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- I am ready to let nature take it's course. I am tried of dealing with doctors. They say they understand, but I don't think that they do. I keep telling them that I am still in pain. They tell me that I am pain killers that should be strong...
- I am frustrated. I have been fighting chronic pain as long as I can remember. For the past 5 years I have been going to doctors, PT and OT which hasn't helped a whole lot. I am being to think that I should never have started trying to lower the...
- I knew it was coming, but still upset and worried. I have been working at the school for the past 14 years. Know because of my physical limitations, although that isn't what they are calling, they have given me a bad evaluation. Then they...
- I have had stomach flu or ? for the past week. Pain really bad since I can't take pain meds. Now I am out of sick days and have to go to work tomorrow. If I make it though tomorrow, I can make it through anything. Have to keep going. Any ideas...
- For the past week, I have a bad stomach problem. I am unable to keep much down, I have not been able to take my gerd meds which has added to my problem. Not only does food not agree, but my stomach is burning. Don't know what to do. Have hard...
- My doctor is hesitant to say I have IC, because I don't have bladder ulcers. I was wondering if any who is told they IC don't have bladder ulcers. I have been following an IC diet, which helps, but there are days when I am in so much pain that I...
- Husband is coming home after a month and a half. Watching him transfer from wheel chair to toilet the aide had to help him. I am not sure that I will be able to do this. I have bad legs and take a lot of pain meds. The rehab place is suggesting...
- Since April, I have been taking care of my husband who is recovering from a brain injury. The twist is that for the past 4 years I have been having lots of trouble with my legs. Add to the mix that I work full time teaching BD high school students...
- Does anyone know if you can still get 40mg tablets as a prescribtion or will I have to buy it over the counter as 20mg tablet. if I have to buy them over the counter, I will have to stop using it as the cost of it is to high and I can not aford it....
- Just told that my bone density test showed that I have osteoporosis. Don't know what it means other than my bones are weak. I have been dealing with chonic pain in most of my joints for most of my life. This diagnoses is the last of many...
- I thought I was doing OK with menopause, was using HRT patches. In trying to lower the number of meds I was using, I stopped the patches. Since them I have be getting bad hot flashes along with weakness. However, my bigest problem is irritability....
- Help, I am having a hard time dealing with my day to day pain. I guess, I am looking some strategies to help deal with pain. I just need a day or two of some relief from pain. My doctors don't understand why I continue to have so much of pain. ...
- I am having trouble falling asleep when using the CPAP machine. I tend to cough, which tends to make the mask leak air, a lot when I go to bed. I also tend to swallowa lot, which results in ear congestion with pain. Generally, I give up after the...
- I have been using a CPAP machine for about the last year and I contiue to have trouble using the machine all night. My cough, from asthma, tends to brake the seal. I also tend to swalow a lot, which makes my ears congested. Finally, when I wake...
- I am at the point where I don't what to do. I am so tried of being in pain. Going to the doctors doesn't seem to help, they just give me more meds. The meds just make me out of it. Exercising doesn't help, neither does not exercising. I just...