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Posted 6/7/2015 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
Ugh! It amazes me how much pain medication I take just to get through a day. I'm happy that I have compassionate doctors that prescribe me whatever I need. They always give me my preference and I know a lot of you don't get that option.

I still wake up every morning with excruciating abdominal pain. And I still have a headache that is relentless. Not to mention my bones, face and jaw, adhesions...... etc.

How many of you have constant pain? What else is there to do besides pain pills? I use my heating pad and make packs with castor oil and vinegar. I do numbing creams and all kinds of other creams. I still can't take baths. I'm sooooo tired of hurting!! Pain drains the enjoyment out of most every aspect of my life.

I want out of this body :(
Posted 6/7/2015 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I had chronic pain before lyme (spine deformity)... i take pain meds every 4 to 6 hours... so i guess i am fortunate to have that experience... and yet... there are times when the pain meds just don't work,

Especially with my neck... all i can do is lay down with a heated flax seed wrap on my neck... and wait for it to subside... or if i really have to go somewhere... i use icyhot ... i bring it with me and reapply.

And right now my knees and hips hurt...so i am laying down with a pilates ball under my knees... i kinda rock gently and try to stretch a bit... so my muscles know i am not giving up.

I just gotta keep working around it... and be as productive as i can... and try to keep humor...
But yep... there are times that i get sad... because i want my other body back... i feel like a 90 yr old sometimes... and i just turned fifty... its ridiculous!
Posted 6/7/2015 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Flax seed wrap??
Posted 6/7/2015 5:58 AM (GMT 0)
Its like a rectangle shape bean bag with flax seeds inside... that
can be warmed up in microwave...very soothing
Posted 6/7/2015 6:09 AM (GMT 0)
Its about 2am here... just woke up screaming with pain (my poor roommate came running in) ... I knew i pushed it a bit today.. but didn't think i pushed that hard.
Another lesson learned... yep...UGH is the word! well its one of the words :)
Had to put icy hot on my knees... and vow to not do any work that involves being on my hands and knees... until i am healed.
I keep learning how my body just does not tolerate as much as it used to.
Posted 6/7/2015 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
:( I'm sorry belly full! I didn't have a great night either.
Posted 6/8/2015 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
I also have full body muscle and bone pain, headache and belly pain. I'm on prescription pain meds. Could not function without them. They give me my life back and get rid of most of my symptoms. Only when I'm herxing I have to deal with the pain, but upping detoxing helps. Now that I'm treating my MTHFR, I don't herx as bad or often. I have 3 young kids and need to function to take care of them and give them a decent childhood.
Posted 6/8/2015 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
I have suffered too with so much pain. Have taken Wobenzyme plus 8 pills a day and lots of circumin. Body weight now down to 91 lbs and very little muscle. The pain is becoming unbearable. Feels like all my bones are rubbing together. I am going to Dr to ask for something for the pain this week. I am hoping that my last western blot results done 2 weeks ago will be here so that I can take them with me. They just will not consider Lyme disease. Would not look at my positive Igenix test. Oh these Canadian Drs have their heads so buried in the sand. Bums up and i hope they get bitten where it hurts.
I was going to ask for medical Mariana (spelling), but would like to know what pain prescription drugs you would recommend. Have never had the need for them before. I am feeling like this is the end of the road and maybe that would be a blessing. How much more can a body take. Sorry for the rant, just how I feel inside, I'm losing hope of ever being well again.
Posted 6/8/2015 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
I understand completely. I am in constant pain but my LLMD won't even write me a pain med prescription
Posted 6/8/2015 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not surprised I hear most don't ask to be sent to a pain management doctor

I think the only reason my llnd does is because I make 12 percocet last a month or usually 2. I get tramadol from another doctor. I really think it's because they are compassionate doctors and I've puked in both their offices from pain. One time I was carried in and my guy told him I'd been like that for almost a week. I could barely speak at one of my appointments and he said it's gone too far I need to be medicated plus I have a young kid they know I need to care of.

I'm so sorry you have to deal with that. It was pretty life changing when I started taking pills for pain. It's a crutch though. Every morning I wake up I'm miserable but I know if it's too bad I can escape it a bit. There are definitely bad things about them too. But for now if I want to be out of bed that's what it takes sometimes.
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