Comments on: Appeals Court Certifies OxyContin Class-Action Lawsuit http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit Stories That Impact Your Rights Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: MIKE http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2035 MIKE Sat, 05 Nov 2005 05:29:58 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2035 i have read all the alleged bad news stories here and i have to disagree. i have degenerative disc disease fibromyalgia migraines carpal tunnel and more.im 48 yrs old all my life i have done hard work but now i cant work anymore. im fighting with workers comp for a settlement but i will be waiting a long time.for me surgery is no way.i did epidurals i took vicodin and vicoprofen some neurontin etc for years.LET ME TELL YOU all of this is much much worse than ms contin or oxycontin. all the other stuff will ruin your kidneys liver and teeth. pure morphine is easier on yor system. i dont get high on it i take two 20 mg pills a day and it makes all the difference in the world i still have pain but its significantly reduced. do i care if i get addicted? NO I DONT it isnt any worse stopping this than quiting smoking in fact two weeks of percodan after periodontal surgery helped me quit for 8 yrs!. yes some day i will have to get off it but right now its not a big deal.it bacame a big deal because of all the conservative nonsense about how bad it is but thats because there are people that do abuse it and hurt the peeople like us who really need it.you cant just outlaw potato chips because it makes some people fat right? see my point?i actually do ok with chiropractic using an inversion machine sitting in a hot tub 3 times a day and simply not doing any heavy lifting twisting bending climbing or have too much stress than its manageable. unfortunatley workers comp cut off my chiropractic and only wants me to du fusion i dont want that and they dont like it i dont care too risky! i want to settle and go overseas for at least two artificial disks but of course they dont like that either. the ms contin has gotten some of my life back and if an employer would let me work taking it i would go back to work.yes at first it impaired me some but now muy body has adjusted to it and yes eventually i will have to go on highrer dose but so what? there are many maNY more worse drugs out there than this one including legal ones alchohol and tobacco are the worse by the way. ok i might be pissing some people off but its like this one vicodin es or vicoprofen costs insurance co about 7 cents an oxy tab is about 10 dollars or more/do they care about your liver or kidneys? i think not sorry but its medical and politacal politics and its mostly about money not treating pain for many who need it. it also helps your mental health and gives you some energy so whats so bad about it?many pain patients resort to needles methamphetamine alchohol and other nasty things just because most doctors are afraid to prescribe for fear of the dea givint them a bad time sorry but oxycontin ms contin isnt so bad of course thats myopinion and personal experience the only bad side effect i get from it is some constipation and some add but i think i have that anyway. i would post my email adrr but its the same problem people will abuse that and spam me. i hope my doc doesnt cut me off if he does i will try to go to fentanyl patch herniated discs and chewed up facet joints hurt! fusion is risky,epidurls are risky and i dont think they work either i have read all the alleged bad news stories here and i have to disagree. i have degenerative disc disease fibromyalgia migraines carpal tunnel and more.im 48 yrs old all my life i have done hard work but now i cant work anymore. im fighting with workers comp for a settlement but i will be waiting a long time.for me surgery is no way.i did epidurals i took vicodin and vicoprofen some neurontin etc for years.LET ME TELL YOU all of this is much much worse than ms contin or oxycontin. all the other stuff will ruin your kidneys liver and teeth. pure morphine is easier on yor system. i dont get high on it i take two 20 mg pills a day and it makes all the difference in the world i still have pain but its significantly reduced. do i care if i get addicted? NO I DONT it isnt any worse stopping this than quiting smoking in fact two weeks of percodan after periodontal surgery helped me quit for 8 yrs!. yes some day i will have to get off it but right now its not a big deal.it bacame a big deal because of all the conservative nonsense about how bad it is but thats because there are people that do abuse it and hurt the peeople like us who really need it.you cant just outlaw potato chips because it makes some people fat right? see my point?i actually do ok with chiropractic using an inversion machine sitting in a hot tub 3 times a day and simply not doing any heavy lifting twisting bending climbing or have too much stress than its manageable. unfortunatley workers comp cut off my chiropractic and only wants me to du fusion i dont want that and they dont like it i dont care too risky! i want to settle and go overseas for at least two artificial disks but of course they dont like that either. the ms contin has gotten some of my life back and if an employer would let me work taking it i would go back to work.yes at first it impaired me some but now muy body has adjusted to it and yes eventually i will have to go on highrer dose but so what? there are many maNY more worse drugs out there than this one including legal ones alchohol and tobacco are the worse by the way. ok i might be pissing some people off but its like this one vicodin es or vicoprofen costs insurance co about 7 cents an oxy tab is about 10 dollars or more/do they care about your liver or kidneys? i think not sorry but its medical and politacal politics and its mostly about money not treating pain for many who need it. it also helps your mental health and gives you some energy so whats so bad about it?many pain patients resort to needles methamphetamine alchohol and other nasty things just because most doctors are afraid to prescribe for fear of the dea givint them a bad time sorry but oxycontin ms contin isnt so bad of course thats myopinion and personal experience the only bad side effect i get from it is some constipation and some add but i think i have that anyway. i would post my email adrr but its the same problem people will abuse that and spam me. i hope my doc doesnt cut me off if he does i will try to go to fentanyl patch herniated discs and chewed up facet joints hurt! fusion is risky,epidurls are risky and i dont think they work either

