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I'm new to this site as well and believe me, my statements are always long. Nobody has judged me yet. All I've found are wonderful, caring people who completely understand about chronic pain and all that surrounds it. God bless you and with love.

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It is kind of like a pacemaker as far as the battery and leads. The battery is suppose to last 8 to 10 years. There are electronic tiny wires inserted in the space in the spine like an epidural and then the leads and the batteryare placed under the skin on the upper hip. It is called a pain interrupter because the lead inside the spine interrupts the pain signal from going to the brain! So even though you hurt , you don't know it because the signal never gets to your brain and you don't know you hurt! That's the best I can explain what a pain interrupter is!
Charlotte Burton i

Started medical marijuana two weeks ago feeling a bit better for pain management and not as fogged out as on prescri drug

In the past I have tried chiropractor and had a lot of success with it. But now with all the fusions I have had C 3=6 and Lumbar 4-5 and S1 I am unable to due this now. Of course that was when I was in the lesser range of pain as well. Now I have a TENS unit that help me for a year or so. Now I have unfortunately graduated to the opioid class now. I find stretching for my SI joints help if that is triggered. I have found splinting the thingy that hurts is the best thing for me right now. I have a great assortment from neck to knee splints. I put on also Voltaren cream on before I do the splints and that helps as well. When I have a day that my bones are screaming at me I put a heating pad on before the splint. That is the only thing that helps along with when I get out of bed I shuffle to the kitchen take my pain pill then make coffee. I found that the hot drink helps with the pain pill to work faster.
Sorry I took so long to answer. New to the team and haven't quite figured out all the things I do on this site. Hugs and kisses to all of you <3

I also stretch a little before I put a foot to the floor in the morning. I do some deep breathing, raise and lower my arms, raise my legs and rotate my feet, and wiggle a little to start loosening up joints. If I roll right out of bed my back complains loudly and my knee threatens to collapse. I think giving my body fair warning that it will have to get to work helps me get started in the morning.