Women In Pain

""hi ,nice site!"

"My wife was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, both of which have a stigma among most doctors to begin with. As a pharmacy employee, I understand that sometimes more bias is put against women than men, but the experiences my wife ha"

"Our pain doesn't descrimintate against us, why must you?"

"i to suffer rsd have for 7yrs,with no help from doctors,and the pain cad be mind blowing,if a man sufferd this he would take action,wish you all the luck in the world,and for us all"

"I've been sick my entire adult life. At age 13, my endometriosis symptoms started. I was finally diagnosed at age 23 after 10 years of horrific pain. I now also have fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, IBS, MCSS, and other illnesses correlated to endo. I"

"I have suffered from Chronic pain 10 years this May. Four of those years with RSD. I want the medical insurance companies to understand RSD. They are not paying for treatments that are often a last resort type of thing. We suffer on a daily basis and ever"

"interstitial cystitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, TMJ, migraines, vulvodynia. Unrelenting pain & cannot find a physician who will treat it."

"I, too, have lived a life of chronic pain and spent many a frustrating doctor visit being told I was just tense."

"Women need equal treatment from their doctors. Not only when it comes to pain managment but every thing else. The medical profession in this country treats women different and it needs to stop."

"We need to be taken seriously. I hate being in pain and I hate the way I have been treated. I recently found doctors who listen and work with me I am lucky. Some others aren't"

"sufferer of CRPS for 9 years"

"What else could I add to what all the wonderful people have said. Pain is real. PLEASE!!!! Help us to have some relief and a life once again."

"I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM RSD FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS AND YET I WAS ONLY CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED A LITTLE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. IT STARTED WITH AN INJURY TO MY WRIST, IT SPREAD UP TO MY NECK AND DOWN TO BOTH MY LEGS. ALL THROUGH THESE YEARS I WAS TOLD THAT THE "

"It is a truly shameful double standard that women face in this day and age when it comes to chronic pain. I am a 43 year old female who has heard it all as far as my chronic abdominal pain being "all in my head,""Not as bad as I make it sound," "You must "

"so very true!!!"

"Please anyone that reads this petition get behind us.There are millions of women that are suffering from the lack of prper pain meds that many have nervous breakdowns or finely commit suside.Please help us win this battle"