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Opioid crisis
The main thing the whole thing did is make it difficult, if not impossible, for people with chronic pain, to get adequate pain control.
I no longer have guaranteed pain control.
My pain can become acute. Opioids can give me relief in less than 30 minutes.
The main thing the whole thing did is make it difficult, if not impossible, for people with chronic pain, to get adequate pain control.
I no longer have guaranteed pain control.
My pain can become acute. Opioids can give me relief in less than 30 minutes.
But the current idea is instead to give me lyrica, and assure me that "it may take 2 or 3 days to really kick in" during which time I literally can't eat or drink - or take pills.
Which makes it all worse.
My trust of medical professionals has been eliminated through this...
Which makes it all worse.
My trust of medical professionals has been eliminated through this...
For some people, the crisis is deadly because they overuse and die of ODs.
For some people, the crisis is deadly because pain, while never killing anyone, can cause people to die.
In 2016, I lost control of my pain.
The first ER visit, I could not talk.
For some people, the crisis is deadly because pain, while never killing anyone, can cause people to die.
In 2016, I lost control of my pain.
The first ER visit, I could not talk.
I hadn't eaten for 3 days. No water.
No medications.
The ER, despite me WRITING everything (I couldn't talk) they managed to decide I needed more pills.
The next day, I was worse.
My Dr gave me liquid morphine, but again I couldn't take it.
The next night I went back to the ER
No medications.
The ER, despite me WRITING everything (I couldn't talk) they managed to decide I needed more pills.
The next day, I was worse.
My Dr gave me liquid morphine, but again I couldn't take it.
The next night I went back to the ER
I don't know what happened. I nearly died. I woke up in ICU 4 days later.
Heart damage.
Kidney damage.
All that could have been skipped if I had a prescription for an opioid I could take when things started to get bad.
Heart damage.
Kidney damage.
All that could have been skipped if I had a prescription for an opioid I could take when things started to get bad.
But it got to be too much to even mention.
The doctor was scared they'd investigate him if he prescribed any.
The pharmacy made me feel like a criminal when I filled the prescription.
So I detailed how it was on paper.
Told my husband-and my sister- if it happened again...
The doctor was scared they'd investigate him if he prescribed any.
The pharmacy made me feel like a criminal when I filled the prescription.
So I detailed how it was on paper.
Told my husband-and my sister- if it happened again...
Sue the hell out of everyone.
But instead of it being because I was addicted and died, it would be because I was not addicted, but couldn't get the rather inexpensive, extremely EFFECTIVE drug that can RESCUE me in less than 30 minutes.
America can't do moderation.
But instead of it being because I was addicted and died, it would be because I was not addicted, but couldn't get the rather inexpensive, extremely EFFECTIVE drug that can RESCUE me in less than 30 minutes.
America can't do moderation.
