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My husband has had CRPS for over 12 years, full body (so-called Stage 4). It is impossible for him to live with it any longer. Doctors in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley won't prescribe him the medicine that helps him get through his day because of the new gov't regulations. He is very very cautious and aware of what he takes. Doctors have tried him on many high-potency medicines. His spine and neck are damaged from a prior Doctor doing trigger point injections without guidance. Now his current Doctor does not prescribe the proper doses of pain, nerve and sleep medicine. He now has heart pain from the pain affecting his heart. Clonidine helped, but his doctor said it is the same as his Zanflex, which I know is not true. What do I do to help him? Every doctor we have consulted wants to put him on Morphine or install a pump. We are against both of these. Why resort to something drastic when we know what helps? He even signed a paper for his doctor she is not responsible for his organs or death. Just PLEASE help him relieve his pain in a manner he can still function as a normal person. What should I do? We are on disability with only one income. We barely afford to buy food for the month! I'm sorry, I just saw your page, we don't even have $10.00 to pay you.