Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Laxity, here are a few possible alternatives to the University pain clinic (you may have alrady thought of them). ** the people who posted in alt.cronic.pain and other newsgroups -- contact them and see who they ended up working with after the University pain clinic failed (this is a good tip for anyone who is looking for local resources -- look online for people in your area and see what has worked for them). ** Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) may still have a pain clinc Also I found this (don't know if it applies/is still valid): Calif. Code Section 124960 part j of this law states: " A patient who suffers from severe chronic intractable pain has the option to choose opiate medication for the treatment of the severe chronic intractable pain as long as the prescribing is in conformance with the provisions of the California Intractable Pain Treatment Act, Section 2241.5 of the Business and Professions Code. " And - there has been legal precedent established that refusal by a physician to prescribe needed opiate medication is a violation of law. A physician in the Bay Area was successfuly sued under this statute - and also under statutes prohibiting elder-abuse in the case of a terminally ill cancer patient who was given inadequate pain-management. " A call to the local disablity rights group might also help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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