Betty, I know what your going through.  My mom also is a chronic pain
sufferer but unlike you she is allergic to so many different kinds of
medications that she can only take certain narcotics and then the
doctors think she is an addict when she asks for it.   Have you ever
been in that situation before?  If so, what did you do to change it?

-----Original Message-----
From: Betty B [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 8:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: 


In a message dated 09/30/2001 11:54:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask]
writes:

> I know that you all are probably dealing with much more serious
problems
>  than mine, but I have to share anyway...
>
This is not "un-serious" Joy.  I noticed that other people have
suggested
that more appropriate meds might be the answer.  I'd like to add my
voice to
theirs.  I'm a chronic pain patient with a lot of peripheral nerve
damage,
and I have been greatly helped by pain medication.

I shouldn't be giving advice.  You and your doctor have to talk about
these
kinds of things.  I just know that pain robs you of your joy, and I'm
sorry.

Betty