therapeutic dose of my medications. The majority of CPP's take their meds responsibly. We will be forced to the streets to find relief, destroy our livers taking OTC meds in a desperate search for relief, and will more than likely commit suicide or have a life altering medical emergency from being abruptly cut off our meds. I am all for weeding out the addicts, as long as those of us who follow the rules arent left out in the cold to suffer needlessly. Animals are treated better than chronic pain patients. The powers that be, are banking on the fact that we aren't healthy or mobile enough to come stand outside a gov't bldg all day to protest. This is just so very wrong on ALL levels. -
Aug 14th, 2016Someone from Saint Petersburg, FL signed.
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Aug 14th, 2016Someone from Cleveland, OH writes:
I do not have chronic pain or take any pain med. I read these comments and cried. I thought of my 94 year old best friend's mother with arthritis. My cousin whose leg was crushed by a car wreck he did not cause. Many others. The REASON for the political push to curb pain killers was promoted hard by FOR PROFIT Rehab owners. Rehabs are gold mines. The founder of Convenent House in Ohio is the prime mover. Imagine having University Hospital and The Cleveland Clinic feeding you daily customers rather than curing pain! Then a new percocet antidote is introduced oddly at the same time the stop pain meds movement began at the DEA. Big Phama means big lobbying bucks. It's crooked as hell. People already suffering get to suffer more. Where do I sign? What can I do?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Olney, MD writes:
This is malpractice on a nationwide scale. The CDC had a group of physchiatrists vote whether those who need opioid pain management are patients or just addicts. With a one vote margin these insane uncaring barbaric people voted to include us as addicts along with heroin addicts. Then they send out new prescription guidelines that the DEA NOW USES TO THREATEN DOCTORS LIKE THE GOOD COMMUNISTS THEY ARE. My doctor informed me my last visit that the DEA showed up two weeks earlier and threatened him to detox all his patients to a maximum of 50 mg./equivalent a day. That is insanity and will not be nearly adequate for severe Permanant chronic pain. But doesn't the CDC website say they don't diagnose or treat patients? THAT'S EXACLTY WHAT THEY DID FOR ALL OF US. THE DEA has never looked at my MRI or case history yet they are mandating prescription amounts to doctors. where did these agents go to med school? Wait, they didn't. Folks, we are all suffering now and MUST fight back as one voice. This mandate by the government is akin to torturing American citizens, plain and simple. We are already suffering, handicapped, disabled from working etc... This is as heartless as it gets. My 13 yr. old daughter and my wife already see me lying down more than half or more of the day. Soon I won't be able to leave the bed. YOU MUST GO ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM AND SEND THEM TO THIS SITE TO SIGN. PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS AND YOU HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THIS INSANITY. Sir, what would you do if your lovely wife or one of your beloved daughters had a condition where the only relief came from opioid pain medication? Would you let this happen then?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Troutdale, OR writes:
I am 65 yrs old, like the rest of you I also suffer with chronic pain, 24 hrs a day, everyday. I read the same story on almost every social media and news source, law-biding citizens are no longer receiving their perscription pain medication. I have found in most cities large groups of sick patients are forced to live with debilitating pain. Their doctor's and most HMO's refuse to refill past prescriptions for pain medicine. We now live with pain so intense, we will to do most anything to ease our pain. Our voices are being heard, but only as background chatter. Not long ago, investment bankers put our nation, thes financial system. and citizens in harms way. When their squandering lead to bank closures, pension looted, housing foreclosure, and people losing everything, our government came to the rescue of the banker's, not the citizens. A group of people and friends came together and a new action committee was formed. When more people and groups kept joining in, a united front was formed, and they shut down Wall Street.These people became known as the 99%er's. They came together as a united front and they made a difference, all over the world people began to make a difference. This action can work for us, we just need to start with social media and let people know what going on. send email, get on the phone, yell from your window. whatever it takes to get people envolved. Congress authorized a big chunk of taxpayer money to kick off this folly, it's an election year and should be interesting to see what congress will look like in the light of day.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Monroeville, NJ signed.
