Mark I thought you were feeling much better father stopping the smoking. What happened?

Hi Tigg whats with father, anyway smoking is definitely a no no it make everything worse but i still hurt all the time, its like smoke take 3 oxy, don't smoke take 2 oxy. No more smoking. i think its a combination of being diabetic, sedimentary, high blood pressure, and damage from over 40 years of smoking

man i am so tired, little sleep, lyrica, gabapentin, lisinopril, pravastatin, all this stuff is killing me

Good luck at the docs today. Hopefully you get some answers as to what is going on. Im sorry to hear you are not doing much better. But YAY for you for quitting smoking!! Keep us posted as to what you find out at the docs today!

Love and gentle hugs,
Jenna

thanks Tigg, i just took my oxy couldn't take the pain anymore. i woke up at 3:30 took lyrica, it helps a little, and dealt with the pain, for me its like a toothache that resonates from my calves down my legs,and up to my knees, it wears me down after a certain amount of time. the pain just keeps like rising the more i do

Father...hmm auto correct voodoo.

Lyrics is not a quick acting med so I'm confused when you said you woke up and took it for pain relief. You need to take that as scheduled to get relief. You might want to talk to the doc about resetting everything. Taper off all these meds and see what is going on. You might find that you are suffering more from the side effects than anything.

Good luck today with doc. Remember he's your partner and you need to work together.

yes i know lyrica takes time to work if i dont take it the pain is worse. yes i took it at 3:30 and it helped a little in about 30 to 45 min, but now its 9am and i took my oxy because i cant take the pain anymore. i have been on lyrica for 5 months about
does that explain everything Tigg, I dont understand why you are confused

thanks Jenna the smoking thing is a daily monkey on my back, and i just had a chest xray 3 weeks ago. hey its not easy to stop after 40 plus years smoking

I get how you feel about the whole stop smoking thing, its amazing when one thing helps ...just one thing it amazes us anything that lessens the pain and than sadly its not the cure all but you have found something that helps and that's always good i've never smoked but it has such a affect on the body.
proud of you for still being smoke free and also still looking for an answer. keep us posted

First=Kudos for smoking cessation. Second-I hope you get the answers for the pain so you can be treated successfully. This just sucks that you suffer so much.

Good Luck,
Joanne

The best of luck to you Sir, Blaine

I wish you the best of luck and I hope you get to feeling better real soon.

Best wishes,

Paula

Hi Dave, I'm sorry your having such a rough time. I would definitely talk to your Dr about your meds. I know for me both lyrica & gabapentin made me tired & while they did help with my nerve pain the other side effects were not worth it. Also lisinipril one of the side effects is muscle aches and pain along with tiredness. I hope your Dr is able to get to the bottom of this for you so that you can get some much needed relief. A big congrats on quitting smoking. That's one monkey that's still on my back. I quit for three yrs & made the stupid mistake of starting. Please keep us posted on how your doing.

Hugs & God Bless
Lisa

Hi hun....

First, I congratulate you on quitting smoking because it is a bear to quit and I know you can do it my friend!! ((((((((((( ))))))))))))))

Second, yes, unfortunately peripheral vascular disease is very painful and can be a secondary effect of many years of smoking unfortunately. It affects veins and arteries. I want you to know that if it turns out that this is what is going on then you need better pain management because you deserve it hun and what you are on right now is not enough as evidenced by the pain waking you up in the middle of the night. Keep us posted as you can hun and please know I am going to say a prayer for you...you aren't alone...we are here.. I am glad you let us know what is going on...I had wondered what was happening with you!! ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))

thanks everyone for your support, yesterdays doctor visit was to my primary, to schedule the tests needed. My pain management is oxycodone 30 mg 3 times a day with methadone 10mg 2 2 times a day. thats about all the pain managment im going to get. The Lyrica and gabapentin help a little, i have been pretty good quitting smoking after 40 years, but its only been a couple of weeks and i did slip a little, but when i smoke the pain is a lot worse, so thats a pretty good incentive. I have been fighting with the doctors for almost 4 years, its crazy what they get away with, i am constantly having problems, i ask my pain doc if its not neurological then what could it be, so he says then its in my head. is that sick or what, this disease and pain and narcotics have ruined my life, im tired cant type any more. more later. thanks all