]]> By: Elizabeth Green http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2034 Elizabeth Green Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:15:08 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2034 I have suffered with back problems since the day I can remember. 3 years ago I had gotten pneumenia and was hospitalized because my Dr. thought I had an emboli in my lungs. It turned out to be pleuresy, and I had 2 more relapses within 2 months. While I was in the hospital for the pleuresy, I started getting strange, electrifying pains throughout my body. It was as if electric currents were going haywire within my entire body. My Dr. ran every type of test possible but could not find any diagnosis. He sent me home saying I had fybromiagia and he also thought I was insane. Several days later, my back gave out. I could not walk. The pain was excruciating. After visiting several different Drs. it was apparent that back surgery was necessary. L5- Si with fusion. Unfortunately, my bones never fused and the pain I was in was 24/7 around the clock. I was given every type of pain killer known to Drs.In addition, I was also given Xanax, Fentalyn patches 3x100 patches changing them every 48 hours. I was also given Ativan, Dilaudid, Morphine, Methadone and sleeping pills. My pain still remains chronic and my quality of life is poor. I currently take 3x80's of Oxycontin 4 times a day. That amounts to 960mg daily. I take Dilaudid for breakthrough pain and Zoloft 2x100 for depression. I always forget to take my meds and realize it when my level of pain climbs. I don't think I am addicted to the meds because I take them for pain only. My family thinks I am addicted and I was called a junkie from several people. I know compared to many people I am blessed because I can walk and I am otherwise in good health. I see people with no legs and horrific medical problems and I feel bad for complaining about my pain. I think most of the people taking Oxycontin are aware of the danger and terrible side effects but take them anyway because the pain outrules the danger. People that are now involved in lawsuits have noone to blame but thenselves for taking the meds. We are too foolish to accept this so we blame the drug industry for lack of being honest with themselves. I have two options now. Another surgery which involves going through my stomach and back removing the screws and rods and trying again to insert them properly or going for the morphine pump. I even tried the "thing" Jerry Lewis raved about but it did not work for me. Painfully yours, Elizabeth I have suffered with back problems since the day I can remember. 3 years ago I had gotten pneumenia and was hospitalized because my Dr. thought I had an emboli in my lungs. It turned out to be pleuresy, and I had 2 more relapses within 2 months. While I was in the hospital for the pleuresy, I started getting strange, electrifying pains throughout my body. It was as if electric currents were going haywire within my entire body. My Dr. ran every type of test possible but could not find any diagnosis. He sent me home saying I had fybromiagia and he also thought I was insane. Several days later, my back gave out. I could not walk. The pain was excruciating. After visiting several different Drs. it was apparent that back surgery was necessary. L5- Si with fusion. Unfortunately, my bones never fused and the pain I was in was 24/7 around the clock. I was given every type of pain killer known to Drs.In addition, I was also given Xanax, Fentalyn patches 3×100 patches changing them every 48 hours. I was also given Ativan, Dilaudid, Morphine, Methadone and sleeping pills. My pain still remains chronic and my quality of life is poor.

