Has anyone had reverse shoulder replacement surgery?

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

It's been a year, I get pain in stomach, nausea. For that reason I have visited ER few times. Recent CT Scan, and ultrasound shows gallbladder sludge. I was referred to surgeon. Today I saw surgeon who scheduled surgery on August 30th. I know I was having pain, but it seems so quick to have a surgery
1. Did anyone has gallbladder surgery
2. How did you experience pain aside from chronic pain?
3. Was the pain tolerable or no?
4. How was the recovery?
5. What were the after gallbladder… read more

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

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

I had 5 surgeries on my right shoulder. 2 rotator cuff repairs. Both failed and lead to AVN. Which then lead to reverse Total Shoulder Replacement. The pain is still there. University of Iowa doctors say another surgery will happen. The ball part of the implant is loose. How much more can a girl take?

I work for a pharmacy that specializes in serving chronic pain patients and we know the financial strain that medication can cause. Does this make psychological help unaffordable?