I have cervical Disk disease with three bulodging and herniated disks pinched nerve and a %60 loss of function in my right arm and hand. Thanks to
The FDA, like so many others, I have lost pain management and opiates are now nearly impossible to obtain for chronic pain suffers.
Since being denied opiate pain killers 20 months ago, I increased my use of ibuprofen and started drinking. I now have stage 3 chronic kidney disease and I can no longer take NSAIDS. For 5 years I went to pain management taking 20 to 40 mg of hydrocodine a
Day having self stopped morphine sulfate ER and percoset. I used to have quality of life, pain relief, and I was able to be active rather than sitting around too afraid to exercixse as any litttle thing will set off days of excruciating spasms and neuralgia. My neck problems start at cervical 3 down to c7. I have had epidurals nerve blocks etc etc with limited results. Surgery is so risky it's not really an end of life option yet. My newly acquired Chronic kidney disease has advance this form of RA and the degeneration spread to my lumbar vertebrae which are going out now too.
I joined a support group but chronic pain suffers are fixated with the pain, suicide and euthanasia. It's too depressing. Will the FDA come to their senses? What can we do? We're dying in droves. Why? I don't think I can do this two more years.
How can I live with pain like this? Every referral for pain management gets lost in buerocracy and disorganization. Even after two years of trying, I am still waiting growing worse by the day. Is there any hope for us? It's cruel and unusual to deny us medication over some stupid passé fad manufactured by ththe FDA and Pfizer (Lyrica)/. I need my meds!!!!