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...
Saw my Neurologist on Thursday because my wrists, hands and lower legs, and feet keep going dead and when I can actually feel them, the nerve pain is insane. If I use my hands too much, they just feel as if they are on fire....problem is I work in Finance, so they're always being used to fill out paperwork or on the computer. I've already been limited to working 25 hours a week, so need to be able to do that, because I've already told my Pain Doc, Neuro, Rheumy and the rest of the bunch that I will not quit working, its not even a question they need to ask. I've worked since the day I turned 16, through all the medical hell and the mental hell and I'm not quitting until their ready to put me 6 feet under.
So after an hour and 10 minute very thorough exam he said it's Peripheral Neuropathy. I've had my MRI and CT scans and X-rays, and several Blood Tests so rule out other things. I also have Carpal Tunnel in both hands, but I knew that already, I also have no reflexes in either hand. I'll be doing Nerve Conduction Studies next week, Yay :O(
It sucks because I can't take any of the Nerve Pain meds like Cymbalta or Lyrica because they cause me to go instantly, dangerously Manic.
My Dr. did point out the chain that caused it, 20 years of Lithium off and on, mostly on, which fried my left Kidney and caused Hepatic Stenosis in my Liver, developing Hypothyroidism, then a switch to Tegretol. I get to do blood tests every 4 weeks to make sure it's not making the Renal stuff worse. I also have to have an Ultrasound every 3 months now to monitor the tumor on my left kidney and the swelling of the Kidney.
It's kind of ironic, I've been the poster child for how to weave BiPolar Disorder into your life and still be able to be married and have children, have a career and be okay most of the time. I'm a High Functioning BiPolar and I have multiple College Degrees, but from the beginning when I was diagnosed 26 years ago I was determined to do everything my Dr.'s told me, take all my meds and still have a good life...and I did for the most part. But hell I'm running low on body parts, they've all been removed for one reason or another, I'm down to a Kidney and a Lung......and nobody would want my jacked up Kidneys.
And for that due diligence I get yet another medical condition and of course it has to cause pain. I pretty much just wait to die and get to heaven so I can ask God why the Hell I had to live the life I did, what was the purpose....
Sorry, I don't usually talk about me, because it comes out as a book...I guess I'm just feeling down and needed to get the junk out of my head.
So after an hour and 10 minute very thorough exam he said it's Peripheral Neuropathy. I've had my MRI and CT scans and X-rays, and several Blood Tests so rule out other things. I also have Carpal Tunnel in both hands, but I knew that already, I also have no reflexes in either hand. I'll be doing Nerve Conduction Studies next week, Yay :O(
It sucks because I can't take any of the Nerve Pain meds like Cymbalta or Lyrica because they cause me to go instantly, dangerously Manic.
My Dr. did point out the chain that caused it, 20 years of Lithium off and on, mostly on, which fried my left Kidney and caused Hepatic Stenosis in my Liver, developing Hypothyroidism, then a switch to Tegretol. I get to do blood tests every 4 weeks to make sure it's not making the Renal stuff worse. I also have to have an Ultrasound every 3 months now to monitor the tumor on my left kidney and the swelling of the Kidney.
It's kind of ironic, I've been the poster child for how to weave BiPolar Disorder into your life and still be able to be married and have children, have a career and be okay most of the time. I'm a High Functioning BiPolar and I have multiple College Degrees, but from the beginning when I was diagnosed 26 years ago I was determined to do everything my Dr.'s told me, take all my meds and still have a good life...and I did for the most part. But hell I'm running low on body parts, they've all been removed for one reason or another, I'm down to a Kidney and a Lung......and nobody would want my jacked up Kidneys.
And for that due diligence I get yet another medical condition and of course it has to cause pain. I pretty much just wait to die and get to heaven so I can ask God why the Hell I had to live the life I did, what was the purpose....
Sorry, I don't usually talk about me, because it comes out as a book...I guess I'm just feeling down and needed to get the junk out of my head.
Your so sweet, and giving...you made me tear up. Not many people validate my decisions....I get a lot of flack from family because i'm so ill now because of the choices I made then. I really appreciate you and you being proud of me made my night. It's nice to have my decisions understood and accepted.
I love your Spirit!
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