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plainpain
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About Me
F, 40 chronic sufferrer for over 15 years.....looking to share and get support. My daily question every am is what doesn't hurt today. I have sufferred from intercystalcystitis, endometriosis from the time I was a young girl. Then in 1998 I had an injury to my left forearm which became CRPS/RSD (basically very similar to fybermialgia). In 2004 I was injured in a car crash and blew my C56 discs, so now I have DDD, pinched nerves and all of the lovely side effects that come along with that. The other part of me is that I am a mommy to 5 beautiful kids (4 living). My boys range from 2 1/2 to 19, and they are the reason that I get up every day and still have love for life.
F, 40 chronic sufferrer for over 15 years.....looking to share and get support. My daily question every am is what doesn't hurt today. I have sufferred from intercystalcystitis, endometriosis from the time I was a young girl. Then in 1998 I had an injury to my left forearm which became CRPS/RSD (basically very similar to fybermialgia). In 2004 I was injured in a car crash and blew my C56 discs, so now I have DDD, pinched nerves and all of the lovely side effects that come along with that. The other
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I love animals. I had a long career as a dog groomer (cut short because of my injuries). I used to raise and train horses and love anything which God made (i.e. trees, flowers, animals, the sky, the ocean, mountains, etc....) I refuse to let my pain take away my zest and love of the things in my life that bring me joy and happiness, eventhough sometimes it is alot of work and struggle.
I love animals. I had a long career as a dog groomer (cut short because of my injuries). I used to raise
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- Bedrest Not Working
- can only lay around for so long, often I have worse pain trying to sleep so basically didn't work
- Carisoprodol Working / Worked
- Works very well for muscle spasms related to my bulging disc. and other symptoms such as headaches , also helps me sleep since sleep has become a serious problem due to pain at night
- Cortisone (Injection) Not Working
- This did not work for me as an outpatient procedure. What I do presently is Osteopathic munipulations and trigger point injections which work really well without using steroids.
- Epidural Injection Working / Worked
- I had facet injections, 2 without cortisone. Both were out patient procedures and both gave me pretty good relief for about 2-3 months. I still needed meds. though.
- Fentanyl Not Working
- Hated this treatment. Had topical rash. Also, sometimes the med. would release stronger than at other times i.e. in the heat and would give me anxiety, shortness of breath, etc. discontinued
- Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
- Side effects of grogginess and spaciness often lingered even past the next a.m. stopped using it
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- A very good drug for as needed or breakthrough, but not enough for all day/night relief. Has tylenol in it so I advise anyone who is taking this to be very careful. Many people overdose on Tylenol and actually die. I personally had tylenol toxicity without the hydrocodone, which occurred due to taking it together with herbal kava kava, almost died from liver failure. Luckily no permanent damage was done. JUST be careful.
- Morphine Working / Worked
- This drug works well for sustained release relief. I personally had issues with pain in my stomach when I took it, but it is a pretty solid drug for long term treatment, you will probably still need breakthrough meds.
- Physical Therapy Not Working
- Only had it for the first 6 months after my accident and because of pain I really could only use pain reducing modalities. Water therepy was wonderful but insurance only would pay for a few sessions.
