Good luck with whatever you decide is best for you. We all understand here. Yes, my quality of life has suffered and that and not being able to sleep is what made me pursue another doctor and trying...
Wow! She hit the nail on the head! I don't have Lupus but now I have an understanding of how someone with it has to live their life. She did a great job of explaining how anyone with a disability has...
I know exactly what you all are saying. I feel so good...and then I have to get up! When I wake up there is no pain until my brain kicks in...then it's hobble down the stairs and from there it's pain...
I did research and none of my meds show any side effects regarding loss of taste and/or smell. Guess I will need to see that ENT. I can sympathize with anyone who is at the same point. I am...
I do not feel so alone now, knowing that you have some of the same fears. My husband is looking to retire in the next two/three years and that scares me for ALOT of reasons! Having insurance...
Thanks everyone...I have not made that appointment yet and will research the individual meds....
I had to add that I feel the same way...that what I have to deal with every day is NOTHING compared to what some of you do...and I was a little embarrassed to say it. I have seen ALOT of doctors, PT,...
Maybe this has been discussed previously, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced loss of taste and smell due to the meds you are taking. Have been on some of the same meds for pain for at...
Sorry! He is not a surgeon but an ER doctor...if I don't have it in front of me, I forget! Anyway, go for it!...
Hi Ry, I did acupuncture a couple of years ago and it helped, but only for a few days at a time. I ended up going twice a week. It was wonderful! I was under alot of stress in my job at the time and...
Thanks everyone for the food for thought! This is the first forum for me and it helps to know others' stories....
Good Morning! Do any of you have emotional swings with any of your meds? Lately I am very tearful after taking hydrocodone. Am I nuts or does anyone else experience this? /community/emoticons/sad.gif ...
Sorry, Fabian...This is apparently and 'Angry Day'....Yes, the longer a nreve is compressed the more damage is done...If you can have a more comprehensive exam, do it. Hope you find the answer!...
I can relate to sciatica...have had it for about 18 years now...had all the PT, DRX9000, injections, etc. and nothing helped...especially the exercises...makes it worse. Some days I can't even walk...
I had the DRX9000 a few years ago and it didn't do a thing for me except get me into more debt! The chiropractors really have a good scam going with this one!...
This is my first post...I have been reading for quite awhile and I have to add that I, too have pain in my lower back and especially in my left leg all the time. I have been on alot of the meds that...