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#DontPunishPain #ChronicPainSuicide #RealPainStories #PainStigma #PainKills #OpioidHysteria
I was denied opiates when I had crippling daily 10/10 pain [blacking out became common] due to my age
I was denied opiates when I had multiple dislocations because they don't want me to
I was denied opiates when I had crippling daily 10/10 pain [blacking out became common] due to my age
I was denied opiates when I had multiple dislocations because they don't want me to
get addicted to it
I was cut off from opiates after a botched surgery. my pain was still severe but I was told I should be healed by then [I wasn't, due to eds] so I don't get any more pain meds
I was denied opiates when my foot was broken in so many places it couldn't be counted
I was cut off from opiates after a botched surgery. my pain was still severe but I was told I should be healed by then [I wasn't, due to eds] so I don't get any more pain meds
I was denied opiates when my foot was broken in so many places it couldn't be counted
because when my doctor hurt his ankle he just took an ibuprofen [which is contraindicated in my case] and was fine
I was denied opiates when I had dislocated ribs because "thats impossible" so im just drug seeking
im constantly denied opiates when I explain the level of pain eds
I was denied opiates when I had dislocated ribs because "thats impossible" so im just drug seeking
im constantly denied opiates when I explain the level of pain eds
I've been studying chronic pain for going on 15 years now. I have some thoughts on this, many of which I've articulated elsewhere and for some time now:
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The Quiet Scientific Revolution That May Solve Chronic Pain nytimes.com/2021/11/09/wel…
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The Quiet Scientific Revolution That May Solve Chronic Pain nytimes.com/2021/11/09/wel…
The headline and the article fundamentally misconstrues the primary causes of the devastating and highly inequitable undertreatment of pain in the US (and globally, but that's another conversation).
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The primary causes for our failures in treating people in pain humanely and effectively are not connected to lack of technical, clinical, or scientific knowledge.
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My name is Dawn Anderson, & today I should be celebrating my 54th brithday.
I was a grandmother, mother, aunt, & dear friend.
I was also a #ChronicPain patient.
I used #opioid medication to maintain a decent #QualityOfLife.
I was forcibly tapered from my pain meds in 2016.
I was a grandmother, mother, aunt, & dear friend.
I was also a #ChronicPain patient.
I used #opioid medication to maintain a decent #QualityOfLife.
I was forcibly tapered from my pain meds in 2016.
I found other patients who were suffering because of the #WarOnDrugs, & I cried out for help.
I shared my story with journalists.
I wrote my PCP a letter.
I attended a #DPPRally with my daughter @AmandaLatronica. I'm so proud of her. She's a #warrior!
painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2019/3…
I shared my story with journalists.
I wrote my PCP a letter.
I attended a #DPPRally with my daughter @AmandaLatronica. I'm so proud of her. She's a #warrior!
painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2019/3…
In March 2019, my kidneys failed me, & I ended up at the hospital.
I was strapped to a hospital bed & injected with thorazine because I was confused.
The pain was horrific & STILL-no one listened. #PainStigma
I decided to let go on March 11, 2019.
I refused dialysis, & died.
I was strapped to a hospital bed & injected with thorazine because I was confused.
The pain was horrific & STILL-no one listened. #PainStigma
I decided to let go on March 11, 2019.
I refused dialysis, & died.
🚨🚨🚨Vulnerable tweet/thread alert. 🚨🚨🚨
Over the coming weeks, I am going to start a series of tweets & even act like a millennial and hashtag them as #Mythbusters #paintoo #painsplaining #painstigma and #painshaming.
Over the coming weeks, I am going to start a series of tweets & even act like a millennial and hashtag them as #Mythbusters #paintoo #painsplaining #painstigma and #painshaming.
Today is vulnerable part - why I think this is necessary.
I’ve been public that I used opioids after a surgical injury to my spinal cord left me unable to sit or stand and severely limited in walking. #paintoo #painsplaining #painstigma #painshaming
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I’ve been public that I used opioids after a surgical injury to my spinal cord left me unable to sit or stand and severely limited in walking. #paintoo #painsplaining #painstigma #painshaming
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I’ve never been more aggressively shamed, reduced or had my intelligence questioned more than since publicly donning the cloak of a pain patient. #paintoo #painsplaining #painstigma #painshaming
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