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Patient Stories

Real stories from chronic pain patients about their experiences, struggles, and the impact of opiate over-regulation on their lives.

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Severe ImpactFeatured

Finding My Voice After Years of Being Dismissed

Sarah M. • Fibromyalgia

For eight years, doctors told me it was. I was a 32-year-old marketing executive who suddenly could not get through a workday without debilitating pain in every joint and muscle in my body. I went to ...

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High Impact

Living with Invisible Pain: A Chronic Migraine Journey

David K. • Chronic Migraine

Twenty-two days a month. That is how often I experience migraine attacks. Not headaches — migraines, with aura, nausea, light sensitivity so severe I have blackout curtains in every room of my house. ...

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Severe ImpactFeatured

Rebuilding Life Around Pain: Finding New Purpose

Elena R. • Endometriosis

I was 16 when the pain started. My mother told me period pain was normal. My school nurse told me to take ibuprofen. My first gynecologist told me I was being dramatic. It took 12 years and four surge...

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Critical ImpactFeatured

From Patient to Advocate: My CRPS Transformation

Marcus T. • CRPS

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome took my career as a carpenter, my independence, and nearly my will to live. The pain in my left hand and arm after a workplace injury spiraled into something no one arou...

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