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Aug 13th, 2016Someone from Austin, TX writes:
My wife suffers from Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, which has been categorized as a autoimmune disorder in the last few years. For 12 years, she's been with this condition. With the help of her pain doctor, she has had the pain under control until last year. Phizer Pharmaceutical company discontinued making Avinza because of forced actions by our wonderful government to cut down on opiates. That was the only form of an opiate that helped her with her pain so she could tolerate having a somewhat normal life. Since the summer of 2015 she has been mainly i the bed crying, day after day, wishing and praying that it would just go away. Her doctor has tried a few different pain medications and that has only made matters worse. I work in the addiction field and know that many people abuse drugs of ALL kinds. I'm also mindful enough to realize that not everyone that takes these medications is an addict. My wife is not an addict. She has a chronic pain issue, that this country has no cure for and had a relief until recently when the DEA and FDA decided to get their hands in the mix by forcing the Pharmaceutical company to quit making the medication that helped her get up and enjoy her life. I have a question for you.. What if it was your wife, husband, loved one that is going through what my wife is? Would you think any different? My heart goes out to the numbers of people that will suffer if this continues. Please, for the love of God and the people in this country who suffer without these medications, reverse your roles and re-think your strategies before more suffer or even kill themselves.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Wesley Chapel, FL writes:
I went through several pain clinics before I found one I trusted to help me. After years of spinal procedures and medication I am finally able to get up each day and function at some level. A good day for me means I get up, bathe and dress myself and feed me without help. If I miss one medication the pain has me bedridden. Please make sure we get the meds we need to live a life. New normal!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Worcester, NY signed.
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Aug 13th, 2016Someone from Lancaster, KY writes:
I have MS and my pcp retired last month tried to send me to pain clinic and she told me she would not treat me that i didn't need what I was taking and then lied and reported back that I walked out. She told me she had MS patients and she knew what I should feel and what pain I should have. I have had no medicine for 2 week and no one cares. MS is already taken my life. People dont realize what it does to a person's body mind, and everyday living and don't care. Now all I get from my own family is I'm sorry and lazy and just a pillhead. Everyone lables you because you want to live what life you have left with some normalcy.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Safford, AZ writes:
I am a HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE. I had severe Hip Pain for some time, which my DR. had Prescribed Hydrocodone for me which 60 pills lasted always 4/5/6 Months I do not abuse( ONLY USED as NEEDED! . I had My Hip Replaced . I still work at the Hospital I recently Fractured My L1 in my Spine (very severe pain)My Dr. has told me he can Not Prescribe me Pain Pills again Now for FEAR of Losing his License , So I have to suffer because of Druggies and people who abuse. You should look to see how often or for what reasons Drs. are Prescribing Meds. for their Patients. Some of us need them. Sorry DEA & Govt. are idiots.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Bountiful, UT writes:
I've been on pain meds ever since I lost my leg in the gulf war. Why are we treated like criminals? I just want to go to work and live a pain free life. I feel like my doctor is more concerned about losing her license then prescribing me the proper pain medication. Even if I do get an RX now I have to deal with the stupid pharmacists who have there own set of rules and get out their calculators and tell me when I can and can't fill a prescription. This is madness folks. Insurance is the icing on the cake limiting amounts. Let doctors treat the patient please. Pain is very subjective. My body may need 10 times what someone else can get by on. There are so many issues that absolutely drive me crazy I can write a book on it. The real sad part is that I have buddies from my platoon that are in far worse shape than me, and they end up buying on the street because they can't get a prescription from a doctor. The DEA is misguided in their qwest to further control these life saving substances. I'm at the point where moving to Amsterdam is looking like it may happen. Thanks for taking such good care of your vets DEAREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 13th, 2016Someone from Lawrenceville, GA signed.
Aug 12th, 2016Someone from Albany, OR writes:
Daily pain is emotionally and mentally devastating and can cause horrific results people have the right to live without daily pain it is cruel unfair policies not to medicate the painREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Duluth, MN signed.
Aug 12th, 2016Someone from Louisville, KY writes:
I have fibromyalgia and degenerative disk disease in my entire spine and lithesis in my neck. Now I have been tested positive for ANA, which could be further indication of a reason for my pain. My doctor just fired me from being a patient because I asked for pain medication. I was crying, I hurt so badly. I have comptemplated suicide because I cannot imagine a life like this. Due to my insurance, I cannot get another primary care physician for a month. I cry every day. I take Cymbalta and Celebrex but they barely let me move. Some years back a pain management doctor prescribed a 5 mg opioid, which I have been taking sparingly for 8 months. I use them on the days I need to work in the house or yard. On those days I still hurt but it is not debilitating. On the days I don't take them, I just sit all day. Some days I cry, like today. I don't barely move my neck. I can't stand to put 2 dishes in the dishwasher or go get a cup of coffee. This is cruel and demeaning, as if my life is meaningless to the doctor. I want to go on walks in the park with my dog and friends. I was to paint the bathroom. Simple things that normal people take for granted. I can't get started before I am exhausted from the pain. When that pain medicine is gone, I will have no reprieve from this hellish existence.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Johnstown, CO signed.
