Incurable

2017-07-042017-07-04 Miss Poison Writing Doctors, Emotional Support, Family, Friends, Honesty, Incurable Illness, Life, Musings, Pain, Patients, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reality, Suicide, Truth, Twitter, Writing

***Potential Trigger Warning*** Friday night, I stupidly read my new diagnosis for the first time. And then I sat here in tears. The old diagnosis, which I've had for a long time, is … Continue reading Incurable

Doctor & Patient: The Follow-Up

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**Potential trigger warning** “Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad.” I think my doctor is a compatible astrological sign and/or is perhaps magically able to defuse angry women. I realize sometimes it’s … Continue reading Doctor & Patient: The Follow-Up

We Need More Doctors Who Treat The Person, Not The Condition

Link 2017-06-092017-06-09 Miss Poison Chronic Illness Articles, Chronic Illness, Doctors, Health, Jill Alexandra, Patients

https://themighty.com/2017/06/not-using-dsm-5-icd-10-asking-doctors-to-treat-person-not-condition/

Scheduling Conflicts

2017-04-262017-04-26 Miss Poison Writing Appointments, Bad Days, Doctors, Honesty, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing

When you suffer from any form of chronic illness, you can choose, or not choose, to see your life as a bunch of doctor's appointments. I try not to, but lately... Without insurance, I didn't have to think about it. I only went when I had no other choice, and there are doctors I'm still … Continue reading Scheduling Conflicts

A Broken, Pretty Mess

2017-04-23 Miss Poison Writing Doctors, Emotional Pain, Emotional Support, Honesty, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Struggling, Unhappiness, Writing

When I came home Wednesday afternoon, after being at the doctor's office for HOURS (You know your doctor is good when EVERYONE wants to see her.), I didn't realize how awful I felt. I remember coming inside, hanging up my coat, taking in the mail, feeding Cat and Kitten a little earlier than usual, changing … Continue reading A Broken, Pretty Mess

When Doctors Accuse Chronic Pain Patients of Drug-Seeking

Link 2017-04-15 Miss Poison Articles, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Articles, Chronic Illness, Clarice Bromley, Doctors, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Health

https://themighty.com/2017/04/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-doctors-accusing-patients-of-drug-seeking/

1 in 3 Americans Blame Doctors For National Opioid Epidemic, STAT-Harvard Poll Finds

Link 2017-03-11 Miss Poison Articles, Opioids Articles, Doctors, Health, Heroin, Honesty, Opioids

https://www.statnews.com/2016/03/17/stat-harvard-opioid-poll/ The "epidemic" was created by the government. It's another way to try and control patients. The pharmaceutical companies are jacking up their prices left and right, and I know a lot of people who are fighting their insurance companies to pay for their medication each month. When you're telling cancer patients that you're not … Continue reading 1 in 3 Americans Blame Doctors For National Opioid Epidemic, STAT-Harvard Poll Finds

How OxyContin Taught Doctors To Trust Pills Over Patients

Link 2017-01-102017-01-10 Miss Poison Opioids, Pain Articles, Doctors, Health, Oxycontin, Pain Patients, Pills

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/07/oxycontin-taught-doctors-trust-pills-patients.html

It’s Amazing

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It's amazing how quickly life shifts. You think you know your place in this world, and the direction in which you are going. Then, often suddenly and unexpectedly, a letter, phone call, e-mail, or some form of communique shatters the floor beneath your feet. You're left standing and asking yourself "Why?", or in my case … Continue reading It’s Amazing

First Do No Harm: The DEA Targets Physicians Who Treat Their Patients Pain

Link 2016-10-03 Miss Poison Petitions DEA, Doctors, Pain Patients, Petitions

http://www.petition2congress.com/5202/first-do-no-harm-dea-targets-physicians-who-treat-their-patients This is getting insanely out of hand and it infuriates me. Please sign this petition if you have been treated this way as a pain patient (U.S. only), or even if you haven't to support the cause.