 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/artic...0_VINITA000000 Leave a comment: Post Comment Cancel pookashell00 replied 00-00-0000, 00:00 PM All the facts?? Unsure... Wow, this is a sad article, and sad on many levels. It is sad that this woman met with an untimely death as a result of a probable drug overdose and/or drug interaction. Does anybody know if she took her medications as prescribed? Or whether she had more that one month worth of a medication? There are so many unanswered questions here it is easy to jump to conclusions and say that the doctor is ultimately to blame. Yes he prescribed, in my opinion, a ton of medication....yet we don't know what other medications she was taking at the time, whether she took the medication as prescribed (and not injecting or snorting her meds), whether she was suffering from depression or was possible suicidal. These are all unknowns, and judgment should be reserved until one looks at all the factors. This article does not provide that information. Perhaps there are reasons why he "got off light", so to speak, that we are not privy too? What worries me more is the fact that pain, especially for IC patients is largely under-treated and articles like this may not shed enough light on the circumstances surrounding an incident and may in fact chill the prescription of sometimes what amounts to life saving medication for so many people. Indeed, I suffered to the point of contemplating suicide prior to having proper (although sometimes inadequate still!) treatment for my pain.While I am okay now, going through that experience made me deeply aware of the importance of adequate pain control, compassionate and understanding doctors, and the powerful link between mind and body. If only people would make a bigger deal about all the IC patients who commit suicide every year due to under-treatment and the general poor attitude towards patients suffering from the medical community. My prayers are with both the patient's family and with the doctor during their grief. Leave a comment: Post Comment Cancel pookashell00 replied 00-00-0000, 00:00 PM All the facts?? Unsure... Wow, this is a sad article, and sad on many levels. It is sad that this woman met with an untimely death as a result of a probable drug overdose and/or drug interaction. Does anybody know if she took her medications as prescribed? Or whether she had more that one month worth of a medication? There are so many unanswered questions here it is easy to jump to conclusions and say that the doctor is ultimately to blame. Yes he prescribed, in my opinion, a ton of medication....yet we don't know what other medications she was taking at the time, whether she took the medication as prescribed (and not injecting or snorting her meds), whether she was suffering from depression or was possible suicidal. These are all unknowns, and judgment should be reserved until one looks at all the factors. This article does not provide that information. Perhaps there are reasons why he "got off light", so to speak, that we are not privy to? What worries me more is the fact that pain, especially for IC patients is largely under-treated and articles like this may not shed enough light on the circumstances surrounding an incident and may in fact chill the prescription of sometimes what amounts to life saving medication for so many people. Indeed, I suffered to the point of contemplating suicide prior to having proper (although sometimes inadequate still!) treatment for my pain.While I am okay now, going through that experience made me deeply aware of the importance of adequate pain control, compassionate and understanding doctors, and the powerful link between mind and body. If only people would make a bigger deal about all the IC patients who commit suicide every year due to under-treatment and the general poor attitude towards patients suffering from the medical community. My prayers are with both the patient's family and with the doctor during their grief. Leave a comment: Post Comment Cancel waterflow replied 00-00-0000, 00:00 