Pain Management & IC - The missing lecture by Dr. Daniel Brookoff

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"Patients who suffer from chronic pain also suffer from the judgement of people who call them names. Pain patients have suffered the moral judgement of those who treat them. It is scary that those who suffer are also judged by those who should be treating them."

"The worst thing I ever heard a doctor say to a patient is 'there is no hope.' There is always hope. There may not be a cure, but there can always be healing. Chronic pain can always be healed."

"Those not suffering from chronic pain (and interstitial cystitis) have never felt what you feel. It is a physically different experience. If you tell someone about something they've never had, they have trouble believing it. If you can't believe your patient, you shouldn't be taking care of them. We're starting to learn that everything our patients have told us for the last 100 years is the truth. That's scary though because we've called a lot of people liars and have distrusted them. Our most important teachers are our patients."

This are just a few of the quotes from one of the first lectures the IC Network ever sponsored.... and, after several years, we've just found it again! It was my fault... it was buried in my old hard drive. But, it's so good, I thought we should share it again!!!

Dr. Daniel Brookoff has been a passionate spokesperson for the needs of chronic pain patients. He has served on the Medical Advisory Board of the IC for many years. In late 1997, he journeyed to Northern California to appear at the ICN sponsored "Northern California Summit on Chronic Pain" which brought together physicians, patients and law enforcement to discuss pain control. We're happy to share that this conference led directly to our governor signing the innovative California Pain Patients Bill of Rights.


Interstitial Cystitis & Pain Management - The missing Guest Lecture transcript!
Featuring Dr. Daniel Brookoff, MD
(now) Associate Director
Comprehensive Pain Institute
Methodist Hospital, Memphis TN

Read this "old" but still great lecture at:
http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/brookoff.pdf

(Only available in pdf format)