Wednesday, April 15, 2020
A Pained Life: A Tortured Wait — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: A Tortured Wait — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I just heard a woman on TV talk about her recovery from the coronavirus. “I am feeling absolutely horrid, but at least I know there is an end in sight,” she said. This came on the heels of an episode of Law and Order I was watching. A woman who was tortured had band
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
A Pained Life: Rationing Pills — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: Rationing Pills — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Well, it finally happened. I have been on codeine for many, many years. I have tried other opioid medications, such as morphine, Demerol and methadone, but none helped. Truth be told, neither does the codeine, usually. Some days my pain from trigeminal neuralgia calms
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Friday, January 10, 2020
Back to the Future in Pain Care — Pain News Network
Back to the Future in Pain Care — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist The start of another year started me thinking about my 42-year fight against trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and how things have changed in its diagnosis and treatment. I was 26 when the pain started. It came out of the blue, like a lightning bolt inside the skin of my left
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Why Does Treating Chronic Pain Cost So Much? — Pain News Network
Why Does Treating Chronic Pain Cost So Much? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Five weeks ago, I had a deep brain stimulator implanted in a last-ditch effort to relieve my trigeminal neuralgia pain or at least make it more acceptable. Prior to the surgery, I was required by Medicare to be evaluated by a neuropsychologist. His personal conclusions
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Can Pain Patients Sue the CDC? — Pain News Network
Can Pain Patients Sue the CDC? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Almost every report on the CDC opioid guideline that I have seen online gets this response from pain patients: “Class action lawsuit! Sue the CDC!” Many doctors cite the CDC’s opioid guideline when they stop writing prescriptions for opioids or reduce the amo
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