Also, I cannot lay flat. I have to sleep upright in a recliner. i don't even own a bed anymore it's been years since i've been able to lay flat. anybody else have this challenge? i met one other person here.
I can only sleep on my side. I take 2 trazodone and it helps me sleep most of the time
I have a friend who thinks that I am putting it on, when I say that I am in pain, as she just says, well you look good, are you sure you have pain, this really hurts me inside. Do any of you have friends or family who think that the pain is in your head?
I’m not sure where this comment fits in this discussion about people thinking pain is in your head, but truly what other people think of you is really none of your business. My daughter said that to… read more
Yes, several over the years. It is called radio frequency nerve ablation. It destroy the netrve fibers sending pain to the brain. Its been very helpful in reducing and for a time eliminating pain… read more
Joyce Henderson.tramadol didn't help either. Mind were not clear at all.i fell over and had anxiety know I'm off these meds I'm clear don't fall.tske care 🤗
I am finding that my family (my adult kids) don't really seem to understand how difficult it has been to live with this for almost 20 years. To have a way to help them "get" that there are times I just can't. Not won't, just can't do things. I'm overloaded and flattened. They seem to view it as lazy and unmotivated.
I am so fortunate to have a supportive family! My mom had chronic migraines so I guess we all learned to be patient and supportive. I know a lot of people don’t understand chronic pain because it is… read more
His name is Bugsie, were together 24\7, sometimes he's my only company. He warns me when Ive got a migraine coming on. He keeps me active when I'm able but is quite happy just hanging out on the couch watching a movie or curling up in bed with me in bad days. He also keeps me calm through stressful situations - I have a paradoxical reaction to anxiety meds, so he is my anxiety 💊. When were out he's strictly business but relaxes & let's loose at home. I don't think I'd make it out of bed or leave… read more
There was a little icon of a camera at the lower left of my message screen that took me to my gallery. I just clicked on the photo to attach. Once you hit post. Example: as I type this, a camera… read more
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2016. Had my chemo and radiation last year. Now on hormone treatment. Man, the side effects from the hormone pill is awful. I have joint pain in my arms, hands, wrists, finger, shoulders. So my Onc. changed my hormone pill. Still in pain. He forgot that I had Fibromyalgia. Does anyone else have Fibromyalgia and deal with cancer?
I had breast cancer and mixed connective tissue disorder (mctd) at the same time. I’m on hormone blocker now. Don’t know if it causes joint and muscle pain because I have it anyway with mctd.
My doctor wants to do a laminectomy on L4-L5 because I have bulging/leaking disc and synovial cyst pressing on my right sciatic nerve. I don't have any family around so I will have to pay someone to help me out after surgery. I am wondering if it will be a long recovery and if I will be able to return to work without pain before 2 weeks (because I'm broke). I also have the same thing on L5-S1 with a cyst on the left side there but he didn't want to fix that yet. Everyone I know who has had back… read more
FEB.2017 1ST BACK SURGERY JUNE I WAS ABLE TO BE ON MY OWN now 2022 it's something going on with my right leg feels like nerves in my upper thigh can hardly walk omg now what?
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
I am a Veteran. 3 doctors in 1998 put me o methadone and I've been taking everyday all this time and now they want to get me off methadone at 73 years old. Everyday for a year I have to beg for my… read more
Is Kadian morphine really released over a 24 hr period????
At least all of you get pain meds that work. Please be thankful that you get that.