First Do No Harm: The DEA targets Physicians who treat their patients pain.
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Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Hugo, MN signed.
Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
I must talk. My ex wife suffers from Asthma, Diabetes, neuropothy, degrenritive disc disease, saciatoc joint disease, chronic pain syndrone, poly ovarian cystis disease, radipulopothy daily. I was with her when a vehicle while she was at work hit her. I saw the corrupt workers compensation laws and the independent medical doctors who where paid to say she was fine. But after they survallanced her all the truth was seen. After her lawyer gave poor advice she settled thinking she could get back to work with viciden, valium and other meds. This did not happen. She tried many jobs and could not move. Iv never known chronic pain. But watching her SCREAM, YELL, CRY, NOT BE ABLE TO THINK, MOVE, EAT, WASH, I SEE life in usa different. See i came here 20 years ago, thinking it was good. Im sad to say this is not good. Doctors dictate what they want...she went to college, tried to get ahead. But her life ended when a volunteer fire fighter off duty ran a red light. After years of physical therapy and pain management doctors getting paid for shots that dont work, procedures that fail, surgeries that fail...one cant see the pain she is in daily. Now she also has PTSD and bi-polar depression. She does not want to live anymore. I cant blame her. At 48, and that small pain med helped her so much doctors today feel she is a drug addict, she was a behavioral health director. Now, she cant work, cant live, blood pressure issues due to pain. All i can do is try and get her out of USA. This country kills you from the am to pm. Taxes, parking on the st they are so desperate for a quarter. Omg. Politicians do not help. They abuse their power. She needs medication and even today when intook her to the 4th pain dr, they want to do procedures but give no pain med. The FDA needs to go. People are suffering. The leaders here need to lead not back away. People are crying in pain. This is how youbtreat a USA citizen????? You need to do something now. Not tomorrow, now. Why are you discriminating against people in chronic pain where xrays, mri, bone scans, blood tests show chronic issues?? Your ignoring them, forcing them to suffer. I will sign any lawyers who will start a lawsuit against the govermentment or FDA. An animal is allowed to be put down. But these people keep suffering when meds are available. You need to wake up. Other countries are much better. I pray for everyone. But now i need to leave USA. They have shown they do not care. God is watching them. I hope these rules change, if not when her death comes i will be holding everyone accountable. Thank youJun 30th, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
I to have had Doc. turned me away even far as dropped me after years of being under there care saying that I too was a chronicle patient needing special care, hydrocephalus , Syringomyelia , fibromyalgia I was born with a birth defect , my brain scull was too small & the Brian was adding pain to the nurve & causing my whole body to go off track plus the fluid was dripping in my Spinal Cord.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Palm Desert, CA writes:
Please start asking some real questions like are any real drug addicts no longer abusing drugs with these policies because we know that Prohibition does not work?If you take away a drug addicts drug of choice, in this case pills, they will turn to whatever they can find. Those are fact! The country is so concerned over the raise in heroin addiction and you will find, that the raise is directly connected to these policies as they will and are turning to heroin and now our government is supporting the Drug Cartels who will get a drug addict anything they want just as the "Mob's" did for alcohol. Did we learn nothing from history? Why is the life of a drug addict more important than the lives of those who are in pain? This is about quality of life, a life that is worth living. Suicides are on the raise and will continue when that life is not worth living. Why are politicians acting as doctors in the decisions of what is the best way to treat us? Mothers can no longer care for their children and bread winners no longer able to support their families. Who is going to pay for that care and where will that money come from? Who is going to care for those like myself who strive to stay independent and live within the boundaries of our disabilities but can no longer do so without the pain relief we need? Health Care in this country is going to fail under these policies and it must when doctors refuse to take on patients who are in pain, clinic are closing and good doctors can no longer treat their patients in the way they know is best without fear of prosecution? Who are they going to blame for this? Obama Care? Someone must be blamed for the failure of our health care system to deal with those who are in pain. Chronic Pain is a disability and we are being discriminated against because of those who will and do abuse drugs just like any religion or race who is discriminated against because