Comments on: Pain Crisis: Chickens Come Home to Roost

By: Geoff Preston

Geoff Preston — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:32:24 +0000

I'm having the exact opposite problem, I want pain management (Physio, Hydrotherapy, Inversion therapy etc) rather than take a cocktail of pain meds. I take 2 x 150mg of Tramadol, 8 Panadine forte and 30 mg(morning and nite) of Oxycontin every day. My Gp once said "Why don't you get a job" (to pay for the therapy that I suggest I need, not him) showing his ignorance. .

By: Geoff Preston

Geoff Preston — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:34:40 +0000

I am scared that the doctor i see will just take me completely off pain meds as they discriminate. My CT/MRI scans show a ruptured disc at L3 (nerve root injections failed)which is pushing on the nerves in my spine. A recent broken pelvis which healed crooked because yet again the Public health system did not feel the need to pin a green fracture in my wreaked pelvis (after a drunk took me out after a MVA) thus one leg is over an inch shorter causing me to hobble thus putting more pressure on the ruptured disc.
Meanwhile the so called Dr's who report on the pelvis xrays refuse to even write a report on the crooked pelvis as they know their colleges will be in strife if the truth is revealed as previous Dr's failed to provide proper care and treatment, this is clear.
Eventually I will find an honest Dr and I hope it is before this damn pain sends me around the bend I do something tragic.

By: Geoff Preston

Geoff Preston — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:33:37 +0000

My pain is so severe I wake early every morning as the drugs wear off after around 4-6 hours. Pain is such that i have tears rolling down my face but am so numb that emotion escapes me and I don't cry but I do feel an overwhelming urge to insert some blue steel into my mouth and pull the trigger) My body (and mind) is screaming though. I have been waiting over 18 months for pain management on the public health system. It has been suggested that the Gov make pain a item for health insurance claims where as currently there is no reference to it.

By: MrBill

MrBill — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:46:49 +0000

Dr. Heaphy occasionally prescribed pain meds for my chronic back pain due to my broken back. But Dr. Heaphy also controled my blood pressure with meds and depression with mood elevators. He is a good Dr that would take the time needed to listen and talk with his patients. He was also willing to work with people that had poor or no insurance. Finding a Dr that would take Heaphy’s patients was very difficult. I went way to long without antidepressents or blood pressure meds. The article mentions Dr Heaphy’s 3.4 million dollar farm but failed to mention how much was owed on said farm. It tried to make him out to be a rich drug pusher, which is far from the truth. He is a respected man and doctor that cared for his patients. Many of the problems that caused the investigation into Dr Heaphy was just a lack of good help. Some of his employees failed to do their job and keep up with patient charts and files. Lets hope the board can see the truth and allow Dr Heaphy to practice again.