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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Ghostdancer
Ghostdancer

Gently and slowly is the word from therapist on four exercises for home therapy. His other words were not encouraging namely my neck is worse now than a year ago. Secondly he does not think a TENS unit or traction would do any good and most likely injure me further. That leaves slowly and gingerly on minimal therapy and maybe massage. Outlook isn’t good on any other surgery as that will only put more pressure on vertebrae above and below that fusion. I didn’t ask if I’m completely at the mercy of living with it and taking more pain pills which rob me of life without pain but goofy as poop to enjoy and function at all. I respect anyone who is enduring chronic pain, once you go to that chronic word options become a reduced number and some seem like just give me my .45 and call it good on this trip.

lookin4hope
lookin4hope
Keep your head up. Therapy is a slow process but have faith. My son is a PT and I hear the struggles his patients face. Take it day by day. You’re always stronger than you think.
TVedvig
TVedvig
I completely understand what your saying! I don't know where your pain is or what's causing it, but I have a small fiber nerve disorder as well as multiple neuropathies and my TENS units works wonders when nothing else does. It works on my arthritis of my neck and my knees as well as any of my neuropathies. It also works for pulled or strained muscles. I don't know who told you a TENS unit wouldn't work but if your insurance covers it, I highly suggest it.
Ghostdancer
Ghostdancer
It is the VA and idk if it would work or not. My doctor will have me try therapy and if no good results happen there the next step will be a direct injection into the nerve root and see if that has any effect. If none of that works idk what’s next I’ve heard more fusion only works like dominos meaning trouble above and below that fusion. I’m tired of the pain and negative results on different therapies.. it would be nice to not receive a bill for things that don’t work. Anyway I’m ready to just hear the doctors honest opinion of whether this can be fixed or just learn to live with it.
lilmissy7
lilmissy7
Sending support, I'm about to start another round of PT, I do it once per calendar year for 28 days as my insurance allows, so I have to wait till they approve it.
Maybe when the PT evaluate you on the first appointment they might tell you the tens will help, sometimes when I go to PT they differ a little from what the doctor says. I hope that made sense.
Either way I hope everything goes good & some relief is available. I know what you mean when you say you're tired of pain & negative results on different therapies.
(((Hugs ))))
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
You can get a good TENS unit at any National Brand Pharmacy, i.e. Riteaid, CVS, etc. these days. They're OTC, you don't need a prescription, a decent one runs about $50.
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