of the actions of a few. We need someone to stand for us, talk about us, do something for us in this losing war on drugs. We are told that 13% of Veteran's abuse drugs but what about the 87% who need relief from pain and now can't get that relief? Chronic Pain can and does kill and those who can no longer deal with a life in pain 24/7 will take their own lives and Veterans are the most vulnerable after the horrors of war. America makes these Veterans and makes the pain they now live with and yet we are turning our backs on them and telling them there is nothing we can do for the pain they are in. Why aren't pain patients given the same rights as others to decide what is the best care for their problems? Politics needs to stay out of our relationship between our doctors and the care we need. Please do your jobs, do it right, look into the problems these policies are making that no one will talk about because of the fear of supporting drug addicts but we are NOT drug addicts, we are patients who need help. Please look into the politicsREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from New Baltimore, MI writes:
I have been on Michigan Medicaid for 2 years now and have been dismissed by each doctor ive seen. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 11 years ago and im only 27. I was the youngest patient he'd diagnosed he said. Ive had doctors throw me out of their offices, telling me fibromyalgia is not a real illness/disease and that I am a drug seeker! No doctor will see me. During tax season I came up with $100 to see my old Hap insurance doctor who said ive delevoped Parathesia which is a symptom of an undiagnosed illness OR untreated illness such as MS, Lupus, RA, Fibro. It feels like a heart atrack. Left side numbness, terriable migraines but still no one will help me. Since the the birth of my son 22month's ago, everything has got worse for me and I cant take care of him the way I want like going outside to play, this is not a life. Please someone help. Doctors are paid to help, its not like their seeing me for free, they get paid. I am tired of hearing "I don't get paid enough to treat/help you.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
I to have had Doc. turned me away even far as dropped me after years of being under there care saying that I too was a chronicle patient needing special care, hydrocephalus , Syringomyelia , fibromyalgia I was born with a birth defect , my brain scull was too small & the Brian was adding pain to the nurve & causing my whole body to go off track plus the fluid was dripping in my Spinal Cord.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
Since 2010 i had a mva not my fault. The viciden allowed me to think, move , eat, live a sonewhat life. Now i needed to apply for social security. FDA you need to be fined for discrimination. You stopped my fundalmental rights and placed in in 24/7 chronic pain. Now im homeless, sick, crying in pain from disc disease, my blood pressure is so high at 48 i can have a stroke. I cant work now. 6 years i was on this medication, living a somewhat normal life and you took that away. I worked hard for my masters degree, you ended my life. Im not a drug person im living with chronic pain. Because of your actions. But you wont understand this until you, ur kids, grandkids, wife must suffer. I hope they do so you will feel this. All this so you can keep ur jobs. But drugs like lipitor giving diabetes to people and massive lawsuits you dont care. Ok. Well im gonna fight until im dead, i will find lawyers to sue your asses, and get you fired. This FDA must be closed. They only do harm daily. Sit on their asses and try to keep their jobs. In pennsylvania your allowing me to buy this on the streets. You think im a drug addict, ********. Iv never been one and wont be. But now im not contributing to society as i cant move, fubction due to pain. I hate you so much. I do. I pray lawyers read this forum and start a class action law suit. Because you have stripped my constituional rights away. I am so very sick and had spinal procedures done. Before i die i will make sure you *******s suffer. Just like your making others suffer. Go screw yourself cause with karma you will pay the ultimate price. Wait and seeREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Rancho Cordova, CA signed.
Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Duluth, MN writes:
It is so unfair to treat pain patients like drug seekers, just because they are looking for medication to "take the edge off" their pain so they can function in daily life. We deserve medical care just as much as someone with another medical ailment. We should not have to be forced into choosing illegal drugs or even suicide because we cannot face another day in pain.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Eureka, CA writes:
As a 22yrs old crohnic pain patient who has been to hell and back and has been in a place where I found myself thinking suicide would be better then what i deal with daily. I can strongly say that this issue needs to be adressed instead of shoving it under the rug and continuing down the path we are on as a national healthcare system!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Upland, CA signed.
Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Little Falls, NY writes:
56y/o w/m denied pain meds for testing positive for THC. I need Lortab 5/325 #3 per day. Not much. Can't get it. Can't do any normal activities without them i.e., mow, do dishes, laundry, etc. I have severe spinal arthritis 10 ruptured discs, the rest are bulging, spurring, stenosis with 3 areas of persistent radiculopathy including the left ulnar nerve root (left arm), T10, abdominal radiation, and L leg sciatica. I also have Calcific Tendinitis in my shoulders, forearms, and knees. There is a lot of pain. I have never abused my meds, took them on and off when needed for 13 years, and not that I am disabled and out of work, I can not get them because I tested pos for THC. This is absolutely unacceptable. I am a retired 20 year vet.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 30th, 2016Someone from Salem, MA signed.
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Jun 30th, 2016Someone from Phoenix, AZ writes:
There is now extreme discrimination against patients on chronic pain medications and it is almost impossible for us to get help from physicians for other issues. I was having extreme pain in my lower abdomen and I went to the ER. I was told flat out that I was only there to get pain meds. I explained that I HAD pain meds for treatment of herniated disks and I had no reason to come to the hospital for them, that I was having pain in my lower abdomen. They did nothing. I then tried to go to a regular physician who likewise did not take me seriously. I tried another ER--same thing. I cried and said, "I am not asking for pain medication. Don't give me any, just find out what is wrong!" I was in so much pain, but again I was sent away without a single test being done. I went to another physician and five more ERs. By this time I was told that I was "dr. shopping" even though I explained I had not asked for pain meds from any of the doctors, only for someone to find out why I was in pain. I had one ER dr tell me that the only problem with me was my psychosis--that I was so desperate for meds that I was imagining pain in other parts of my body! Again, I said I am not desperate for meds BECAUSE I AM NOT OUT OF THEM!!! He still laughed at me and sent me home. Finally, reluctantly, a dr. did an ultrasound and found out that for the last 14 months of trying to get help I had growing tumors and fibroids in my uterus and ovaries and was taken in for an emergency hysterectomy which now had to include my ovaries because the fibroid growth went untreated for so long. I now can no longer have any more children and have to deal with the hormonal issues that come from no longer having ovaries. Oh, I forgot to mention the time in between when I was having strange momentary black-out spells and called 911. Because I had already been to the ER that paramedic team dealt with and was "flagged" they almost didn't even take me to the hospital. The captain kept saying that I wasn't going to get any "drugs" at the hospital. I explained I did not need any, I still had my prescription and even brought out my bottle with the meds still in it. (Why would I have to go to the hospital for "drugs" when I had them at home??) Finally, they put me in the ambulance and once again the captain got in the back with me, leaned over me, pointed his finger in my face and yelled at me telling me that I was wasting everyone's time because I was not getting drugs and I needed to change my mind, get out of the ambulance and stop wasting everyone's time because there were "real emergencies" out there. I refused and said I was going because I was scared of my symptoms. At the hospital I found out that I was having multiple seizures from my electrolytes being imbalanced (I live in AZ and apparently I had actually drank too much water, making my sodium levels too high causing seizures). I was admitted and treated, but even while in the hospital no one would take a look at myREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Howe, IN signed.
Jun 29th, 2016Someone from Santa Rosa, CA writes:
Please do not punish the many for the careless acts of the few. Do not make those who suffer from pain, also suffer to get relief.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Spring Park, MN writes:
I, too, suffer from chronic pancreatitis, which has been described as one of the most painful conditions a human can endure. My dose of meds has been decreasing over the last 18 months. I now have a great dr who writes them, but there is no way she could increase them. It's not her. Her hands are tied by the bureaucrats at the top. I'm grateful for what I get. Without pain meds, I would have no quality of life. They are targeting the wrong people in this war on opioids abuse. It's not chronic pain patients who are the abusers. I was told by my dr when I saw her today that they have been told to prescribe Narcan for all patients on narcotics by their management team. I live in the Mpls, MN metro areas. She specifically mentioned Prince's death being caused by a self-administered unintentional overdose as one of the reasons for this. I haven't gotten the rx from the pharmacy yet. I wonder how much it will cost. I'm on Medicare. Not sure if they will pay for it or not. The stress of being a chronic pain patient gets worse each month!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Englewood, CO signed.
