This is about the heroin epidemic. Ive never met anyone on heroin and wouldn’t have a clue where to find one but this is about MS.
Shortly after I was diagnosed I was sent to pain management.
This was a group of real pain management doctors, anesthesiologists board certified in pain management. They helped we so much. The medications they prescribed me not only helped me with the pain in made it a lot easier to live with MS and even prevented depression.
When I would read about other people with MS around the country suffering with pain it would make me so sad. Now I’m sad. Now pain relief is available only to those who fit a very narrow criteria. MS does not seem to fit into the criteria even though pain has been officially recognized as an MS symptom from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
If there is anyone else in this situation please make your voices known. I called the DEA today and they reassured me that patients who have been stable on pain management for an extended period of time have a right to continued treatment.
Many feel like we don’t have any rights but I believe if we calmly make our voices heard through letters to congress, the DEA, the CDC, the State Medical Board and any other entity you can, I think of there is hope.
I would also like to hear what in happening in countries outside the US.
PS: if you believe all narcotics should be expelled from our country you need not respond.
Shortly after I was diagnosed I was sent to pain management.
This was a group of real pain management doctors, anesthesiologists board certified in pain management. They helped we so much. The medications they prescribed me not only helped me with the pain in made it a lot easier to live with MS and even prevented depression.
When I would read about other people with MS around the country suffering with pain it would make me so sad. Now I’m sad. Now pain relief is available only to those who fit a very narrow criteria. MS does not seem to fit into the criteria even though pain has been officially recognized as an MS symptom from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
If there is anyone else in this situation please make your voices known. I called the DEA today and they reassured me that patients who have been stable on pain management for an extended period of time have a right to continued treatment.
Many feel like we don’t have any rights but I believe if we calmly make our voices heard through letters to congress, the DEA, the CDC, the State Medical Board and any other entity you can, I think of there is hope.
I would also like to hear what in happening in countries outside the US.
PS: if you believe all narcotics should be expelled from our country you need not respond.
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