Mom's had chronic migraines for 40+yrs. Had same GP for 20 who knew how much she struggled, watched her visit every specialist imaginable, etc. He retired and suddenly she is struggling to access palliatives she's taken for years without any issues. Why? Why are doctors punishing people in pain?
Tressie McMillan Cottompeople with chronic pain warned us at the time but the criminalization of women and minority people’s pain after the opioid crisis is a public health disaster. I’ve had friends denied pain management after hysterectomies, dental extractions and broken bones.