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

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

Did OxyContin's Reformulation Really Lead to More Heroin Use? — Pain News Network

Did OxyContin's Reformulation Really Lead to More Heroin Use? — Pain News Network

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