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Tag: Power of Pain

  • Study for severe to very severe COPD patients

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    New Study for People with Severe to Very Severe COPD This research study is testing whether a new investigational drug that targets eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) could help patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) control symptoms and reduce exacerbations (flare-ups) that lead to hospitalizations. The new investigational drug will be compared to…

  • Share Your Story: Ann Lavendar

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    I was diagnosed with RSD in January of 2002.  Since that time I’ve had more than 40 procedures, ranging from stellate blocks (both through my throat and the more dangerous procedure through my back and around my lungs), RFTC’s (radio frequency thermocoagulation blocks), exploratory surgery resulting in a vein wrap around a trapped nerve which…

  • Medicare #StepTherapy Rules

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    Step Therapy Step therapy is a type of prior authorization. With step therapy, in most cases, you must first try certain less expensive drugs that have been proven effective for most people with your condition before you can move up a “step” to a more expensive drug. For instance, your plan may require you to…

  • Share Your Story: Stephanie Lynn; Arachnoiditis

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    Share Your Story: Stephanie Lynn Christianson; Arachnoiditis One day in May 2006, out of nowhere I was suddenly overtaken by pain in my knee. I saw the orthopedist, whom at the time was on the fence about proceeding with a surgical intervention. I had the surgery, but the pain never really went away. I left…

  • Sheila Kim Purcell, shares her story about living with Multiple Sclerosis

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    Sheila Kim Purcell #ShareYourStory #MS August 20,1999 was one of the most life altering days of my life. The first was the day I found out, I was going to have a baby. This day was not so joyous as it was the day I found out I had MS. I was a single parent…

  • Medical Drug Delivery Pump; Tenah’s Story

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    Hello my name is Tenah. I have a Medical Drug Delivery Pump. My MD and I both agreed that this would be the best way to deliver medication for my pain. I had been taking Kaden for the pain before my pump. I did not like the way the pain medicine felt. I wanted a…

  • Share Your Story: Amy Branton

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    I’ve dealt with severe back pain since the birth of my son when I was 24. During childbirth my doctor was inexperienced with high risk patients (obese) and he instructed me to push incorrectly. I herniated 2 discs in my back and a few months later, I started my journey of dealing well and not…

  • Patient Story of Annie Skerchek

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    We are getting ready to retire to Florida and so I started looking for pain management. I’ve been living with chronic pain for 26 yrs now. I live with Arachnoiditis, arthritis, neuropathy, severe lumbar back pain. stenosis, radiculpathy. Since having a lumbar laminectomy in 1989 my life has never been the same. And now my…

  • #ShareYourStory: Mike Karnyski

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    #ShareYourStory: Mike Karnyski Hi my name is Mike and this is my story.I was injured in an Industrial Accident in 1994 having my right hand crushed by over 1500 pounds of steal.I had 4 operations and 2 amputations all within a year.My first amputation was half of my index finger than a short time later…

  • Alzheimer’s clinical trial

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    There is an Alzheimer’s clinical trial going on right now where the study drug being investigated will help people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The research will test if the study drug improves memory, other mental skills, and overall quality of life in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Here is some basic information: Participants must…

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