My name is Electra. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since I was 19 years old. I have had spinal issues since I was 16 from abuse and my medical diagnoses are Lumbar radiculopathy, Inflammation of sacroiliac joint, Myositis, Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy, Spinal stenosis of lumbar region, Intervertebral disc disorder all L4-S1. As well as mild broad disc intrusions at L4-L5 and L5-S1 descending into the right S1 Nerve Root at L5-S1 Level.
I also suffer from Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, generalized anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder and a misplaced jaw. I also currently have tricompartmental osteoarthritis on both my left and right knee. About 4 years ago I also unfortunately acquired Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which is actually the most painful disorder in medical knowledge at a level 46/50 on the McGill Pain Scale.
This is just simply everything I’ve had currently tested and most chronic pain doctors don’t take me because of how complex my situation is. I suppose I can understand to an extent but this shows you that care within the chronic pain field is near and far between and the FDA actually prohibits their doctors to provide adequate pain management because they can get into legal repercussions. My original doctor of 12 years told me with a severely frightened expression. The only form of opiates I get for all of this is 30mg Tramadol. Despite my doctor knowing this does nothing to help me because I verbally tell her every month I see her. And because of opiates, chronic pain patients cannot reach to alternative methods like cannabis or they will be dropped as a patient.
7oh has made me be able to go out on dates with my children and my husband. To enjoy vacations and shopping. Heck, to even be able to take a shower standing up — which a lot of people don’t know is actually a wonderful privilege. If 7oh were to be banned, my health and my ability to live a normal life would no longer exist.