Aug 12th, 2016Someone from Phoenix, AZ writes:
I have been suffering from Fiber Myalgia and i have had three disc and a steel cage in my lower spine I have a total knee replacement that was poorly done I have severe arthritis in both shoulder and elbows plus diabetic neuropathy in both hands and feet plus multiple major surgeries in the 6 years and now my Pain specialist is going to wean me off my meds. I have tired every treatment that is available to treat pain and nothing works for my pain but the medication that I finally agreed to take after years of fighting it and now the government wants to take away the one thing that allows me to be able to get out of bed I would like to know where you got your medical degrees from because you defiantly didn't pay attention in class.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Trenton, NJ signed.
Aug 12th, 2016Someone from Las Vegas, NV writes:
i am 70 yrs.old been on opioids 7 yrs for back,neck,problems. it getting harder every month to get my rx filled like 5 days then i start to go into withdrews i have high BP it goes up,weak,dizzy, i am so scarded plzzz help.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Port Angeles, WA writes:
my doctor cares more about controll than me. She spent all her time testing for drugs. MAKES ME FEEL LIKE CRIMINALREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Springville, UT signed.
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Aug 12th, 2016Someone from Goldsboro, NC writes:
I believe now patients are more aware of the risks and should be given the option to take opioids or not. I have 2 family members who are chronic pain patients and probably could not work and support their families if they didnt have access to pain medication. There needs to be more education, not less medication. Dont make honest, hard working people take their money to the streets to buy medication they should be able to get from their doctor because thats where it will go. People will find a way to treat pain with or without you, Congress. Dont make things worse by making laws people cant abide by!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from Kansas City, KS writes:
I have had Chronic Pain since 2001 following an auto accident. Each and every day I struggle to do even the most mundane tasks that people who do not suffer severe continuous pain take for granted. Law makers are not the appropriate people to be making MEDICAL decisions and forcing them on the doctors thereby denying the patient who is suffering from medication that they require to function on the most basic of levels. I am truly outraged to see this kind of action being implemented in our country. You are punishing the very patients that those medications were made for. It's simply asinine! Whoever came up with the idea of taking PAIN medications AWAY from PAIN patients is a real moron!! This kind of action is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people who can no longer stand being in constant severe pain and can see no other alternative than suicide to end their suffering! Way to go guys and gals! Every last one of you who voted for this action should be removed from your duties! When are you politicians going to realize that "We The People" are the ones who are not only responsible for you being in your current positions but also are the very people who pay your salaries? This madness has to stop! We are red-blooded Americans who just happen to be in pain and our lives and quality of life matter!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 12th, 2016Someone from San Jose, CA signed.
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Aug 11th, 2016Someone from Brookfield, IL writes:
From what I see of the Game Plan of the CDC, DEA, AND FDA, they have NO plans of stopping this madness! Unless we have our voices made clear and loud and fight this, we are all faced with a lifetime of pain and misery. This has to be IN THE NEWS, on YV, and major papers.we HAVE to get some members of Congress on our side! This is an important election year, lets get our officials up for election hear and understand our pain! More than a class action suit petition on paper, we need top layers and judges to put our case in the public eye, and fight for a PAIN FREE LIFE. We cannot let the Government walk all over us in the name of an exagerated and inflated war on opiods.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 11th, 2016Someone from Dillon, MT signed.
Aug 11th, 2016Someone from North Las Vegas, NV writes:
As a patient, I am being forced to live in a horribly painful body because of the new restrictions. I have complex regional pain syndrome and ehlers danlos syndrome. These are two of the most painful conditions known in science. I urge you to help us before we run out if time and die. I don't want my family to be without me, but my heart cannot support the stress my body is enduring much longer. I have already had to give up working due to this issue. There will be a huge economic crisis due to this if you don't stop it in its tracks. The treatment we are getting is inhumane and needs to be reversed.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 11th, 2016Someone from North Las Vegas, NV writes:
I am horrified by the current state we are in. Stop playing with people's lives and treat us humanely.REPORT COMMENTS
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