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Help Others In Getting Their Pain Medications Go To Care2petitionsite And Sign Demand That Chronic Suffers Get Medication Now (Page 12)
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valerie Says:
Here it is, your sincere effort to help us all get back our right to having our pain medications now!! sign this petition to get action and be a part in changing the DEA'a plan that is surely not working. Give us back our lives, Let the junkies overdose is they so choose to. Go to "Care2petitionsite" now sign the petition on "demand that chronic pain sufferers get their medication now, by valerie. I thank you for your support. Feel free to share it because the more signatures that we get the sooner we can make this a reality.
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Re: Tara (# 9) 
Very well said. And HALLELUJAH!! None of us should ever judge another! My best friend in San Diego....her name is Tara as well. I have ALOT more to say but am in just too much pain presently.
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auntbear Says:
I had to go to a pain clinic because the Dr.'s in my area are scared to death of losing their licenses. The pain clinic dr. doesn't care about how much pain I'm in, only about giving me spinal inj's., which he does in his office and gets paid 100% of the charges and only 45-65% for office visits, which is what would be needed if it was just meds. He even told me he didn't care about my 84 year old father's well being because he isn't his patient. I told him up front I couldn't do anything that would take me away from my house very much or for very long because my dad stays with me during the day and has Dementia and has fallen 2 times while I was at a dr.'s appointment. My Dad is very important to me so I don't understand how this guy can say he doesn't care about Dad when anything that happens to my Dad has a direct affect on me. Pain clinics want to tell you that you have to jump through hoops to get a small fraction of the meds you had been taking and get their money. They don't care about how the patient is doing, and to quote my Pain Dr. "doesn't care about my quality of life, only wants to get me off meds because Americans think there is a pill for everything- he is American."
I say "they" because I have several friends and you can see that the bads ones, and there seem to be a lot of them, don't care about quality of life which to me means they don't care about the patient because there is no life if there is no quality! I also believe that pain meds are helpful when you have a condition or more likely conditions that are so painful you can't get out of bed and just want to die, until you find that Dr. that cares and gives you pain meds, at a dose that won't kill you but will give you quality of life. But those Dr.'s have their hands tied and their licenses held hostage because of those that take them illegally, don't follow directions, and/or buy impure drugs off the street and die. I feel bad for them but I don't think my life should be ruined because I haven't done anything wrong and didn't ask for these painful illness's, like ruptured discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease. spinal stenosis- narrowing of the spine so all the nerves are smashed together, arthritis in the spine and other places, and list goes on but you get the point! I pray something will be done to stop this madness and also hope they are keeping track of the number of law abiding people who can't take anymore pain and the dr won't give them anymore meds so they think the only relief is death and kill themselves. But maybe we aren't as important as the people who get the meds illegally and overdose or get poisoned by what was mixed with the street drugs and no one will monitor what happens to us.
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Debi Says:
I pray you read my plea. I live in western Missouri and will go to Colorado if it will help me with my chronic pain, fibromyalgia, bad DDD, and RSD in my left leg and foot. I went to a pain dr here and the first thing he wants to do is get me off pain meds. I am a 64yr old woman and have been on pain medication for 14yrs. I don't think i would even want to live with pain as bad as mine. My sister took her life because of the back surgeries they have done to her, put her on pain meds for years then take it away, without any help from anyone. She was a happy, loving person and now gone because of all her back pain. She left a letter stating she cant imagine her living the rest of her life in terrible pain. She took a bottle of TYLENOL from the drug store and checked into a hotel and wrote to the family and I watched her die when i got to the emergency room. Her heart stopped but she was already brain dead. It tore our family apart, my parents gave up and died 6 weeks from each other. So i beg of you to please get in touch with me for a Dr in Colorado. I'm in dire straights, please will you help me? {edited for privacy}
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Debi Says:
Hello, I was absent for a while as i was trying to deal with my up and coming appointment with a Pain specialist. First thing out his mouth was we need to get you off these pain meds. Not, are you in pain, how are your meds doing? Is there good pain control? NOTHING. It took me 14 yrs to finally get TWO pain meds, one ER and the other is a breakthrough pill. It was a pain specialist that put me on these drugs in the first damn place. Now, just because *****s who abuse their meds and die, why are we the ones picked on?? Please answer me. Only TWO pills have put me with QUALITY OF LIFE. I was actually making my bed with out help and dressing myself, barely cook, cant clean up as my back it so messed up. Now, after all these horrible pain problems, and now they want to put me on god knows what. Half of the NEW pain medications cause so many horrible side affects, and deaths of using what they are putting together some pill each day. God help us.
