I'm Dr. Christine Eady Mann, Democrat for Congress #TX31
I have fought for my patients for two decades and once elected I will continue to fight for you.
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Replying to @DrChristineMann
How can residents in other states (non-Texan) support you? Would you fight any law that restricts Doctors (Pain Mgmt) from treating patients the way they feel is best for the patient? After 14 surgries (incld fused lumbar and cerv c6/c7) I am terrified by what I am reading
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Replying to @MAJLexi77
Thank you for your question. I want to give you a simple yes/no answer, but I can’t. So I hope you’ll bear with me. In my decades of practice, I’ve seen both under-treatment and over-prescribing. The common theme, though, is the lack of non-opioid options. 1/
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Replying to @DrChristineMann @MAJLexi77
I’ve had patients become habituated and addicted (different things), even when they had pain issues that desperately needed treatment. We have no good answers for this. 2/
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Replying to @DrChristineMann @MAJLexi77
Worse, some people are left in pain, while others are on a path toward death from addiction. And I feel helpless to help them. We have some resources that work, but because our healthcare system is a mess, many don’t have access to a comprehensive approach. 3/
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I believe a comprehensive approach is necessary, to include investment in resources to find new ways to treat pain, investment in resources to treat addiction including universal healthcare with mental health parity, and legalization of marijuana. End/
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