Glad you feel this way David. This site has made me a better person and tought me things I wouldn't have learned anywhere else. I feel the same way and I'm proud to call you friend.

im new and really looking forward to meeting new friends who care for me dispite my pain im really strugling wirh the world and life right now so tired of being tired but come here and read everyones thoughts problems pains and hopes and wishes and gives me stregth thanks all

I agree. This is a great place. Pamela it's nice to meet you. The world and life are definitely forces to be reckoned with specially when we're in chronic pain.
And I want what you want for Christmas.

HUGS @ dmasucci & @pamela56

I found DS out of desperation and found Chronic Pain support group when I posted in another forum. Leeall, a regular...posted to me that this group was far more active instead of the DDD group.
I am so thankful to her as I have found the same thing...support, eduction, humor and positive energy. You get out of DS what you look for I think.
I hope you find it as wonderful as I have and welcome, welcome, welcome!

I am new here as well. Have had chronic pain in my back and neck for almost 9 years now, and it wears you down at times. Was just denied for disability, and looking to refile as I realize they were missing a lot of my notes and files. It was my own fault I guess, as my lawyer said he was on top of it, but he wasn't. Problem is, I'm so down that I can't remember anything let alone trying to make sure my lawyer has my files right. It's all so overwhelming.

But like Pamela56, I'm new and looking to make some friends. I was a nurse in my old life, but I cannot work anymore but still stay up to date with my education as I can. I was hoping to eventually return to work but with all my medical problems (not just pain) all my doctors tell me I am disabled. I am only in my 30's, so to me that is just overwhelming as well.

But I will stop here, I am glad to have found this site and I am glad to find an ACTIVE pain support site. Most of them are so slow and this place looks really full of caring, positive people. Just what I need as it seems all my real life friends are bored coming to my place, since I can't go out and do things like I used to. Normal people just do NOT understand how pain can affect you in so many ways.

I look forward to meeting more people here.

Hi new people & welcome!!
** Nurseliberty...I here you about being in your 30s & feeling like your career is over. I used to be a teacher. I stopped teaching when I had my first child...the second one came 12 months later (oops!) & I was not planning on getting sick...But that is what happened. My youngest started 1st grade this year, which was the time my husband & I had determined I would go back to teaching. I feel like when my pain is in control, my meds make me "too dumb" or "forgetful" to teach now. Maybe someday. I feel blessed for being able to stay at home with my kids...but I am itching to get back to work:-)
-Jennifer

thank you David, for posting this. It's a nice reminder that all we have to do is to come here and get a little love and support from our DS friends. And it's nice to have a 'good' post thrown in with all the bad ones. LOL, i'm bad for that....all i do is post about venting, and being scared, and in pain.....I want to have something nice to write about next time! Take care, and God Bless you!

Here is some love to all!

And thank you to all that have shown me love, patience, understanding, and respect.

Pamela56 and nurseliberty, welcome to our group. I am fairly new here myself, but until I was able to reach out I was just looking. Ya'll jump right in. You will see the positive people that are here with a common goal............sanity of some sort. We get a little crazy sometimes but that is OK. Feel free to jump in anytime.
David.

I feel it here daily.

Love is in the Air!
Sending lots of it to everyone!
Everyone on here keeps me grounded.
Gives me so much of so many things I need.
Thank you everyone.
Always happy to see new people on here because I know that they will get the same things that I have gotten and that others get too.
Warm Blessings To All,
Toni

I am grateful someone posted this also.
To anyone new here, this is a great place for support and to help others when we can.
nurseliberty, I totally understand how you feel as 11 1/2yrs ago I was 31 when I was injured causing RSD that has spread. Losing a career that you loved is something we must grieve over to get over and even then, we would all love to be able to work again.
I think you will be a great asset here as you also get support due to your career as a nurse.
I hate that anybody has to come here because we all are in so much pain and trials because of it but I too have found it to be the best site of great people who truly care, understand, and share with each other.

David you are such a wonderful addition to a most wonderful group of people!! I was watching the Grinch and I kinda feel like when I came here I was the Grinch and DS is Hooville and my heart grew 3 times bigger!! You all showed me how to stop thinking about myself and start reaching out to others. The more I did it the more I wanted to and now I feel so good about myself and it is all because of Chronic Pain!!
Look for the Journal I am about to write about my stupid Mother about this very subject!!
Love and Peace to all!!!
Allison

yes this is a wonderful group and i don't know where i would be if i did not find this site and this group

This is an awesome place, and this place and it's people have been here for me during my most difficult times. To all of the people that has been there for me (and you know who you are), thanks!!! I love this place!