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My Opioid Addiction

Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 11 12:29pm | Replies (165)

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@pfbacon

Ha ha ha. You say it's not the government, then you say it's the FDA and the DEA. They are government agencies the last time I checked. You seem to trust them with your health. I don't.

I trust my doctors more than I trust any government agency and I wish politicians would stop practicing medicine without a license.

I agree with you about the "healthcare industry", especially manufacturers of medicines; they do not have our best interests at heart (they have their own of course).

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Your doctor has to work within the guidelines CMS, FDA, etc. issue and some activities they perform are tracked closely by those agencies. I used to perform gov reviews of hospital and physician documentation for errors in care and trends. You may not like it but you need to work within those guidelines too. If you’re on narcotics for pain your doc tracks your urine drug screens to check for abuse and to see if drug levels are consistent. I feel your frustration but I learned to live with it.