by
helene on Chronic Pain
Friday, April 09 2010
Is there anyone, or any group, capable and willing to take on the doctors, as a group, who are responsible for denying us ongoing opiate prescriptions for appropriate, adequate, treatment of moderate to severe, long term chronic pain?
I view doctors as the people, who if they were willing to organize and become... Read more
by
helene on Chronic Pain
Friday, January 18 2008
The bad news: Still after all this time, if a disease or syndrome can be labelled a "woman's problem", it either gets dismissed entirely or is called a psychiatric illness. The good news: The N.Y. Times is no longer considered the authoritative "paper of record" that it once was. The standard of... Read more
by
helene on Chronic Pain
Wednesday, October 31 2007
I have a great idea! Instead of focusing on the miniscule number of patients who "abuse" prescription drugs, let's focus instead on the huge number of pain patients who are being abused by doctors who deny them access to opiate medications. Denial of access to appropriate medical care is abuse and doctors are all to... Read more
by
helene on Chronic Pain
Tuesday, August 07 2007
Due to a computer glitch with my e-mail I can't edit my profile so I am using this post to introduce myself. I am a 56 y.o. woman who has lived with severe chronic pain due to CFS and FM and osteoarthritis for 20 years. I have tried so many supplement, medications and treatments,, both conventional and alternative , that I can't... Read more
