General Discussion

zazen

(2,978 posts)

9. are you not eligible for Hospice at this point?

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 09:45 AM

Mar 2016

I just dealt with them with my dying mother (who passed in January) and they were very generous with pain meds for her--she was constantly taking less than what was available. I hope Hospice at least will be immune to this sort of thing.

Mom had COPD and most people wouldn't have thought she would have qualified for Hospice but I managed to make it happen. I'm sure you've thought of all of this but I'm surprise you don't qualify--the "six month" limit is more of a strong possibility than a prediction. Some patients are on Hospice for 2-3 years.

I've got pain from a genetic condition but it's usually manageable with ibuprofen, but when it's awful I'm treated like a drug addict. However, I'm not in a situation as dire as yours. I'm thinking of you and thanks so much for continuing to improve our lives with your animal welfare posts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

great story in the NYT today re Nebraska doctor having to tell his chronic pain patients he must [View all] CTyankee Mar 2016 OP

I have inoperable neck pain, both shoulders from accidents and my hands from arthritis (updated) Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #1

oh, steve, I'm so sorry! CTyankee Mar 2016 #2

There may be an exception in prescribing for cases Ilsa Mar 2016 #3

I don't have pain from my FTD or terminal illness Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #13

Wait.....overseen by the State Patrol???????? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #25

Nebraska Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #28

In DE, I had to be drug tested because I had "precipitous labor" 5 wks early with my son. woodsprite Mar 2016 #58

When was this? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #62

Almost 16 years ago. I was really surprised. n/t woodsprite Mar 2016 #63

are you not eligible for Hospice at this point? zazen Mar 2016 #9

yeah, it depends on the disease. mopinko Mar 2016 #11

Time to my death is probably 5 years (at best) Originally I was given 5 years 2.25 years ago Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #31

Oh Omaha Steve! Punkingal Mar 2016 #34

Steve, this may sound strange to others here dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #39

I have said ashling Mar 2016 #41

I believe timely suicide would often be the best choice Hortensis Mar 2016 #52

Oh man, Omaha Steve, very sorry to hear this. vkkv Mar 2016 #42

be leery of those estimates, Omaha Steve Skittles Mar 2016 #65

Have you tried anti-inflammatories? Not TOC but prescription ones? csziggy Mar 2016 #48

Yes and tart cherry juice or powdered pills Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #49

Yeah, sometimes nothing much helps csziggy Mar 2016 #51

My hand will be in immobilizer for 3 months Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #53

Yes! Give Marta my condolences. csziggy Mar 2016 #54

I just read the entire Guideline link and virgogal Mar 2016 #56

Nope Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #59

Our government is consistently abusive to the sick and even to the dying, it is an aspect of the Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #4

Which is precisely why you can tell so much about us as a collective society... Moostache Mar 2016 #21

some people are more impervious to pain than others...my husband for instance. CTyankee Mar 2016 #5

There has to be a common sense balance... iandhr Mar 2016 #6

I have done a partial fill for rx brer cat Mar 2016 #10

I had 4 wisdom's pulled on a Thursday probably 35 years ago Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #37

Yet even here on DU we get lectured about how we are somehow morally defective for needing them. Coventina Mar 2016 #7

truly heartbreaking--I'm so glad there's this immediate national coverage zazen Mar 2016 #8

egad. my daughter is gonna die. mopinko Mar 2016 #12

Oh mo... that has to be so heartwrenching to watch her go through that. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #18

its a long sad story, that is for sure. mopinko Mar 2016 #29

Pain mismanagement is more like it. n/t Gormy Cuss Mar 2016 #14

This is so depressing. I have been taking 1 hydrocodone pill a day for years for chronic pain. Shrike47 Mar 2016 #15

um, hold on here ellennelle Mar 2016 #16

Good points... freebrew Mar 2016 #30

I agree with you, and I am one of those who worked with those addicted patients. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #33

Does handing out like Candy include Pain Management Centers? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2016 #35

+1000 mr clean Mar 2016 #47

Yet these states xloadiex Mar 2016 #17

The opiod epidemic �s out of control. Doctors are dispensing them like candy. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #19

It's easy to have that opinion when you're not in pain NashuaDW Mar 2016 #44

I find it amazing Curtis Mar 2016 #20

I've been on a low dose of opiates for three years now, for chronic back pain. Francis Booth Mar 2016 #22

Not just opioid patients. I tried to self-checkout with a bottle of liquid Coriciden HBP woodsprite Mar 2016 #61

I have followed your accounts of the pain and suffering brer cat Mar 2016 #23

I was on percoset and it wasn't doing too much good for the pain. CTyankee Mar 2016 #46

I had to sign a contract Texasgal Mar 2016 #24

When was this??????????? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #36

Just started at the first of the year Texasgal Mar 2016 #40

The answer--medical marijuana. nt HelenWheels Mar 2016 #26

+1 Now if the next president would only be on the side of legalization! B Calm Mar 2016 #38

Doesn't affect me personally, but the VA has a new policy... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #27

my problem is that they don't help me at all. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #32

All this does is hurt people who NEED the meds AlbertCat Mar 2016 #43

We know what will happen elljay Mar 2016 #45

And like all other legislation intended to regulate human behavior, Francis Booth Mar 2016 #50

From the FB page of one of my all-time favorite human beings KamaAina Mar 2016 #55

The problem is doctors who overprescribe opioids nichomachus Mar 2016 #57

When are tptb going to realize that one size does not fit all. shraby Mar 2016 #60

I was afraid to take pain meds when I needed them. alarimer Mar 2016 #64

They need medical MJ. Screw the bush poppy empire! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #66