What is Chronic Pain
Chronic pain becomes chronic when it persists longer than 6 months and is resistant to medical management. Millions of Americans are chronic pain patients and some exper...
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I just got diagnosed with Chronic Pain Syndrome today by my NP. I have chronic abdominal and pelvic pain. My NP says it could be a lot of things, two of which are the fact that I've had Pelvic Inflammatory Disease before (she says that sometimes, women can get chronic, life long, abdominal and pelvic pain after having Pelvic Inflammatory Disease even if it happened years prior to the pain starting) and the second cause could be the increasing amount of cerebral spinal fluid in my abdominal cavity from my shunts draining. It's normal for me to have SOME cerebral spinal fluid in my abdominal cavity and pelvis because that's where my shunts' catheter drains into (I have hydrocephalus) but it's NOT normal that the fluid level is rising. She says, there's basically nothing she can do. She told me to get a heating pad and take Benadryl to sleep (DOESN'T WORK!) and she gave me Naproxen. That's kind of the whole story... Well, no, I've been dealing with this pain for weeks on end now. I've gone to the ER many times, but nothing could be found, other than the CSF rising.
Posted on 01/05/09, 06:01 pm |
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Welcome aboard! I have chronic pelvic pain due to Fibromyalgia as well as my pelvis being misaligned which only helped with constant physical therapy. I think I've said this in many other posts but I would research Docs in your area, call and talk to their nurses. They can tell you a lot about a Doctor. Their age (which I think is really important, the younger they are or closer to your age, the more open they seem to be to new methods as well as medications), their demeanor, and how they treat their patients. I found my fab Doc in Los Angeles that way and I was really really lucky. (be luckier when I can get back and see him). But look into as many possibilities as you can. There is nothing wrong with going to multiple Doctors to see what they are like and what they suggest if your insuracne will cover it. As long as you dont get medications from all of them (this becomes a major issue) you might find someone you can work with that will help you. Best of luck and let us know if you need anything. 
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