-- Kris>Well said Kris... You are so right..... But for some of Us the looking where's you Out... >I just wish every doctor in training had to walk in our shoes for a few weeks... and realize this can't be willed away..... >obgyn.net> >Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:34:56 PM >Subject: The pain med issue > >I just have to vent on this whole issue. I see so many of us in pain, >being judged by the medical community, not getting the medication we >need, and it drives me nuts! I've been there myself during ER and doctor >visits, until I ended up at the wonderful pain management clinic that >I'm currently at. Here's my point. Does the medical community expect >diabetics to suddenly produce their own insulin to regulate their >system? Do they expect those with high blood pressure and/or high >cholesterol to immediately be able to reduce those factors? Do they >expect cancer patients to eliminate their condition without chemotherapy >or radiation? Severely depressed people to go without the medication >they need to help them cope? We see ads on TV for these conditions all >the time! My point is why do they expect those of us who live in chronic >pain to just tough it out and deal with it?? It isn't realistic, much >less fair to expect that we can. There really are pain management >clinics and doctors who understand our issues. I just beg each of you >to not accept that this needs to be a way of life without help. I know >first hand the suffering that we all go through. I beg each of you to >reach out to your doctor and if she/he isn't the one to help, please >keep looking! We don't choose this condition that hurts us so much any >more than other sufferers of the conditions that I used as examples. I >care about all of you and I hate to see anyone suffering so much! We >really shouldn't have to. There is just such a stigma attached to using >pain meds. They are there for a reason if used appropriately. If you >feel you can, please search in your communities for a good pain >management clinic. The right ones really get it and can help. OK. I've >said my piece and my opinion. I just feel so bad that everyone hurts so >much. The pain meds don't make it go away, but they do help take the >edge off and improve quality of life!! We have that right, don't we?? >Why do we have to be considered differently than others with life >altering conditions just because it takes pain meds to help us be >better? I'm done with my venting! I just want all of us to have the >relief we deserve. Let me know if I can help in anyway! Take care, >everyone! > >Kris > >te sites. Download it now at >http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.