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Tired of the fight for treatment/DIC & chronic pain
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 25, 2020 | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
I lost my only sibling, my 40 yr old brother to opioids - BUT he was an addict - i am not and this Pain Management stuff is simply a mean scam to make some heartless rich people and corporations richer. I am now 80 and was thrown out of one that was full of people like me on crutches and canes and walkers, not young junkies. I became so depressed over my baby brother's suicide that i became disabled and had to end a 30+ year career that i loved. But I believe all of the genuinely in pain should have access to the meds we need without all the show and tell Rx bottles and expensive urine tests and co-pays. I had my first Spine surgery in 1982 and pain diagnoses in 1986 at another famous medical facility, about 8 other surgeries and i have to endure this BS along with constant unbearable pain.
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@treziesmom Im so sorry for you loss . I loss my oldest and best advisor brother in 2013 It is a devastating feeling I know but you will get through it . I do alot of holistic health instead of relying on Dr,s and perscriptions altho as I age it is inevitable I guess. Most of the exercise, Tai Chi and walking outdoors keeps me sane .
I'm very sorry about your brother. I agree that those who are in pain should receive adequate help and that includes opioids. I resent the fact that the system has gone overboard about that kind of medication. If one has genuine pain that is helped by opioids the person should be able to be prescribed them without jumping through 1000 hoops. If one becomes physically habituated and wants to go off the meds for a while, it seems to me that tapering with a Dr's help would be acceptable. I doubt very much that the people in pain are trying to get high or addicted.
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@treziesmom , I'm so sorry about your brother. Thank you for your post. It's really ridiculous that people like us have to endure the mental torture of pain clinics, pee tests, uncaring doctors, etc. At age 67, I'm not looking for a high from opioids but I am looking for relief from 24/7 crippling pain.