Is the DEA a Domestic Terrorist Organization? — Pain News Network
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Is the DEA a Domestic Terrorist Organization? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Terrorism is very much in the news these days, given the Israeli-Hamas war and all the fallout from it around the world. But terrorism can also hit close to home and in unexpected ways. The FBI defines domestic terrorism this way: “Violent, criminal acts committed ..read more
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A Pained Life: Let the Words Flow — Pain News Network
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A Pained Life: Let the Words Flow — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I ended my last column with my favorite saying: “You don't know what you don't know. And if you don't know what you don't know, you don't know what to ask. Our doctors need to ask.” A couple of days later, I thought about the column and my second appointment with a n ..read more
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What Doctors Should Ask Patients in Pain — Pain News Network
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What Doctors Should Ask Patients in Pain — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I learned in childhood to keep my mouth shut if I had pain or was feeling sick. My siblings would say, "Stop your whining. Just go to your room if you're feeling so bad, so we don't have to hear about it!" I learned to say nothing, no matter how bad I felt ..read more
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A GIFT TO BE REVERED
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https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2021/12/24/a-gift-to-be-revered (first published on Pain News Network I was thinking, “It's Christmas time. I'm supposed to be happy.” Instead, I am by myself in the parking lot, observing others walking with friends, enjoying each other, and the frivolity of the season. And I am jealous. I hear the laughter as they walk past me, reveling in the joy of the holiday. And I am jealous. I feel the biting cold, as I watch them pull scarves tight around their necks, pulling them up over chins and around their ears. Others tugging on their hats to keep out the ..read more
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A Matter of Interpretation
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By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I recently read a post in one of the online chronic pain support groups. “Sue” had just left an appointment with her pain management doctor. She was enraged, so angry about the way the meeting had gone, that she went right to her computer and complained about it. “My doctor asked, ‘What do you think about my lowering the pain meds you're on?’” Sue wrote. “How dare he reduce them!” was her response. Sue said the medications were helping her and the doctor had some nerve to ask. All these doctors want to do is hurt us, she wrote, and if it wasn't for the CDC and FDA ..read more
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Addiction Is the Problem, Not Pain — Pain News Network
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Addiction Is the Problem, Not Pain — Pain News Network ..read more
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What Would Sherlock Holmes Say About the Opioid Crisis? — Pain News Network
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What Would Sherlock Holmes Say About the Opioid Crisis? — Pain News Network ..read more
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The Pain Community Needs More Unity and Awareness — Pain News Network
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The Pain Community Needs More Unity and Awareness — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist My column last month, “It’s Time for People in Pain to Be Heard,” received a lot of comments on PNN and in social media. Most often the writer wrote about why or how they had been hurt by the implementation of the CDC opioid guideline. Several people commented that ..read more
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It’s Time for People in Pain To Be Heard
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(copied from https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2021/3/4/its-time-for-people-in-pain-to-be-heard I just had my second “there's an issue with filling your codeine prescription” incident. I have been on codeine, on and off, for over 30 years. Initially, I was allowed refills. When that was no longer permitted, my doctor gave me a new prescription, each and every month, for 120 pills. When my trigeminal neuralgia pain became somewhat better as a result of various surgeries, I often took only 1 or 2 pills per day. I am now about 90% housebound. Part of it is due to Covid, but mostly it’s beca ..read more
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Our Dirty Words
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https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2021/1/30/a-pained-life-our-dirty-words A Pained Life: Our Dirty Words January 30, 2021 By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist You may remember the late comedian George Carlin’s monologue: “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." I won’t list them here, but they are “dirty” words better off not being said, even off television. I thought about Carlin’s list the other day when I realized there were some words that I use all the time. They’re not dirty words, but for many of us who have chronic pain, they’re words that often prove to be hurtful. Words that we n ..read more
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