Didn't Sleep Too Sore

Hi Guys

Just Too Sore, didnt sleep a wink last night.

if it wasn't my back it was my hip then my knee just couldnt sleep

i can handle the pain thru the day but at night it seems so much worse

hubby's asleep next to me and i dont want to wake or disturb him

and everytime i try to moove shooting pain then i lay still and pain burns in so i have to move

at one stage i had a torch and was rumaging thru my bedside drawer looking for Pills when he woke and

mumbles "you ok? go to sleep". ; ; Yeh i would have if i could

i am in a weird position as i just need Someone to Help and No one wants to know

i am considering trying to go see an Orthopedic surgen as some pain is from my RA but the Back pain is

Diffrent and they keep telling me its not from RA so the rhumatolohist can't help

what do i do just acept that i may never walk again that oh well its your back!

if there's anyone here from Australia has any ideas of who i can see i'm open to ideas

i know i may be making not much scence but i really dont know what to do im in PAIN 24/7

i was on the patches Norspan i started them when getting off the high doses oxyconton and they worked well it was a gradual release and the pain seemed to dull, but after a few months i developed a bad rash at the site so had to stop them, now on 200mg tramadol twice day plus endome 5mg 1-3 day, i was taking panadol osteo 6hrly for years but my liver played up and a few month ago after taking 2 tabs about an hour after started throwing up, so stopped them i now only take one with the endone as panadol helps endone work better,

but any more than that and i feel real sick.

i think i need to get to someone down in Sydney as we are really shot here as far as any specilists go they just dont come out here and if they do they are either unbelivably overworked and you will die of old age before getting in,

or you can get in but really dont want to

Ha one Rhumy that comes here who shall remain Nameless a friend of mine went to see and she was diagnosed as having Bursitis in her knee Latter to be Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis,then another friend went to same Rhumy was told his big red swollen Big Toe and part of Foot was "Bursitis" he then went to his GP and straight away was told you have Goute - come on Goute that is a Very easy thing to spot !!

i think this rhumy has a thing for Bursitis. we laugh but it is Scary

i think the RA is almost bearable but when the back pain mixes with it it is seriously too much and i have prided myself in being a marter and can take a lot of pain before i give in but ive reached my limit this year.

 plus not having health insurance i am limited in choices and finances.

sayyadina i have never heard of a physiatrist will have to look into it

we have had some wild weather here too and i think that has messed with my RA