john vitz

Health Interests

back pain,  neck pain,  leg pain knee pain

Drugs I am Taking

i was taking kadian hci 100mg 2x day. i was on oxycontin for 8 years but my new insurance wouldnt pay for it

About Me

I have degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine and a herniated disc in my neck and arthritis in both knees. the pain is unbearable. my doctor perscribed me kadian which helped me function like a normal person. my pain is getting worse and has destroyed my life. i lost my job, alot of friends, and my marriage. not many people want to be around a person who is constantly miserable. my doctor recently had legal trouble and no longer perscribes me the medication ive been on for years. ive been reduced to vicodin which does not work and now he wants to cut me off them as well. i dont know why he seems to think my condition is improving but it is not. im afraid to try another doctor because he or she may think im just a drug seeker. i just want to have my pain relieved. i have medical evidence that im in chronic pain. ive had many mris and physical therapy which didnt help. i spend most of my time lying on my bed. when i stand or try to walk it increases the pain. atleast when i was on kadian i was able to go outside for short walks,now im stuck in my bedroom most of the time. its no life, its an existance,and a miserable one at that. i wish i could find a compassionate doctor who could help me. its unfair that i am being punished for someone elses mistake. alot of the time when i go to sleep i wish i wouldnt wake up again.