I'm so glad I noticed this topic today. I suffer severe nerve pain, that has stayed pretty much consistent for eight years now. I have been to numerous specialists, neurologists, two experimental...
Sometimes I share your feelings on whats going on with the doctors. Sometimes they tend to intimidate patients into being afraid of making waves. I was just that way for a while. I think a lot of my...
I apologize for breaking the rules. I'm afraid I see this as something that needs to be looked into, as there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. I've been wondering what it is...
I am now in week 4 of trying to increase my pain medication. You would think I was asking my PCP to cancel her membership at the Country Club. All I was looking for is a jump from 40mg's per day to...
Some of you may have followed my exploits with my pain contacts a few weeks ago. I am three weeks into this and I'm just left here scratching my head. Why am I being forced to go through this? I'm...
I think we've all been there. I fell down once for no obvious reason in a grocery store check out line. It was kind of funny, I took out a small Pepsi display. After I got back on my feet again these...
For some reason, my stomach is really picky with different medications. They have tried other so called nerve medications, Lyrica, Amatryptaline and some others I can't remember the names of. I have...
I've been lucky in that I was able to maintain the same level of relief for quite a while, I did switch around from hydrocodone to oxycodone then to Gabapentin, these switches had nothing to do with...
I think it would be worth my while to bring up the fact that I feel my need for occasional pain med increase is due to actual pain increase. It wasn't until I read an article regarding the...
I'll try to clear up some confusion that might be out there. First, about three weeks ago or so I broke my contract with my PCP. After meeting with my PCP she agreed to continue my oxycodone with the...
Hello all, I guess I'll keep the ball rolling. I had a discussion with my psychologist this afternoon, regarding my concerns with the new contract I signed last week. I'm not sure why I didn't think...
T9, your correct regarding the pain contracts. They are a result of doctors fearing retaliation from DEA. It's to bad we have come to this. I've been dealing with pain for eight years with opioid's....
Well I finally broke down and looked up the actual "Federal Law" regarding issuance of schedule 2 prescriptions. Since my doctors practice is now Federally funded they do everything according to...
I have a new complaint. I take approximately 5 different meds per day, for five years now I've been trying to get them so I can refill at the same time. I live out in the boondocks, it's thirty miles...
I got to reading some literature on medical marijuana, I had to laugh at the leading excuse politicians used to try and block it. DUI, I guess it's acceptable for people to drive under the influence...
From reading some of these posts, I kind of feel like a newbe around here. I've been jumping around and reading a lot of posts regarding pain and my eye's have been opened. I've only been dealing...
Alcie: I'm unfamiliar with your particular situation, but what you describe sounds like the hospital contacted the pain doctor. That doctor probably instructed the ER to not prescribe future pain...
Mercy&Grace: I think I spotted a question thrown my way. My PCP, evidently has set a limit as to how much pain medications she will prescribe. She is a very good doctor and I respect her for her...
I just had a very interesting argument with a friend of mine. Her knowledge of the whole topic of pain management kind of threw me. She is a little older than I am and has had many different malady's...
Mary&Grace, I understand your reply, as well as your frustration at the relative ease politicians seem to have it. I suffer from a sever illness / injury. No one is exactly sure which came first in...
Vicki, you bring up some good points. The alcohol issues are a great example of just how one sided this whole thing is. It reminds me of when I tried, half in jest, to get my doctor to prescribe...
AH, we are getting down to the brass tacks. Lobbying is indeed the approach to take in the search for a voice. A voice that reaches the ears we need to hear our cry for help. The NRA is successful...
Thanks Splashdancer, what I was getting at is why would a doctor be afraid of me becoming addicted to a good pain med, if I may take it the rest of my life................
What exactly is the risk to a person such as myself, who has an incurable condition, with becoming addicted to a medication that works. I have already gone through a couple of medications that...
Justanotherday: Your description of our illustrious Governors attack on everyone who is anything less than rich is spot on. He has denied untold numbers of elderly and disabled adults such things as...
Vickie, excellent post. It does make you wonder just where are these ideas coming from. I'm pretty sure, as a retired nurse, you can probably rule out the medical community as a source, From the...
I can add to the list of end of life situations resulting in agonizing pain. My best friend died in 2001, she went through many phases of deterioration. Her doctors told us at the time that due to...
In my day to day pursuit of fairness in being treated for chronic pain, I am constantly coming across little tid bits that just yank my chains. If it's not following the terms of a pain contract to...
Most of these posts I've been reading in the week or so since I found this site, reflect what happens when a contract is broken. There's a whole other part of being treated that I haven't heard...
Hello Vickie:I do not disagree with your points, in fact you highlight one of my biggest points in all this. When you sign that contract, if you are doing so because the doctor has put that contract...
Choti you are correct, however, if it were just humiliation at risk here, I wouldn't have a problem. You mention that you wished you could have copies of your medical records. I'm not sure to what...
M&G, As for your theories on contracts you are correct. Those contracts are unenforceable in a court of law. A contract signed under duress is unable to be enforced. If you refuse to sign a contract,...
Contracts for pain medications are completely one sided. they also would not be upheld in court. A contract is defined as a signed agreement between two parties. These pain contracts are usually...
I do not wish to argue, but I do have one question. Who is protecting who? Who do I need protection from? Why should my doctor need protection. I have heard of people who have been literally...
Has anyone heard of any attempts to fight the legality of this form of medical care? Has anyone ever said this is enough, I'm not going to be held hostage with my own need for pain medications. When...
I'm new here, and quite interested in the problem of contractual medicine. I've been totally disabled for going on ten years now I have severe nerve damage caused during a spinal surgery. I spent the...