I will do what i can to help with this problem, but cant hardly clean my own home. I am finally in a good pain control, and he wants to start all over again!!! I feel it's such a waste of time as i will end up still in horrible debilitating pain for the rest of my life. Also, asked to put me on MENTAL DRUGS for pain. The only thing wrong with my mentality is the area in the brain is not working and i need something to help me. Not start me all over again. By the time they get me off of the opiates, i hope i have some years left with some kind of quality of life. One specialist tried to tell me it was in my diet. Really? Also when my husband and i went to this specialist, we got there at 0900 and left at 1305 in the afternoon.
They made me do blood work, a U/A, and I was answering to 2 different Dr's. A waste of life and a day, when i went to this new Pain Specialist. They need to find something different to harp on, not the actual pain sufferers who live with pain 24 hours a day. I hate myself for saying this, but i hope he breaks or mames himself that will leave him in horrible pain, and look back at the people he said didn't need a certain medication, that works. What are we putting in these new so called, pain medication they are toying with. Its a damn joke. This was my first appointment and after seeing 4 different medical persons, blood work, U/A's, PT, they have their own PT person, go thru all that nonsense, billing my insurance. Hoping i don't get billed for actions they did to me. I cant work and only live on my SS and now have to worry about getting off the meds that help me. I get blood work done every 6 months, and i am fine. 14yrs on my medication. I dont have the strength to start all over again. Plain and simple. 64yrs old and have to go thru this crap all over again. Its just such a waste of time and money. Insurance company will only pay for medical, not being weaned off medication, and i just cant afford any bills. I have enough already. I would be very interested in signing your petition.
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PISSEDATSEEKERS Says:
We chronic pain sufferers need to come up with an easy to remember petition that everyone can recognize and get ALL of the chronic pain sufferers to sign it, then maybe we can get something done. It's time to remind these "medical professionals" that they work for us, not the pharmaceutical companies or the insurance companies. If we'd all stick together and start boycotting the doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies, maybe we could get something done. They're not doing anything to help us anyway although they took an oath to help people in need or distress. Maybe when they stop making anything they'll start standing up to the DEA and the CDC and make them aware that this is a serious medical issue, and not an illicit or illegal drug problem. The government just got angry because the drug companies were/are making all of the money and they're not getting a big enough cut! Think of a good and simple name for the petition. Post the name on here. I'll certainly help if needed, and I'll damn sure sign!
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Momo Says:
I feel that by signing a petition without the firm agreement and support from each states Senator, will not change a thing. The real concerns of those of us with legitimate chronic pain issues is getting mixed with others who look like junkies and are using this forum to find drugs by any means possible. There are some websites that already have movements and support that are working to make changes that will have positive results on the regulations put into place by the CDC, and over enforced by the DEA and unfortunately are having negative impacts on the doctors we need. Get involved with one of those organizations where your efforts will be of a benefit.
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Corinne Says:
You are not a "junkie"!! If you need the medicine for pain, you need it, period, to live a semi-normal life. I'm sick to death of people referring to chronic pain patients as being addicted as physically yes, we're addicted, just like a diabetic is "addicted" to the insulin they need. But the diabetic and myself both would easily give up our insulin and pain pills if I had no pain and the diabetic didn't need insulin; that's called mental addiction..... then you're only a junkie if you're taking it just to feel high but have no pain. I never dreamed the government would interfere with certain pain medications as to be honest, none of us want to be on them; I know I don't but if I don't take my pills, I absolutely cannot function. I wish those government know it all's could walk in my shoes for one day or even a couple of hours. They'd soon shut their mouths and sink back to wherever they came out of the woodwork.
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PISSEDATSEEKERS Says:
Isn't it an amazing coincidence? The petition that Valerie has just started is already shut down! Wonder what branch of government did that
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Jeff Says:
I just signed the petition it worked just fine. I personally thank you all for supporting each other and the willingness to stand up for right and wrong. I am a US Army Vet and this is the very reason I served we stand tall, we stand strong and we stand proud but most of all we stand for what right and protect the rights of each other.
Jeff
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Brad Says:
I cannot find or figure out how to sign the petition regarding the opioids and people getting what they need not what is dictated to them. Please tell me this is serious.
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roro Says:
I just made a new one for distribution to each state house and fed congress:
thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/242/062/280
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roro Says:
petition is closed ----- bummmer always late to the party i guess someone start another one ----
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Jeff Says:
I have thought about this subject a lot because like so many millions of others rely on Kadian, Diclofenac and Oxycodone every day of my life and have for many years without them there isn't any doubt my life would be unbearable and suicide would take place very quickly.
What I wonder most is why so many are struggling to get the medical attention and medications they need.