I currently take 3×80’s of Oxycontin 4 times a day. That amounts to 960mg daily. I take Dilaudid for breakthrough pain and Zoloft 2×100 for depression. I always forget to take my meds and realize it when my level of pain climbs. I don’t think I am addicted to the meds because I take them for pain only. My family thinks I am addicted and I was called a junkie from several people. I know compared to many people I am blessed because I can walk and I am otherwise in good health. I see people with no legs and horrific medical problems and I feel bad for complaining about my pain.

I think most of the people taking Oxycontin are aware of the danger and terrible side effects but take them anyway because the pain outrules the danger. People that are now involved in lawsuits have noone to blame but thenselves for taking the meds. We are too foolish to accept this so we blame the drug industry for lack of being honest with themselves.

I have two options now. Another surgery which involves going through my stomach and back removing the screws and rods and trying again to insert them properly or going for the morphine pump. I even tried the “thing” Jerry Lewis raved about but it did not work for me.

Painfully yours,

Elizabeth

]]> By: carrie http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2033 carrie Wed, 26 Oct 2005 03:54:07 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2033 I have read these stories because a woman that i knew was also addicted to the pain med oxycontin (not sure of the spelling) I am truely sorry to all of you who have had these experiences and as a recovering addict of other prescribed drugs i can sympothize with you!! The reason i am writing this is that it seemed the only ones defending the drug companies and the docs who prescribed them are those who are still caught in the addiction itself...lots of you said it was only because of abusing the drug that you were having these problems...did you not read all of these?? Some were abusing them but alot WERE NOT!! The woman who died only after taking two of them!! These people were telling you that they were taking them only as prescribed!! As all medications,each person reacts to a drug differently...there is a drug that did nothing for me when i was an addict but made someone else slur thier words and could not function...it was not for abusing them...these factors should have also been taken into effect by these companies...alot of people who took these with serious consequences were diebetics,that should have also been taken into account when they tested this drug..did they? So those of you who are taking the drug,yes maybe they are dulling your pain but have you realized the cost yet or because of the way your body reacts have you not had the chance to experience the bad effects of these pain medications....and those of you who said that a person would not experience these effects because they only take them as prescribed...have you gone 30 days without them to see if you wouldnt go through withdrawels after a long time going without?? All im saying is please dont judge all of these people as addicts!! I was an addict and i abused many many prescription drugs and none of these did to me what oxycontin (SP?) has done to these people and i took many many many times the amount that i should have!! So defend the fact that you have not experienced these (yet) but dont defend the people who did not lay all the cards on the table about this drug...they only said what they wanted to and withheld much information! Good luck to all of you and your chronic pain also!! Oh by the way, the doctor that over prescribed me these meds for years and years just died of an overdose himself so the docs are being hurt by this drug also!! I have read these stories because a woman that i knew was also addicted to the pain med oxycontin (not sure of the spelling) I am truely sorry to all of you who have had these experiences and as a recovering addict of other prescribed drugs i can sympothize with you!! The reason i am writing this is that it seemed the only ones defending the drug companies and the docs who prescribed them are those who are still caught in the addiction itself…lots of you said it was only because of abusing the drug that you were having these problems…did you not read all of these?? Some were abusing them but alot WERE NOT!! The woman who died only after taking two of them!! These people were telling you that they were taking them only as prescribed!! As all medications,each person reacts to a drug differently…there is a drug that did nothing for me when i was an addict but made someone else slur thier words and could not function…it was not for abusing them…these factors should have also been taken into effect by these companies…alot of people who took these with serious consequences were diebetics,that should have also been taken into account when they tested this drug..did they? So those of you who are taking the drug,yes maybe they are dulling your pain but have you realized the cost yet or because of the way your body reacts have you not had the chance to experience the bad effects of these pain medications….and those of you who said that a person would not experience these effects because they only take them as prescribed…have you gone 30 days without them to see if you wouldnt go through withdrawels after a long time going without?? All im saying is please dont judge all of these people as addicts!! I was an addict and i abused many many prescription drugs and none of these did to me what oxycontin (SP?) has done to these people and i took many many many times the amount that i should have!! So defend the fact that you have not experienced these (yet) but dont defend the people who did not lay all the cards on the table about this drug…they only said what they wanted to and withheld much information! Good luck to all of you and your chronic pain also!! Oh by the way, the doctor that over prescribed me these meds for years and years just died of an overdose himself so the docs are being hurt by this drug also!!