Pain, Depression and Life
For those who have read my many, many diaries, you know I suffer from chronic pan in my lower back. It has many causes including that wonderful Degenerative Disc Disease. Thanks to that simple...
View ArticleWelcome To Pain Patient Empowerment
Five odd years ago I started my journey down the road to chronic pain. Throughout the journey I have had some rough times. I have gone through bouts of depression and bouts of anger. I have been a...
View ArticlePain Medications The Good The Bad and the Ugly
Pain medications rule my life. Without them I could not function. Straight up fact. I am not talking about a psychological need. I am talking about doing every day things. You know like getting out...
View ArticleOh What Fun I'm Up at One Now it's time for the Brain to Run
Welcome to my insanity. Just love being woken up in the middle of the night by a nice sharp jab of pain in my spine. Alright show of hands of all of you who have had the same thing happen. Wow that...
View ArticleSo Many Horror Stories Have Yet to Be Told
This is an open invitation to all who may want to to tell us here at Pain Patient Empowerment your stories. We each have our horror stories and our successes and we want to hear from you. Maybe you...
View ArticleCan Someone Write Mother Nature a Xanax prescription Please ? She's Kiling Me...
I live in a horrible place if you happen to have metal in your back as I do or bad sinuses or arthritis or anything else that can cause your joints to swell. This last week has been a literal Hell for...
View ArticlePain Medication: Does it Really Work ? Is It Worth it ?
I am going to jump straight into the deep end. This is a subject that has so many variables and so many proponents and opponents. We have the federal and state governments sticking their noses into...
View ArticleLiving with Pain While trying to Be Treated Fairly By Doctors
PAIN Guess what. That is what controls me every single minute of every single day. PAIN It sounds so simple and yet it holds the power to change your life. PAIN Such a short word to hold such...
View ArticleHere Comes The Pain Again, Falling on My Head Like a Ton of Bricks
My apologies to the Eurythmics. I hear this song a lot when my pain starts to build. I am a child of the 80's. I have seen almost every single John Hughes' movies. My personal soundtrack is a mix of...
View ArticleGoing Broke Trying to Pay Your Medical Bills even With Good Insurance
Help !! I am drowning in overwhelming medical debt. I can't even find level freaking ground much less a ladder to get out of this mess. I hate being in debt. I am a normal guy and I try and pay...
View ArticleWhy Won't The Pain Go Away ? Why Must I Suffer at Society's Whims ?
Did I do something wrong in a past life ? Am I just a bad person ? Do I deserve this pain ? Sometimes my brain doesn't stop asking questions like these. Heck after all I am trying to make sense of...
View ArticlePain Management Poll ! Are you being treated well by your pain managaement...
This is a short one. Take the poll and let us know your feelings. Don't like our answers in the poll ? Tell us how you really feel in the comments.
View ArticleHow Many Ways Can I say Pain Management Sucks ? And How Can I Change it ?
To answer the first title question.There are many ways and even here where I can let fly with some harsh language that wouldn't make it into print at the local I can't completely unleash myself. I...
View ArticlePain Pain Go Away Don't Come Again Some Other Day
Once again I was woken by pain well before 1 am. I am really tired, pun intended, of this. Not only do I suffer from chronic pain but I also suffer from lack of sleep which can cause the pain to be...
View ArticleBut Wait There's More ! The Last Thing You Want to Hear at the Orthopedic...
Sometimes it's good to get more and sometimes it isn't. We know that infomercials always have that tag line no matter what they're selling, at least it seems that way to me. You really don't want...
View ArticleA New National Strategy on Pain We Hope
Short Diary with a link to the actual document which I warn you is huge !Below are a couple of excerpts from the email announcing the new document and hopefully the new strategy. I am still working my...
View ArticleA Little Break from Diaries about my Pain.
I know I have been posting a lot of diaries on my trips through hell to try and get my pain under control. I am currently trying a different diary on the DEA and their war on Doctors. It will be a...
View ArticleOkay I lied Here is another Pain Diary !
I have been working on what is turning out to be a very long diary on the DEA and it's war on doctors. I may even end up breaking it up into a couple of diaries. The subject has so much information...
View ArticleFB Group members might want to check out
FB group If you want to check it out Looks like they are helping to fight our fight. The group is called Patients United for DEA Reform it has some excellent articles on it about DEA over reach and the...
View ArticleI am Fed Up and Pissed Off: SO Watch Out Below
I am betting we all have these days. Days when you wake up pissed off and can't figure out why. Lately I have been pissed off all the time and I know why. I am in pain. That is it. The whole...
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