@chell926
Hello,
Thanks for your reply. Like myself and many other people in similar positions regarding the near impossible scenario and position we’ve been forced to endure. Severely limiting or preventing access to the opioids we respectfully utilize for our particular health challenges which we deserve and warrant access too. It’s an absolute travesty and lack of humane care that requires any patient to beg for their medication, (if they’re fortunate enough to even get them) and or the appropriate dosage they need to effectively manage their pain, (or at least not have to suffer more severe and un relenting pain than any human being should ever have to endure). The highly inappropriate, misguided and mismanaged opioid policy in this country and others is factually ,”COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE!” I’ve been fighting the fight for about 35 years and it has become increasingly more difficult to almost impossible to find a doctor who is is appropriately, adequately educated, knowledgeable and empathetic enough to grasp at least a measurable understanding of what and how to treat severe chronic pain with the only effective method being through the use of opioids. Until another effective alternative is provided to patients it’s more than time to cut the absolute total BS about what opiates are not and what they’re not doing and tell the truth about how effective authentic patients and responsible doctors have been successfully managing their opiate usage for many years. The out of hand epidemic that was created and continued to exacerbate was created by a very inappropriate drug provider and a group of reckless doctors who participated in the scheme that has so seriously and adversely affected the legitimate usage for patients in need. Like other mismanaged atrocities, the extra suffering and inappropriate non treatment of pain are a very poor excuse for any kind of alternative medical treatment or ineffective prescriptions which have been forced upon the many patients like us without any consideration of the multiple problems they create
in our lives. I barely got access to my opiates about 2 years ago when my doctor retired and left medicine to go live in Texas. It was only because a long time friend and doctor who has known me prior to the onset of my debilitating pain personally vouched for me and my trustworthiness and integrity to another close doctor friend who was willing to take me on with me and my pain meds. I am the only patient he is willing to do this for. I share this just to point out that for a patient like myself who has successfully proven to never have abused or inappropriately used any opioids other than prescribed and a stellar track record for 35 years would be in a position where no other doctors or pain clinics would even consider assisting me!!!!!
I did obtain a palliative care physician for a back up in case anything happens to my current doctor where he would no longer be in a position to assist me, regardless of the reasons.
All we can do is continue to “FIGHT THE FIGHT!”
Best wishes and good luck,
Phil