Intractable pain patient & national pain advocate. she/her/hers
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Sep 22, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
I developed Adhesive Arachnoiditis during the course of two spinal surgeries & six failed epidural steroid injections. I went from being at the peak of my career to spending nearly every waking moment on my daybed in my family room overnight. #RealPainStory#PainAwarenessMonth 1/2/ My daughters lost the active Mom who attended every school performance and recital, that one took them for hikes & travelled to a number of locations every year. Without treatment, I couldn’t take them shopping, go to the movies or even stand long enough to braid their hair.
Oct 14, 2019 • 23 tweets • 7 min read
. @drdrew - Before you comment on pain medication again, please take some time to educate yourself. The last thing we need is for another figure in the media furthering the stigma that quite literally threatens our lives. I will post some links but first, let’s cover the basics:
1/ 1. Opioids do work for chronic pain & in many cases, esp intractable pain, are often the ONLY effective treatment. 2. Pain is pain is pain. Cancer patients are no more worthy of relief than patients with other, often just as painful, diagnoses. The FDA has confirmed this.
