Hi Ive just made the BIG mistake of insisting on going to what we have in Scotland called a Pain Management clinic
On my first visit I was basically made to feel like a fake and in less pain than I actually am . I will not go into that side of it too much .
My question to those with back pain and perhaps trapped sciatic nerves |> Do you or have you used the likes of a Morphine based Drug to help with said Back pain and did it work for you .
This "Doctor" informed me that I am mistaken… read more
Hi I were put on morphine oramorph it didn't help so much but my head were extremely fuzzy .I'd lost control of my self.became a thought less me.know I'm off this and several pain meds I'm same again… read more
How does this drug help sciatica and how does it help the sciatic nerve.
I also take Neutontin(gabapentin) for sciatic pain and reastless leg syndrome. I find that it makes a dramatic change in my pain at night and low back/hipand leg nerve pain, and migranes. I am… read more
@A MyChronicPainTeam Member no sweetie you are not alone, I am sure many people on here have the same thing. When my husband gets a sciatic flare he can barely move. I try to walk it off as much as… read more
hi everyone
i was in a car accident in 2013 which brought to light a disk degenerative disease, Due to the accident i have an exploded disk, 2 slipped disks, slipped lumbars, stretched nerves, trapped nerve root.
my medication seems to be causing bloating just under my ribs and i can feel bubbling which is quite uncomfortable. i have always had a flat toned stomach i wouldnt say a six pack but my 4 top muscles always showed now i look like homer simpson my lower part of my stomach is still… read more
Even sciatic nerve thats like a heartbeat....had so many mri's and still the same
My hip, butt and leg have been hurting now for three years. Have had 3 epidural and don't want another. Just want something that will.make me feel normal again. Doctor have recommend that I have a fourth epidural. It doesn't appeal to me. So now I just want some ointment and pain pillows. So other then this what is out there beside surgery?
I have the same problem but I’ve smoked all my life I don’t see me quitting any time so but it makes our pain worse
I'm curious I am wondering if you take cannibis without THC does it cause Anxiety or does it just help pain?
I take CBD gummies along with pain meds and it does help. Also a mix of CBD and CBN. Makes me a bit fuzzy, but helps.
I was diagnosed with Bertolotti Syndrome in April 2022 after a sciatica attack that prompted an MRI. I was told that it's congenital and about 4% of the population is diagnosed with it. Just wondering if anyone else is in that 4% with me.
Both sides move for me, but the spinal curve puts extra pressure on that left side and makes it super painful. Steroid shots help, but I have a wicked case of sacroilitis to go with it. A good… read more
What can you do for a tailbone that has arthritis? I've got cortisone shots but I need them every month and they won't give them that often. The pain when I sit and then try to stand is unbearable.
I have had RFA done on my lumbar spine and my neck. I wish it were a permanent fix but the pain does come back because your nerves grow back.
Hello, I have had 5 previous back surgeries with fusions. I recently got a knee replacement 12/18/17. I am now having terrible back muscle spasms and sciatic nerve pain. I know it takes some getting used to but this is bad, Its hindering my recovery. I had to lie all day Monday because of this. Now coming up the steps it screamed at me. Its makes me yell out so much zinging pain.
I had my 1st total knee Oct 2016. It went so well. Even to this day!! My other, left knee tortured me up until Dec 2022, when my retiring Ortho did the total knee. From the minute I woke up I was in… read more
I am in the process of getting blood test to send to iGenex in California this check for Lyme. I understand that symptoms of fibromyalgia and Lyme are similar and mine have progressed in the last few months . Wondering if anyone has gone through this scenario.
Oops, forgot memory issues lol! Brain fog bad. Stomach pain too. The list is long including anxiety, rage, panic attacks and depression at times.