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Pain needs to be understood better.

Hi again my story continues. In 1999 I had a fall of about 15 feet landing on my feet and falling backwards and hitting my head extremely hard. Thanks to my hardhat I didn't suffer a brain injury. I was young 29 went back to work the next day sore but I could manage through it. Then 2 years later a large wood constructed wall fell while my crew was erecting it I didn't make it out broke some things spine related not sure which. Again being 31 went back to work sore . Now 51, 20 years later my life is spent 75 % in bed. Sorry for the history saga, but I think it is relevent to understand the next part. As per my previous story PAIN needs to be better understood, so during this pandemic I spend 10 hours a day on the web. My second discovery degernative disc disease. The solutions in Canada that I could access was fusion . However in Germany as well as other places in the world Artifical Disc Replacement. Now Germany for example has been peforming this since 1980 , why is Canada 40 years behind. Because of pockethealth I was able to send access to my Mri scans around the world and recieve a free assessement to replace 4 discs. Yet at least in Ontario this procedure is extremely rare. So if this many things are wrong with my spine I must be in a lot of pain right. So when I asked my GP about Ahedsive Arachnoiditis he said never heard of it. This is a disease so misdiagnosed and health care professionals don't even know what it is. My title enforced Pain needs to be better understood. Now there are lots of things that cause people to be in pain, however this disease is possibly overlooked mainly because doctors are just not aware of it existing.

Thank you for your interest in this consultation with the Canadian Pain Task Force towards an improved approach to better understand, prevent, and manage pain in Canada. 

The online consultation is now closed, and written submissions are no longer being accepted. 

Feedback provided from the consultation will inform a report identifying best and leading practices, potential areas for improvement, and elements of an improved approach to pain management in fall 2020. 

For more information on the Task Force, please visit the following link: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/canadian-pain-task-force.html  

Keep in touch with us via email at CPTF cptfsecretariatsecretariatgtcsld@canada.ca 

Sincerely, 

Canadian Pain Task Force