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2032 Jennifer Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:14:11 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2032 I had spinal surgery for scoliosis about 7 years ago. Ever since the surgery my pain seems to be getting worse and worse. Having two children since, hasn't helped. I went back to my surgeon as well as several other doctors in search of an answer. But, to this day they have no answers for me. I finally went to a pain specialist a few years ago. I explained to her that at that time at the age of 24. I had three children. Most of the time I was not able to pick them up without severe pain. I had taken them to the park a few days before. I chased my 2 year old and picked her up and swung her in the air.I came home and cryed for the rest of the night because of the pain. I told her I don't know what I am supposed to do. I can't just stop being a mom.I can't quit my job. Unless my family decides they want to stop eating. She perscribed me oxicontin and loretab for break through pain. I was finally able to live a normal life. I definitly still experienced pain. But, the pain was not taking over my life, and ruining the lives of my family. Well, it has been about three years now. My husband recently changed jobs. Our insurance was through his employer. We have insurance. But, it has changed to cigna. They have so many rules and only certain doctors that you can see. Well ofcoarse my doctor is out of my network! I still go to her, but,I have to pay out of pocket. I just now found out that they have denied my doctors authorization for my oxicontin because I am prescribed more than 180 pilss. Wich is the max that they will fill. Now in about 3 days from now I will be out and beginning with withrawls and my exruiciating pain. I wont even have anything to wean myself off. After 3 years I have to quit cold turkey, and I will have three children under my supervision in the meantime. I don't know what I am going to do. If only the insurance people could go through just 1 day of my pain, and 1 day of withdrawls.I don't want to live through another day of the pain I had to suffer through before I had a little help fom this medicine to get through my days. What can I do. If anyone has any answers,please contact me. Every day that goes I am laying here suffering.Contimplating if I should just end it all. I had spinal surgery for scoliosis about 7 years ago. Ever since the surgery my pain seems to be getting worse and worse. Having two children since, hasn’t helped. I went back to my surgeon as well as several other doctors in search of an answer. But, to this day they have no answers for me. I finally went to a pain specialist a few years ago. I explained to her that at that time at the age of 24. I had three children. Most of the time I was not able to pick them up without severe pain. I had taken them to the park a few days before. I chased my 2 year old and picked her up and swung her in the air.I came home and cryed for the rest of the night because of the pain. I told her I don’t know what I am supposed to do. I can’t just stop being a mom.I can’t quit my job. Unless my family decides they want to stop eating. She perscribed me oxicontin and loretab for break through pain. I was finally able to live a normal life. I definitly still experienced pain. But, the pain was not taking over my life, and ruining the lives of my family. Well, it has been about three years now. My husband recently changed jobs. Our insurance was through his employer. We have insurance. But, it has changed to cigna. They have so many rules and only certain doctors that you can see. Well ofcoarse my doctor is out of my network! I still go to her, but,I have to pay out of pocket. I just now found out that they have denied my doctors authorization for my oxicontin because I am prescribed more than 180 pilss. Wich is the max that they will fill. Now in about 3 days from now I will be out and beginning with withrawls and my exruiciating pain. I wont even have anything to wean myself off. After 3 years I have to quit cold turkey, and I will have three children under my supervision in the meantime. I don’t know what I am going to do. If only the insurance people could go through just 1 day of my pain, and 1 day of withdrawls.I don’t want to live through another day of the pain I had to suffer through before I had a little help fom this medicine to get through my days. What can I do. If anyone has any answers,please contact me. Every day that goes I am laying here suffering.Contimplating if I should just end it all.