Jun 29th, 2016Someone from Baldwinsville, NY writes:
I suffer from chronic pancreatitis and chronic UTI's and when this happens at the same time it is excruciating. The pancreatitis is an absolute horrible pain and I suffer on a daily basis. I am on a low grade opioids and only take it when I can not stand the pain. Usually once or twice a day. There are occasions when I do have to take it the 3 times a day. If I had to live with this pain not sure what I would do. If I would have to go to ER everyday for medication it would effect insurance costs, not to mention they would give me something stronger than I take at home.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Saugerties, NY writes:
The VA has taken pain medicine away from veterans who are in chronic pain every day. The VA does not even follow the rules from the DEA about how to prescribe these drugs.REPORT COMMENTS
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The VA has taken pain medicine away from veterans who are in chronic pain every day. The VA does not even follow the rules from the DEA about how to prescribe these drugs.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Saugerties, NY writes:
The VA has taken pain medicine away from veterans who are in chronic pain every day. The VA does not even follow the rules from the DEA about how to prescribe these drugs.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
Stop victimization of chronic pain sufferers, they endure enough already and are seeking help, not shame and pain.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Vacaville, CA writes:
I have had chronic pancreatitis for over 11 years. In the beginning I gave in to pressure to not take pain meds and suffered greatly. I feel traumatized by the memories of laying there sobbing in agony. I now work closely with my pain mgmt team and while my pain is never gone, it is somewhat subdued. If my meds were taken from me I fear I would have little choices available to me. I know I could not continue with the type and amount of pain pancreatitis causes me. Addiction needs to be addressed but this is not the answer.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jun 29th, 2016Someone from Canton, OH writes:
I suffer daily with chronic pancreatitis and not one doctor will help with this crippling pain! I am not a drug addict, I just want to be able to live a semi normal life like eating, sleeping leaving my house.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2016Someone from Cottondale, AL writes:
I had a bad accident at work 11 years ago. I had a simple surgery (my doc. At the time own words ). The surgery was botched and I am now partially disabled by this. I have over 3 inches of bone missing from my shoulder girdle and I live in constant pain. There is only 1 pain management dr. In my area and I've been seeing him for over 8 years. I take my meds as prescribed everyday. I don't sell them or give them away and I do not loan my medication for someone to get by till they get their meds. I am constantly being accused of selling or giving away my meds. The in office drug tests that I take at every visit show no substances in my system but the test manufacturers say that the test will throw a false negative if there is to much or not enough of the drug in ur system. The conditions have to be within the tests scope to read correctly. I have a very high metabolism as does my father, so the meds burn off quickly. Which I was also told by the test manufacturer would cause a false negative. I was so upset at the fact that the dr. Accused me of selling my meds., I did the research myself. Stress causes pain to amplify and I sure don't need any added stress, but it didn't stop there. Apparently, the DEA is putting so much pressure on doctors, that you now have to go into your dr. Office every month to pick up your prescriptions. I'm still not done with the stress, because now, my dr. Office says I have to pay $5 a month to get my prescriptions because the DEA charges them for the extra paperwork they have to do to give the monthly prescriptions. Medicare doesn't pay for it and neither do private insurances. So my stress level is at a 20 out if a 10 possible. So what causes pain to increase? The doctor office accusing without finding out why tests are wrong. The DEA putting so much pressure on the doctors to the point they have to charge their patients for out of pocket non-covered items and the patient being made to feel like a criminal for being in constant pain. Something has to give here. I'm tired of telling myself it will get better when I don't see a switch to turn on the light at the end of the tunnel. When a chronic pain patient gives up hope of ever being out of pain, of ever having a semi pain free day and all they can do is sit and cry in pain on a daily basis, considering suicide is the only answer, the only way out of pain! There's seriously something wrong with the system!REPORT COMMENTS
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