Category Archives: Opiates

Why I Am The Way I Am…

Posted on June 16, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

I will not be made to feel small by the judgements of other people. There are reasons I am the way I am. If that doesn’t measure up to the high standards you’ve set for me then I apologize. I … Continue reading →

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“Antibiotic Seeker”

Posted on February 25, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

“So imagine you’re miserable with sinus headache and a hacking cough and a fever. You muster the strength to go to the doctor to get treatment so you can recover and go about your life.  You wait for an hour … Continue reading →

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The end of chronic pain? podcast

Posted on February 19, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

I was surfing around and found this podcast on The Guardian. Exciting and promising research into chronic pain. Anyone who lives with chronic pain should listen to this. Finding new ways to figure out making medicines that follow the pain … Continue reading →

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Patients “Fired” for Misinterpreted Urine Drug Tests

Posted on January 25, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

Originally posted on EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info:
O Tempora! O Mores! – A Draconian Practice in American Pain Management | National Pain Report Last week I received an email from a chronic pain sufferer, a woman who’d…

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Vilified and Coerced, Pain Patients are Desperate

Posted on January 17, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

Originally posted on EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info:
Vilified and Coerced, Pain Patients are Desperate  In no other medical field are patients subject to such vilification, suspicion, and coercion as in pain management.  Chronic pain patients have been…

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Patient Rights: MedlinePlus

Posted on January 16, 2016 by *SpiritSeeker*

Originally posted on EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info:
Patient Rights: MedlinePlus As a patient, you have certain rights. Some are guaranteed by federal law, such as the right to get a copy of your medical records, and the…

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A Nation in Pain – a Book worth reading by Judy Foreman

Posted on February 15, 2014 by *SpiritSeeker*

Originally posted on EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info:
A Nation in Pain – Healing our Biggest Health Problem: a Book worth reading by Judy Foreman Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And…

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