]]> By: Dan McDice http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2031 Dan McDice Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:55:52 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2031 I am male 21 years old. I been on oxycotin for 1 year snorting 80mg pills everyday and man does it feel good. I beat my wife because she works at a pharmacy, and if she doesnt bring my prescription i go crazy because of my temper. The pills are very addictive but when snorted I become relaxed and in paradise. I wish I had an unlimited supply so that i could rail 2 a day instead of one. Please help and send me a 100 count bottle for a man with back pain. Please. I am male 21 years old. I been on oxycotin for 1 year snorting 80mg pills everyday and man does it feel good. I beat my wife because she works at a pharmacy, and if she doesnt bring my prescription i go crazy because of my temper. The pills are very addictive but when snorted I become relaxed and in paradise. I wish I had an unlimited supply so that i could rail 2 a day instead of one. Please help and send me a 100 count bottle for a man with back pain. Please.

]]> By: Sue http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2030 Sue Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:27:18 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2030 sorry i forgot to add i also tryed the patches fentanyl i believe i was allergic to the adhesive and it didn't work. 100 mg i don't get the nods or anything i live an almost normal daily life now on oxycontin and oxycocet without meds i can't walk or move my hands or neck etc. and my back rips with pain. i am really immobolized without the meds. now i can take care of kids and husband not fully but at least i can still do some things. i don't feel like a burden most of the time i just take my time. I feel bad for those who can't get proper scripts because dr.s are scared i can relate as my doctors are nervous too i have to keep a log on pain level and what i am taking. for their safety as well as mine. and do periodic drug tests i have no problems with this. never have lost prescriptions or had them stolen. i still don't get enough meds but i'm happy i get what i get. may god be with those who need them and help those that don't. sorry i forgot to add i also tryed the patches fentanyl i believe i was allergic to the adhesive and it didn’t work. 100 mg i don’t get the nods or anything i live an almost normal daily life now on oxycontin and oxycocet without meds i can’t walk or move my hands or neck etc. and my back rips with pain. i am really immobolized without the meds. now i can take care of kids and husband not fully but at least i can still do some things. i don’t feel like a burden most of the time i just take my time. I feel bad for those who can’t get proper scripts because dr.s are scared i can relate as my doctors are nervous too i have to keep a log on pain level and what i am taking. for their safety as well as mine. and do periodic drug tests i have no problems with this. never have lost prescriptions or had them stolen. i still don’t get enough meds but i’m happy i get what i get. may god be with those who need them and help those that don’t.

