Boy do I have mixed feelings. Reading the article tells me that I have FM. Maybe I should pay them a visit. :-) Like BWFM said it would have made my life a lot easier if they had used this back in...
Hi, I sometimes waffle between not wanting to take anything on a regular basis to knowing for sure that pain medication is the best thing I could do for myself. And And there's also the nasty...
Hi Chartreux, You don't know me but I've been in your shoes. I've had at least 4 PM doctors in the last 1O years. My favorite PM doctor was shut down by the law. I'm convinced he wasn't doing...
Dear Laura, Thank you for the welcome. I certainly didn't mean that you should be doing more than you already are in being hopeful and or accepting. Who am I to say what you "should" be feeling, and...
I do think your idea is a good one though. I think communities for people with illnesses are needed. Older people are finding alternatives to the "group home" option. Just like your suggesting they...
I couldn't agree more. Our so called representatives care very much about getting re-elected. They need to know they will be getting our vote if they do something to help people in pain. The...
Dear Laura, You don't know me but I felt compelled to write because you reminded me of a time in my life. After I became ill I spent many years in doctor offices trying to find something that would...
Cathy, I sincerely hope you get some much needed relief. I know that lifeless feeling all too well and it sucks. My aunt took Percocet and it made her feel that way. (Just a thought.) For what it's...
I guess what really worries me is that once a law is put into effect it's darn near impossible to reverse. That's why you can still find laws dating back from 1850. Imme...
I don't think the AMA, the DEA, and the FDA are doing this to reduce drug related deaths. That's just what they say in order to do what they do. It's about money as always. The profits law...
Just one thought. Forgive me if I'm being redundant as i don't know your situation. But if you had the right medications than they wouldn't make you feel awful. As one very good doctor told me once...
Hello! And thank you for your welcome. @Maggie I totally agree with you. It's only going to get worse before it gets better. I'm considering (seriously) moving to another county. I don't want to...
When I first met with a doctor on a consultation basis only I told him I tried Soma, and he asked me if I liked it. I said I thought it helped but that I did not get restful sleep from it. I asked...
Re-hi, I think the New York Times article confirms the Cato Institute article in one paragraph here: “This is a completely profit-driven operation that has no medical regard for anyone,” Mark R....
Hi! I read a very interesting though disheartening article by the Cato Institute that explained *why* doctors in general are being scrutinized so horribly, even the good ones. The major points I took...
Thanks for the heads up, as it wouldn't be a first for me either that a script wasn't written "correctly", though I'm getting better at looking at my prescriptions before I leave the doctors office....
Hi Patrick! Thank you for the welcome to the forum. I know I didn't sound very optimistic in my last post. Some days I'm more optimistic than others. I think I just really needed a place to vent my...
Re-hi, I think if it were me and was trying to decide between an ortho or a PM doctor or both, I would try the Ortho route first because that one doctor might be able to handle both issues at the...
Hi, I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. My doctor referred me to a pain clinic due to the new legislation. I don't like the PM but I don't know how to find another. One thing I would suggest is...
Hi, I totally understand your fear and anxiety about the surgery. I know I would be feeling the same way too. Surgery seems to help some people and it doesn't seem to help others, so how are we...
Hi, I'm new to the group and just wanted to tell my story. I came down with an illness in 2001 and never recovered. I've been DX'd with so many different illnesses but I think what I believe is what...
Hi, @Scarred, You wrote, "Anyway, my point is.....that for some unknown reason my son was drawn to this. I don't understand it but I don't have to watch while he ruined his life either. These people...
Hi! I just wanted to that Purdue, the company that makes the time release Oxycontin had a program for people with lower incomes as long as one doesn't have too much in the way of cash assets. I say...