Please sign the petition to have Migraines properly recognised
September 15th 2006 05:02
Please sign the petition located here.
Migraines are a debilitating disease for some people, making them unable to function in their everyday lives, let alone work. But in most states, migraines are not considered a disability. Even when the migraneur is suffering from daily migraines, and cannot get out of the bed for days at a time, there is no help, financially, for the sufferer. Because, according to the Government, "headaches" are not a disability.
For those that are able to work, employment is hard to find and or keep, due to the fact that there are many days missed due to the migraines, or the symptoms of the migraines.
We are tired...
...Tired of being treated by doctors and insurance companies like our suffering is a figment of our imaginations. All we ask is that you treat us with respect, treat our pain, and stop our suffering. Allow us the pain medication we need just to survive the migraines, and to try and lead as normal a life as is possible for us.
...Tired of being treated as though we are drug addicts or drug seekers, when all we are looking for is some type of relief for our pain.
...Tired of medical personnel not listening, or not believing we are in pain, as we are kept waiting in hospital emergency rooms, even when we're the only ones there, as if our pain is not really genuine.
...Tired of being refused medication, and when prescribed, the incredible costs of the medications necessary to carry on a normal, functional life.
...Tired of the insurance companies limiting us to one or two drugs on the market or limiting us the amount we can have per month, allowing only enough medicine for one week, instead of one month.
...Tired of being made human guinea pigs for medicine, being given new drugs when doctors have no idea what types of indications they will have in our future lives.
...Tired of being treated with disrespect by the medical community, the public in general.
Please hear our cry for help! In our common quest for relief, we are in need of better understanding and treatment from doctors, hospitals, employers, and insurance companies.
Migraines are a debilitating disease for some people, making them unable to function in their everyday lives, let alone work. But in most states, migraines are not considered a disability. Even when the migraneur is suffering from daily migraines, and cannot get out of the bed for days at a time, there is no help, financially, for the sufferer. Because, according to the Government, "headaches" are not a disability.
For those that are able to work, employment is hard to find and or keep, due to the fact that there are many days missed due to the migraines, or the symptoms of the migraines.
We are tired...
...Tired of being treated by doctors and insurance companies like our suffering is a figment of our imaginations. All we ask is that you treat us with respect, treat our pain, and stop our suffering. Allow us the pain medication we need just to survive the migraines, and to try and lead as normal a life as is possible for us.
...Tired of being treated as though we are drug addicts or drug seekers, when all we are looking for is some type of relief for our pain.
...Tired of medical personnel not listening, or not believing we are in pain, as we are kept waiting in hospital emergency rooms, even when we're the only ones there, as if our pain is not really genuine.
...Tired of being refused medication, and when prescribed, the incredible costs of the medications necessary to carry on a normal, functional life.
...Tired of the insurance companies limiting us to one or two drugs on the market or limiting us the amount we can have per month, allowing only enough medicine for one week, instead of one month.
...Tired of being made human guinea pigs for medicine, being given new drugs when doctors have no idea what types of indications they will have in our future lives.
...Tired of being treated with disrespect by the medical community, the public in general.
Please hear our cry for help! In our common quest for relief, we are in need of better understanding and treatment from doctors, hospitals, employers, and insurance companies.
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