]]> By: Sue http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2029 Sue Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2029 ok here it goes i've read most of these and have to agree alot of ppl who say the ones going threw hell must be abusing. I suffer from fibromyalgia med. case i believe i feel like hard case. I use to take drugs when i was younger and abused them got off it and did well...Now i'm 42 yrs old and back on drugs by no choice of my own but i have kids and a husband and have to be able to function. I can't function at all pretty much without the help of my meds. I've been on hydromorph and dilaudids then switched by dr. to kadian oyxcocets(percs) , switched again to oxycontin and oxycocets. the problem is they work for a few months but then it seems like nothing works again. I don't know if it part of my health problem as we have a high tolerance for meds i refused anti depressants as i feel i'm on enough drugs and believe me i wouldn't take anything if i could. As for the withdrawals well ya i got them but u have to be properly weaned by ur doctor i currently am under 3 drs care. after this appt on the 6th of sept i hope to be only dealing with 2 dr.s as the 2 i want i fully trust they work with me and help me wean to the other meds. whereas one dr. just told me to go with the flow pretty much and guess. not those words but close enough. so no trust left with him as i suffered. i take 40 mg oxycontin twice a day and approx 6-8 percs a day for breakthrew .. now why i say addiction and abuse .. i have many friends who have been on oxycontin and i was scared to death and it took the drs along time to get me to switch over. as i seen what happened but i know for a fact as i watched them either take alot at once or snort them.. i take them the way they are suppose to be taken. i don't get a high whatsoever it is not why i take them. so i think that is what the difference is.. when they do switch me off i will come back and let u know what happens u never know i may have the same problems or i may not go threw what alot of u have gone threw. just my opinion and my heart and prayers do go out for the addicted ones as i've seen what happens .. and yes they my friends have effected me also with what has happened to them.. but plz unless u know for sure don't give the pills a bad name and make it harder for the ones who really need them .. such as myself. signed tormented by pain daily i just want to be able to cope. ok here it goes i’ve read most of these and have to agree alot of ppl who say the ones going threw hell must be abusing. I suffer from fibromyalgia med. case i believe i feel like hard case. I use to take drugs when i was younger and abused them got off it and did well…Now i’m 42 yrs old and back on drugs by no choice of my own but i have kids and a husband and have to be able to function. I can’t function at all pretty much without the help of my meds. I’ve been on hydromorph and dilaudids then switched by dr. to kadian oyxcocets(percs) , switched again to oxycontin and oxycocets. the problem is they work for a few months but then it seems like nothing works again. I don’t know if it part of my health problem as we have a high tolerance for meds i refused anti depressants as i feel i’m on enough drugs and believe me i wouldn’t take anything if i could. As for the withdrawals well ya i got them but u have to be properly weaned by ur doctor i currently am under 3 drs care. after this appt on the 6th of sept i hope to be only dealing with 2 dr.s as the 2 i want i fully trust they work with me and help me wean to the other meds. whereas one dr. just told me to go with the flow pretty much and guess. not those words but close enough. so no trust left with him as i suffered. i take 40 mg oxycontin twice a day and approx 6-8 percs a day for breakthrew .. now why i say addiction and abuse .. i have many friends who have been on oxycontin and i was scared to death and it took the drs along time to get me to switch over. as i seen what happened but i know for a fact as i watched them either take alot at once or snort them.. i take them the way they are suppose to be taken. i don’t get a high whatsoever it is not why i take them. so i think that is what the difference is.. when they do switch me off i will come back and let u know what happens u never know i may have the same problems or i may not go threw what alot of u have gone threw. just my opinion and my heart and prayers do go out for the addicted ones as i’ve seen what happens .. and yes they my friends have effected me also with what has happened to them.. but plz unless u know for sure don’t give the pills a bad name and make it harder for the ones who really need them .. such as myself. signed tormented by pain daily i just want to be able to cope.

]]> By: deb surace http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2028 deb surace Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:08:21 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2028 my dr got me addicted to oxy then drop me as patient left me cold and dry my dr got me addicted to oxy then drop me as patient left me cold and dry

