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  • About Me

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    SoCalMike

    Male, 32
    Glendale, CA, USA
    Member since May 6

    • About Me

      I am 32 years old, I live in southern Cali. Originally from kentucky. I suffer from severe pain, from a couple accidents. I have decided lately to take charge of my life, and look for alternative ways of healing. I am very easy to talk to, if you would like to tell me your story, I am all ears.

      I am 32 years old, I live in southern Cali. Originally from kentucky. I suffer from severe pain, from a couple accidents. I have decided lately to take charge of my life, and look for alternative ways of healing. I am very easy to talk to, if you would like to tell me your story, I am all ears.

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  • Journal

    • Surgery today

      Mood May 8, 2009 10:47am

      Today, I am having a little minor surgery on my torn disc, which should help relieve my pain, and allow me to take even less pain meds.  Today …

    • Day 3....without oxycontin

      Mood May 6, 2009 8:07pm

      The pain is pretty bad, and the new drugs arent even close to the strength, but thats wat I wanted , right?  I wanted to take my life back from …
    • Yesterday, I flushed my Oxycontin down the toilet.

      Mood May 6, 2009 3:49am

      I looked over at my desk..... covered in pill bottles, jars of medical marijuana, and smoked joint roaches and ashes covering every usable area of my …

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      From lovewins November 11

      i hope u feel better keep staying positive

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      From truebansidhe October 3

      I know how it feels to be a single parent and a CPP. It is both hard and joyful. My little one can make me smile even on my worst days. Do you have insurance? If so, you can prolly get some home health care, and save you energy to spent on your child-that is how I get through. If you have a freind that's willing, you might ask them to stay with you for the first few times you have the baby to make sure you're alright, and it will reduce some of your stress.
      You will do fine-parents can do increible things when thier little ones are involved {:-D

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      From truebansidhe October 3

      I know how it feels to be a single parent and a CPP. It is both hard and joyful. My little one can make me smile even on my worst days. Do you have insurance? If so, you can prolly get some home health care, and save you energy to spent on your child-that is how I get through. If you have a freind that's willing, you might ask them to stay with you for the first few times you have the baby to make sure you're alright, and it will reduce some of your stress.
      You will do fine-parents can do increible things when thier little ones are involved {:-D

    • Well Done

      From olddog2 October 2

      Good luck with this Mike. What alternative therapies are you using?

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    Goal End Date is Oct 5, 09 49 days ago.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Back Pain

      I am 32 yo, I am living in SoCal, by myself, with all my family back east. I have 4 herniated discs in my neck, torn disc in my lower back, and I need hip replacement surgery. I have bad pain, and nerve damage. I spend alot of time alone, stuck with my thoughts, and i need some friends,, specially some friend that understand. I recently flushed all my pain meds down the drain, and had my doctor start over from scratch, man does he hate me.lol Anyways, Hello.

      Treatments

      Acupuncture Considering
      ??????? looking for advice.
      Bedrest Working / Worked
      tiring, boring and very addictive.haha But, overall it works for certain problems.
      Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
      Painful adjustments before MRI, then after MRI, they took me out of Chiro.
      Cortisone (Injection) Not Working
      Did NOT help at all.
      Darvon Not Working
      Weak, makes me nasious
      Epidural Injection Considering
      THINKING ABOUT IT.
      Fentanyl Somewhat Helpful
      Too slow to get into system.
      Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
      works for minor back muscle pain, makes me overly drowsy.
      Heat Working / Worked
      LOVE HEAT
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      I take Norcos for breakthrough, work good, but make constipated and moody
      Morphine Working / Worked
      I have taken Oxycontin, Morphine sulphates, and others, just recently started Avinza....will update. Side effects are too numerous to list for all of these, worst is ADDICTIVENESS.
      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      Works good to loosen you up, and keep the stiffness and related pains out. Side effects hurts.
      Relaxation Working / Worked
      Awesome
      TENS Working / Worked
      LOVE MY TENS..no sie effects
    • Close Chronic Pain

      Hi, I have lots of major injuries to my spine and hip, and suffer pretty badly. I'm new, and hope this site helps.

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      love it
      Heat Working / Worked
      great
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      Norcos, work great for me, as a supplement to my extended relief meds
      Lyrica Too Soon to Tell
      will find out shortly
      Marijuana Working / Worked
      best thing for depression and nerve pain
      Meditation Working / Worked
      Works for me,, hard to clear the mind of a pain sufferer though, but i have used my mind to kill pain through meditation many times
      Methadone Working / Worked
      bad withdraws, but kills the hell out of pain
      Morphine Working / Worked
      I just started on AVENZA, but I have heard great things
      Nerve Blocks Considering
      Thinking about it, would love feedback
      Neurontin Working / Worked
      WONDER DRUG, for nerve pain.
      Oxycodone Working / Worked
      Took OXY for years 160 mg per day, but the problems it caused with dependence and depression was a nightmare.
      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      Keeps me from getting all stiff and lazy. bad things is that it hurts.
      TENS Working / Worked
      Best breakthrough pain reliever I have
    • Open Degenerative Disc Disease

      I all messed up, looking for support

    • Open Fibromyalgia

      to post about a question

      Treatments

      Lyrica Not Working
      dont take
      Neurontin Not Working
      dont take
      TENS Working / Worked
      works ok
    • Open Scoliosis

      To get and give help

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