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Reply: Expert's opinion on S.I. Joint fusion

Thanks for the info, Joy. It's an S.i. Joint fusion, which is not quite as involved....

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2 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Expert's opinion on S.I. Joint fusion Thanks for the info, Joy. It's an S.i. Joint fusion, which is not quite as involved....

Expert's opinion on S.I. Joint fusion

I was wondering if there are difficulties carrying a child after having an S.I. Joint...

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Reply: Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively B...

FibroFran's question towards you is a good one. Judging from your statements, I would...

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FibroFran's question towards you is a good one. Judging from your statements, I would guess that you do not suffer from chronic, debilitating pain 24/7. If you do, I would love to learn why you are advocating any alteration of opioid labeling (assuming you benefit from opioid therapy). Once labels are altered, as prop proposes, then physicians are pinned to the wall when it comes to treatment. They would have to prescribe long-term opioids to chronic non-cancer pain patients "off-label" which, in turn, could result in s significantly lowered "ceiling dose". The insurance companies would most likely alter their coverage to not include the very medications that millions rely on to function, work, care/provide for their families. Though I believe that oral med's are only one route (of many) to effectively treat chronic pain, and I rarely speak to an excess of suppositions, taking prescriptions out of the equation will not only precipitate needless suffering, but increase the amount of stress related illness and an increase of suicides. Already there are reports of Purdue's new formulation of OxyContin working to deter addicts: those addicts are electing to indulge in heroin, thus contributing to a spike in heroin overdoses. The new formulation has been reported also to not work as well for legitimate pain patients, but at least they have a myriad of alternative opioids to fall back on. In my opinion, the alteration of those long acting substances can deter addicts, and is a step in the right direction. I have trouble with PROP simply because their research is unfounded and their reasoning is ludicrous. But I'm not worried as the FDA will hardly change anything based on PROP alone. It took them 10 years to change labeling on acetaminophen labels to reflect appropriate warnings.

Overall, I am interested in who you are an advocate for and why. Maybe there is something I haven't learned yet; so please, indulge me.View Thread

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27 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively Ban Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain FibroFran's question towards you is a good one. Judging from your statements, I would...

Reply: Its the Moaning Thing again & again

I haven't "seen" you in a while. I hope you are well. I'm praying for Charl too. I wish...

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8 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Its the Moaning Thing again & again I haven't "seen" you in a while. I hope you are well. I'm praying for Charl too. I wish...

Reply: Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively B...

My opinion: they are the physicians who see the end result. Overdoses, addicted patients,...

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Reply: P.R.O.P.

By the way, the comments are submitted to the FDA but also keep in mind they will be...

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Reply: P.R.O.P.

Here Dan http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FDA-2012-P-0818-0001

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Reply: Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively B...

Ok, this is ANNOYING, but this site is adding ? Wherever I have spaces. I typed this up...

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27 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively Ban Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Ok, this is ANNOYING, but this site is adding ? Wherever I have spaces. I typed this up...

Reply: Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively B...

The first link I provided will allow you to leave a comment for the FDA. You have to...

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27 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively Ban Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain The first link I provided will allow you to leave a comment for the FDA. You have to...

Reply: Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively B...

Heres a link for pain patients to sign there own petition against PROP: ...

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27 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Physicians Submitted FDA Petition to Effectively Ban Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Heres a link for pain patients to sign there own petition against PROP: ...

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