]]> By: rae guercio http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2027 rae guercio Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:25:13 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2027 I have been on oxycontin for four years 20mg 4x a day, recently the nurse practioner added percocet 4x aday for break thru pain. I have had 2 surgries from L5 to S1 I have 10 srews and 2 rods. I have been going to this pain management facility for 6 years and at first I saw the doctor and he gave me epidural and facet joint injections and then he suggested I take methadone which I refused to take and then Oxycontin so that I could live a normal life without pain which is not true. I did function more but the pain is always there. Hee became the director so I never got to see him only, when I would get epidurals. The nurse practicioner would give me my scripts. Last week I got there 20 minutes late and I was told that I had to make another appointment and come back but after driving 25 miles to get there I was not about to take this without an argument and I insisted that I wanted to see the doctor. To make a long story short I made another appointment and was tod by the nurse practioner that being late was not acceptable and that maybe I should find another doctor, two days later I got a letter telling me that I should find another facility and that they could not treat me anymore. I just cant believe that they could do this. After 4 years of these people putting me on all these meds and just like that they decicded to ruin my life where can I go now who will pick up the peices. The realization that have this control just blows me away. I really didnt know much about oxycontin unitl I went on line and when I realized what the consequences are and all the horror stories I have read I am sick. It just so happens I never used all the percocet she precribed so I have something to fall back on but I am so afraid and I just dont know where to turn. It seems to me that this is a malpractice. Can anyone help me or advise me. I am 68 years old and I have never taken a drug in my life. PLEASE HELP I have been on oxycontin for four years 20mg 4x a day, recently the nurse practioner added percocet 4x aday for break thru pain. I have had 2 surgries from L5 to S1 I have 10 srews and 2 rods. I have been going to this pain management facility for 6 years and at first I saw the doctor and he gave me epidural and facet joint injections and then he suggested I take methadone which I refused to take and then Oxycontin so that I could live a normal life without pain which is not true. I did function more but the pain is always there. Hee became the director so I never got to see him only, when I would get epidurals. The nurse practicioner would give me my scripts. Last week I got there 20 minutes late and I was told that I had to make another appointment and come back but after driving 25 miles to get there I was not about to take this without an argument and I insisted that I wanted to see the doctor. To make a long story short I made another appointment and was tod by the nurse practioner that being late was not acceptable and that maybe I should find another doctor, two days later I got a letter telling me that I should find another facility and that they could not treat me anymore. I just cant believe that they could do this. After 4 years of these people putting me on all these meds and just like that they decicded to ruin my life where can I go now who will pick up the peices. The realization that have this control just blows me away. I really didnt know much about oxycontin unitl I went on line and when I realized what the consequences are and all the horror stories I have read I am sick. It just so happens I never used all the percocet she precribed so I have something to fall back on but I am so afraid and I just dont know where to turn. It seems to me that this is a malpractice. Can anyone help me or advise me. I am 68 years old and I have never taken a drug in my life. PLEASE HELP

]]> By: Jackie Marlowe http://www.legalnewswatch.com/234/appeals-court-certifies-oxycontin-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-3#comment-2026 Jackie Marlowe Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:44:48 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=234#comment-2026 I am a legal assistant in Texas. What I have found the most disturbing in my quest for someone to take responsibility for the destruction of my husband and our family due to Oxycontin -- is THAT THE DOCTORS PRESCRIBING THIS MEDICATION, HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO TURN THEIR PATIENTS INTO ADDICTS. They have a free ticket to turn you and anyone else into an addict - AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE as long as they "prescribed pain medication to a person in pain". In our instance, only Purdue and the physician were made privy to the side effects of this medicatoin - wrote a prescription for pain ---- it was simply like a pediatrician writing a prescription for your kid's earache. He was a pain management doctor for God's sake -- I have researched for 5 years -- I have consulted with attorneys -- This current class action will have to go to trial - all others will be watching the outcome. It still amazes me that a physician HOLDS ABOSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBLITY ALL THE WHILE PRESCRIBING MORE AND MORE OF A MEDICATION THAT IS IN ESSENSE GOING TO MAKE THE PATIENT WORSE -- Not only, if they are lucky enough to live through the hell, if they finally get off the medication - they are still in pain. (Seems like a situation where everyone makes money -- but....the price i paid was too high) I am a legal assistant in Texas. What I have found the most disturbing in my quest for someone to take responsibility for the destruction of my husband and our family due to Oxycontin — is THAT THE DOCTORS PRESCRIBING THIS MEDICATION, HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO TURN THEIR PATIENTS INTO ADDICTS. They have a free ticket to turn you and anyone else into an addict – AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE as long as they “prescribed pain medication to a person in pain”. In our instance, only Purdue and the physician were made privy to the side effects of this medicatoin – wrote a prescription for pain —- it was simply like a pediatrician writing a prescription for your kid’s earache. He was a pain management doctor for God’s sake — I have researched for 5 years — I have consulted with attorneys — This current class action will have to go to trial – all others will be watching the outcome. It still amazes me that a physician HOLDS ABOSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBLITY ALL THE WHILE PRESCRIBING MORE AND MORE OF A MEDICATION THAT IS IN ESSENSE GOING TO MAKE THE PATIENT WORSE — Not only, if they are lucky enough to live through the hell, if they finally get off the medication – they are still in pain. (Seems like a situation where everyone makes money — but….the price i paid was too high)

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