The only thing I can say s that I received a call from us congressman from a Washington-based phone number. The guy was an aide and said these new bills would not affect people that are in true chronic. I told them my story and they said I would be ok. As long as your case is legitimate. The only tthing I worry about is the doctors freaking out.

briansr: The knee jerk reaction by everyone is a major concern to me. Just the fact that Congress is making laws will cause Doctors and others to want to restrict use, this has already been seen. Again the need for an objective way to measure pain is critical and the FDA has not approved any as yet. There are methods used in research, but none have been sent to the FDA or approved by the FDA. Also pain is as old as the hills and yet there is no new, better method of pain control that works for a large number of people. Most would agree that current pain treatment is poor, but how much money is being spent on research for better treatment? I can’t help but feel that the knee jerk response of Congress and the medical community will only lead to many more problems and deaths. The trouble is that the gov. like private industry will try to cover up problems rather than bring them to light. Where is the true data on the deaths where pain medicine is restricted? I feel that in pain management it is going to be a long cold winter. 19lin<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Sent from Windows Mail