Chronic Pain Support Group

Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...

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How do YOU deal with pain

meganK08
meganK08
What does everyone do in this group for their chronic pain? After a recent couple of seizures I can no longer take my pain medicine and I can no longer sleep or really function because my pain is so bad that I will be physically ill or cry myself to sleep in the fetal position. It is just really not fair they cannot tell me the reason for my seizures but that they may or may not be because of my fentanyl and dilaudid. The only medicine I can take right now is my Lyrica. What I can do for my pain what kind of helps is a warm bath but it seems silly to use a heating pad in summer especially when I do not have a small one i only have a blanket and i live in New Mexico lol. Sometimes going to the gym to swim helps but somedays it can make it sooo much worse.

i have nerve damage from T10-S1, stage 2 endo, and muscle spasms in my pelvic floor and lower back. I hate being in pain and for me the pain medication helped. I rarely had to use my breakthrough medicine the dilaudid except for maybe a few times a month but I do not have a high tolerance for pain and i might do yoga or stretches but right now Im in bed because of my pain and I was wondering what everyone else would do if they could not take there pain or medications. Just need some help with this. I even bought a few books on just how to cope and my husband tried to rub my back for me the other night but the pain was so bad he couldnt even touch me. I screamed and kicked him in the chest. Awful wife I know but I warned him first lmao. go me.
deleted_user
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There is a physical therapy treatment for chronic pain called the Wurn Technique. The therapy requires no drugs and no surgery and feel much like a deep massage.

The technique focuses on breaking down adhesions, which are internal fibrous scars that can attach to delicate tissues and organs and cause chronic pain, decreased range of motion, and dysfunction.

Below is a link to an educational eBook about this treatment if you would like to learn more.

http://www.clearpassage.com/ebooks/overview.pdf

I hope you find this information helpful.

Best Regards,
Ashlynn Northcutt
Clear Passage Physical Therapy
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh I know how you feel. I am at the end of my rope right now.
meganK08
meganK08
Well he did it. I had a seizure last week and ended up in the hospital for a week. They seen me as someone who was an addict and they got me off the pain meds safely. I still hurt just so bad but nothing I can do, my depression has gotten worse but just have to work through it. The nurse I had at first treated me awful and I had to advocate for myself just for a tiny bit of relief, I have been so ill. I just live in the bathroom. They gave me toradol the second day I was in the hospital. The first nurse I had told me to stop crying because of pain because there were other people on the floor that were "really" sick. Like I wanted to be there. My stepson keeps saying he is sorry and he is in a place where he is getting help. Im worried about him but Im mad too. anyways I just wanted to post an update. I need someone to talk too when my pain is bad because I get really down. HUbby is worried about me and has been taking good care of me since I was released kinda annoying just always there. cant have it both ways though either I want him or i dont. night
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes heating pads do seem silly in the summer.. I know because I use them all the time.. the cold increases my pain ten fold and my condition causes my arm to always be cold.. what I have found that works really good is those heat therapy pads.. I think the brand name is theracare or something like that I like the CVS brand the best, they sell them in the same isle as the icey hot. they have no smell and you can put them on and still have mobility. they aren't bulky so you can wear them under clothing and no one would notice them. I tend to buy the XL back ones and tape them on my arm (they make them for the arm but the back ones give me more for my money). and they last for about 12 hours..
deleted_user
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If you don't have a pain mangment doctor I would ask your current doctor for a referal, that's the best way for pain relif. I am sorry your going through all that living in constent pain everyday is pure hell I woulnd't wish this on my worst enmany. Hope ya get the doc ya need and the relife you need
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I agree you are NOT an addict. If diabetic, you would take insulin, as someone in pain, you take pain meds. Please don't allow yourself to suffer because you think it is wrong to take pain medication. There are many meds that can cause problems when stopped such as blood pressure meds, that doesn't make them an addict any more than you. So please don't get wound up because of the stigmatism. It is best to take your pain medication to keep your pain in check because after it esculates, it is hardier to keep under control, because it causes changes in the brain leading to memory problems, depression, anxiety, etc., because it decreases the quality of your life,because it causes insomnia, exhaustion and in your case seizures. The thought of morphine blew me away, but actually it is one of the safest meds. for pain. Asprin and the like can mess up your body a lot more!! Methadone can take a couple days to help. I can relate to being in extreme pain. I tried all kinds of things, slow stretches, light massage in certain spots, warm baths, heating pads, ice. Ice made my shooting pain terribly worse. I would get very relaxed and disconnect from by body. Oh my, I was so miserable! I learned what helped certain pains and what did not. I try real hard to have a small supply of meds. on hand, just in case. I wish you the best and am so sorry you suffer so. I wish I could take it all away :)