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Posted 6/17/2013 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
Gosh I hurt all over.  My back, hips and legs all have pain tonight.  I took my 300mg tramadolER and it isnt touching what I feel.  My pain doc appt is on Wednesday this week.  Thank heavens for that.

Maybe I did to much today.  Did laundry and grocery shopping.  nono

I am exhausted but I cant sleep. 

I hope everyone has a low pain night.

Betsey

 

Posted 6/17/2013 6:32 AM (GMT 0)
I have those nights to Betsey but again I am kind of a night owl anyway. I do hate being kept up at night by pain though, I can empathize with you on that! Anyway I sleep the best very early in the morning and into the not so early morning Ha. Luckily even my dog has adopted my hours and she also sleeps in late, in fact I often have to get her up to take her out potty. Most people I know with dogs, are woken up by their pets to take them out. I do hope you get some relief from your pain, one thing is usually always certain when you suffer from chronic pain, if you over due it, you will always pay the piper, for it! Hope you have a good night.

White Beard
Posted 6/17/2013 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Betsey,

Sorry you couldn't sleep.
I hope you were able to get some pain relief and eventually get some rest.

Hope your app on Wednesday goes well. Keep us posted.

Take Care

UA
Posted 6/17/2013 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
More empathy.

I can't take tramadol at night because it wakes me up. I didn't get much relief from the ER, went back to the IR because it helps with the all-over pain. To be able to get to sleep at all, I take 1mg melatonin 8:30 and 5mg Ambien before bed 10PM. I wake up again at 12 - 1, again at 4, again 5 or 6. Get up at 7 or 9 if I manage to get back to sleep. Pain all night.

I'm afraid to take the ER Ambien because when I took 10mg to get a longer sleep I wrote notes in my journal about using sinus spray that I didn't remember in the morning.

I'm trying facet joint nerve ablations to stop some of the back and leg pain, tingling.

I keep a tramadol by the bedside. If I take it at 5 or 6 I get up with less pain.
Posted 6/17/2013 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Betsy I'm sorry you were in so much pain, that you couldn't sleep. I hope you were able to find something to ease the pain. I hope your appointment Wednesday goes well for you. Take care.

love and hugs
Loretta
Posted 6/18/2013 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Betsey, I hope you were able to finally get some rest. And sending positive vibes for your appointment tomorrow.

For me, the only thing I can take for sleep is either NyQuil, Advil/Tylenol PM, or Benadryl. I had Ambien when I had my gall bladder out and was in the hospital, it made me feel like a zombie, but i couldn't fall asleep. It was like my body was asleep but not my mind.
Posted 6/19/2013 7:59 AM (GMT 0)
Woke up at 2:00, 4:00. Took puppy out to relieve herself. gosh my back and legs hurt this morning. I will be seeing my pain management doc today. I will let you know what she says.

I am miserable.
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Thanks for the vent
Posted 6/19/2013 8:16 AM (GMT 0)
Good luck at your appointment, I am thinking about you, HUGS!!
Posted 6/19/2013 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
Well, Im back from the pain clinic. I told the doc that because my leg is catewompous my sciatic nerve , lower back and left shoulder blade is killing me. i woke up at 2:00 am and couldnt go back to sleep. She had me stand up and my hips are way off and she started pushing around my sciatic nerve in my hiney. Left side is painful. Wow! She pushed on my left shoulderblade to.

She told me that Im in a pain flareup. So she gave me scripts for steroid and vicadin 5-325 for BT pain and another script for tramadol 300 mg. So I will see what happens with these meds.

I hope I sleep well tonight.
Posted 6/21/2013 10:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hope the meds helped and your fast asleep.
Posted 6/21/2013 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
Betsey -

Is there any chance the pain is coming from your back? I'm getting fascia joint ablations which are stopping my sciatic pain.

Tests: I've had EMG for neuropathy and don't have it. That may be why the "nerve" meds (Lyrica, gabapentin, etc.) don't work for me. I've had MRIs which show nerves getting pinched in various places.

Trial of fascia joint injections: After the epidurals, etc. stopped working, my pain doc did some diagnostic fascia joint injections which stopped all the sciatic pain.

Hip bursa: Sometimes the pain can be relieved with a steroid injection in the hip bursa.

Ablations: So now I'm getting the ablations. The 3 I got Tuesday have so far stopped all the pain on the "burned" side. The ones on the other side stopped most of it but need a touch up. The sciatic nerve has several branches, entering the spine at lumbar as well as sacrum. I see my doc next week to ask if the rest of the pain is coming from the sacrum.

http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/ss/slideshow-visual-guide-to-sciatica

PS: tramadol ER doesn't act fast enough for me. I have started taking my morning pill at 5 AM and going back to bed. I feel lots better when I get up.
Posted 6/21/2013 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
Betsey, I hope your feeling better and the meds are helping. Have you been able to get some rest?
Posted 6/21/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Betsy, I also can't take Tramadol at night, it contains Seratonin which is why it keeps some people up, I take IBU and sometimes Oxycodone at night. I can't take Vic. or steroids cause I'm Bi-Polar too, but if your pain is caused by a spinal misalignment what you need is a Chiropractor as there is NO med in the world that is going to push your spine straight again, I guess straight-ish is more accurate since its supposed to be curved a little blush   Anyway, this is just my 2 cents, I swear by my chiro( I have mild scoliosis, spinal stenosis and a loose hip flexor)He alsways makes me feel better and he Never gives me drugs! I hope you get some sleep anyway, I know from experience how lack of sleep can make the pain worse. Keep In Touch. :-)
Posted 6/21/2013 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
idea  HI,  I have the same problem not sleeping at night.  It seems no matter how tired I am, I would wake up every 2 hours or so.  Sometimes I get up and make myself a cup of tea and work on the computer.  That relaxes me for some reason.  Just a suggestion if you would like to try it.  Best of luck!
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