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Shoulder Replacement
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Has anyone had reverse shoulder replacement surgery?

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I had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders (2yrs apart) many years ago. Now doctors are telling me the surgeries have failed and I need shoulder replacement surgery on both. I just finished… read more

Is DEA Going To Crack Down On Those Who Take Pain Meds For Real Pain More Than What They Have Done Already?
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My husband told me that Pres. Trump said he’d like to do away with half of all pain meds use! I’ve been on pain meds off and on from 21 to mid 30’s since I had received approx. 20+ surgeries in that time. Then 20 years ago ruptured L-4 and L-5, L-5 S-1. Pain was unbearable . I’ve been on them straight since then , Oct 21st at 1:10 pm ,1997. You don’t forget the date that changed your life. I’ve been treated like a drug seeker all my life on meds. Once and awhile you’ll find a dr who knows pain… read more

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Hey Kiddo, Believe half of what you HEAR and all of what you SEE!! If Trump wants to be president--he knows--the drugs are for street use. That is what he wants to stop. We have to believe in… read more

Why Are We Being Treaing Like We Are Bad People Because We Are In Pain
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I know that they are bad people out there, but we are not one of them, and yet we get treated like we are bad, because we are in pain and what helps us is being decided by people who do not feel what we do

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A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Ur NOT a bad person DONT ever let the B******s get U down M2

Chronic Pin
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Iv got chronic ibs nd diverticulitis in agony daily dosnt matter what I take or eat in pain in and out of a,e like a yoyo any ideas what I should be doing xxx

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Oh my you’ve been through a lot take care sweetheart 🤗

Does Anyone Else Have Difficulty Wanting To Be Alive Because The Emotional And Physical Pain Feels Unbearable. I'm Not Saying I'm Suicidal
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I'm not saying I'm suicidal, but I do wish I could just die rather than live in chronic pain and treatment resistant depression.

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Yes dear many times

My Therapist Said There Are Therapists That Specialize In Chronic Pain. Would It Be Worth Switching?
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Ive had depression and anxiety long before the chronic pain but I finally have a great husband and good job then this chronic pain starts. It feels like I can't catch a break.

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Just don't let them tell you your pain is in your head
Some may be..... but when the drunk driver hit me and I went through a windshield, thst is physical painful trauma to many parts of my body.… read more

Does Anyone Else Suffer From Trigeminal Neuralgia?
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I was just diagnosed with this TG and told that people suffering from CPS, Diabetes, CFS, and Fibromyalgia have a tendency to get TG. I can't seem to win.

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Ha, yes I get trigeminal nerve pain but find lamotrigine helps lots, I know someone on tegretol but it doesn't seem to work for him as well. In UK, lamotrigine isn't considered 1st line treatment but… read more

Remedies For Long 25 Term ( 25 Years) Chronic Arthritis Pain And Inflammation?
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First started when I was 26 now I’m pushing 76. For a long time it was pain meds, sometimes Bose, or other drugs. Now it’s Meditation, right living right thinking and very little opioids

Does Anyone Else Have Issues Of More Pain And Fatigue While In A Depressive State?
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Autoimmune diseases cause depressive for no reason other than they simply do. But I also have another mood disorder, which is bipolar I. When I fall into depression, my fatigue is awful and I feel like my pain from MCTD, SLE, & fibro is amplied and exacerbated.

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it's now ALL positivity but I'm finally owning it........it is and shall be my reality here on in...............

Does Anyone Have Chronic Pain That Consists Of Stabbing Shooting And Tingling Pain That You Can’t Stand
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Yes love I do its debilitating I must have cried a river in pain xxxxx