I guess I am more fortunate than others in this respect as my doctors take very good care of me. The only time I have problems getting my meds is when I mess up and forget to phone in for refills on time as my doctors are very strict with policies.
I truly hurt with and for each person that needs this help and not getting it in a fair and timely manner.
Also I live in fear everyday of my life that lawmakers are going to take my medications away. It's all you hear is the bad things about Opiates. We don't ever hear about the success stories like mine. Without them I could not have ran three businesses and employee hundreds of people over my 35 year career as an entrepreneur. I did finally have to shut down all the businesses due to my health and now I financially struggle like everyone else which seems to make my health problems even worse.
Anyway my opinion is simply let's get organized and get a few leaders in place and make things happen. I am more than willing to step up and do my part if I can help with anything more than just a signature. {edited for privacy}.
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Corinne Says:
I am SO afraid they're going to completely get rid of methadone. I took it for 15 years and never had one problem. I did everything right, was monitored closely by my primary, blood tests, etc., and they took me from 11 to a lousy 4 a day. I've tried everything ... Dilaudid, oxycontin, hydrocodone (I became immune to it), so after 15 years, and I'm 70 years old, so what if I did die from the so-called horrible methadone. For 15 years I lead a happy life; now I'm paying twice the amount I used to and getting half of the pain relief that if it hasn't killed me in 15 years, I highly doubt it will now. How can these government officials feel they know more than my doctor and especially the long relationship we've had. They interfered in an area they should have never went to as now the U.S. is a dictatorship. They now dictate what a very knowledgeable doctor can or cannot subscribe for their patients. THIS IS WRONG and whoever started it should be hung by their toenails from the nearest tree. I CANNOT FUNCTION AT ALL without my pain pills, but if my pain went away, I'm NOT addicted mentally. Without any pain, that would be "my high"!!
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methadionian Says:
I'll sign. I'm 47, had 7 failed Lamenectomy's. I had to turn to a Methadone clinic. Because the so called pain Doc's rarely would I see the same M.D where 10 of them had an office. Same location & name but each one had different ideas & amounts & even different drugs. So I got fed-up & went to a clinic. Call me a junkie, I don't care I've put up w/ level 5-6 pain every day since 1987. Don't judge until you've "walked a mile.."
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tim111 Says:
Is there a way to post a link as I went to care2petition & it took a while to find the petition. This is REALLY IMPORTANT, TOO IMPORTANT to miss, Thank you
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Genius Says:
What a pain just trying to relieve pain. With meds I can smile without I can't.
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PISSEDATSEEKERS Says:
Valerie, I would be willing and more than happy to sign your petition. It's obvious that what's happened here is that the government; ie; the DEA and CDC weren't making as much money as the pharmaceutical companies or the doctors that were helping their patients so they "created" the "opioid epidemic", labeling every drug related death as an opioid overdose. The sad truth will probably never be unveiled which is the fact that since the DEA and CDC have cracked down on the entire country, the amount of withdrawal related deaths as well as suicides by patients in chronic pain has skyrocketed, and again are no doubt labeled as opioid related deaths when the DEA and CDC are causing people in pain to look for ANY relief possible, whether it is illegal or not! If you think that the Trump administration is going to help, I seriously doubt it. I believe that this is AMERICA, and that the government has NO RIGHT to tell the medical professionals what and how much to prescribe their patients, or threaten the pharmacists with retaliation if they fill a legitimate prescription, although they deny ever doing so! I could go on for hours but I don't have time. Please keep up with your petition. I'm certain that you will get more than enough signatures, although it may not do any good against a corrupt system!
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Tara Says:
From my knowledge you can legally get prescription pain meds in Colorado
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Tara Says:
As a chronic pain individual I support every chronically ill person in thriving with their appropriate medications but I don't support your ignorant stance on stating "allow junkies to continue to kill themselves as they choose". I feel that you believe because you take legal prescriptions that you are superior to an individual that for one reason or another has gone to seek out illegal or illicit drugs! WE are all addicted one way or another. Prescription meds are considered to be synthetic opiates to many. Do you realize that so many of the very people you are standing up for by circulating this petition for have already or very likely may turn to buying pills illegally because they can't get them thru a Dr. and within a matter of time will or can no longer afford the prices for pain meds will turn to illicit drugs? Do you realize 75% of so called junkies started out on prescription meds? And only turned to illicit drugs because they got cut off by their Dr? So please don't be so quick to judge because one day it could be a friend of yours that because of their chronic pain and left with no other option do the same as those you condemn! THANK God I haven't had to go this route but I NEVER say NEVER because I do know some that have and some that have died. Thank you Tara. P.S. I WILL sign the petition!
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