hey! First of all im so sorry i havent been keeping up as well as i should be with all your issues but that aside i do remeber where you where last time i talked with you and im so sorry ive missed...
hi im so sorry!!!! my gut just churns whever i hear about something lik this, cuz its the cycle i go thru too! i dont hav any great words of wisdom or anything, but wanted to let u kno ill be here...
Hey there and welcome! First of all im so sorry u hav a reason to be here, cuz pain just sucks... but i did want to point out a few things that hopefully will help u! First of all there is a HUGE...
just a thought, and im very sorry if you hav tried this but a great over the counter remedy is valerian root tea... also u can brew it with some hops in it! both have very calming and sedative...
YAY!! i completely forgot that u were coming back today! /community/emoticons/idea.gif ahh i hate these memory issues! but i was so happy fj remembered the date and that he started this thread!!! YAY...
I hope u keep up ur positive ways! i need that! it makes me smile every time i read something of urs! Im really excited ur almost there and done with all this teeth trouble! We MUST hav a celebration...
hey all, thank u to all of u who posted, and thanks so much for being there for me, its helped more than u know! /community/emoticons/cry.gif Unfortunately im just not in a good mental state rite...
Ok guys, im seriously scared and really needed some help and support.... I had a Dexa scan done about a week ago to check my bone density, a normal score is around a -1, -2.5 and below is osteoprosis...
Heloo and welcome Ryan! Im very glad u found this site too! i havent been a member too long but already ive gotten more support than i hav since i started with this long and winding medical issues...
Sorry if someone has already said this, but i didnt see it but i did want to let everyone know about this stuff cuz it has really helped me, and i kno a lot of us hav this prob cuz of pain meds......
o my i feel for u so much! i honestly kno how u feel and the situation ur in, for the most part, i cant say for sure but it sounds lik it! First o fall im only 19 and just turned 19 so if u ever feel...
Thank you all for responding!! it really has given me some things to think about and been very helpful! I was also going to awnser the questions some of u had and just make sure things were...
Hey Everyone! Im normally in chronic pain forum but there has been some weird stuff happening to me and hav been tested a lot with nothing showing up and everything but one symptom seems to fit with...
hey everyone! had my appt with the endo doc today and thought id let u kno how it turned out! it went well his nurse is a *bad name*...but the doc is great...really awesome had new idea and...
i think u and stella r absolutely right about not asking for a specific med or by name...i really didnt mean that, i was jsut trying to give u as much info on what i went thru and what worked or what...
sorry forgot to say also that make sure u definately make it clear to ur doc that u need something different, u cant get relief and u really need some!...
hey there! I hav been in ur same situation! and it is no fun at all, and im sorry ur going thru it too. i was on oxycontin 30 mg and then oxycodone 15mg for breakthrough, and i was taking two at a...
thanks for the post and u r fine with ur questions! i hav never used and rec substances or even had alcohol aside from communion... and its also frustrating because no one in my family does hav...
Thanks to all of u for ur posts and im going to try to awnser all the questions in order.... I was definately going to talk to the endo doc to see if there is anything he could do or test for or at...
Thanks for the post, and dont ever worry about asking questions! The appt in october is with a primary... thats y its so far out, my old primary well she said some really mean things and turned on me...
Im still fairly new here, and i hav been trying to post and give as much advice and support i can, but unfortunately i often do not hav much else to add to what others have posted, and not that much...
Again i wanted to say welcome! i started with my pain at 16 years old, im only 19 now... but i went on for months without a diagnosis which probablyt isnt what u wanted to hear... but it is the...
i actually have a metal toolbox that had a keyed lock on it... the box is stored in my closet, and the keys are always in a different room, in a nightstand drawer; i actually couldnt find a safe, but...
Have you taked to an Allergist or an Immunologist? if u havent i would highly recomend it! the allergist might be able to help you find triggers, and either could get a lot of blood work on ur immune...
first of im so sorry for all this happening... but i do not know a lot about it but there are three websites i know of: http://www.nsgc.org/ which is the national society of genetic counselers, which...
thats all u can do is try! and u seem to be doing ok, or at least a little better? i know nothing can really take away the worry and the nagging, and i hav no insight into that fever, that really is...
blessed, ok first thing, take a deep breath, i know ull prolly get tired of hearing it, but really u need to! first of all, im from the cp forum, but i hav tons of anxiety cuz of my cp, but my cp is...
kttn, i would still talk to your doctor about it... be honest with ur doc and tell them that too! honestly that is the best way to get off these pills! you really cannot do this yourself, and not...
melissa, First of all i know how intimidating this whole process can be; and i also want to say that first pain clinic you went to is completely wrong, and is very discriminating... i hav been in...
Ginger is the go to home remedy for nausea, ginger tea works quite well, and sometimes just smelling it can work! also, i eat tums, extra stength, i kno that when u r in that much pain and that...
skeye, im so sorry that this happened to you! ur last post was very very sad, and i can sympathize so much becuase i kno how hard it is for me to even go to class, and i luckily can still live, and i...
i would definatly call ur doctor, even ur general if the one who perscribed those meds cannot see or talk to u... is it both of ur feet? calves? i can tell u i was on a higher dose of oxycodone and...
frances, wow... im so sorry for all u are suffering and to have this situation on top of it... i just cant even imagine how u r doing it! ur boss does sound so psycho... and im so sorry u have to...
ok im sorry if this sounds ignorant, but im very confused... i hav acid reflux and take baclofen for that to help with keeping the acid in my stomache... but does it actually help with pain? what...
Ive always been a cat person- my family has had them since i was born, so i grew up around them! i lik dogs too just never had one, but i think it is amazing that u now have a cat! my cat is always...
tony is right, everyone reacts different and you need to talk to ur doc and he will help minimize withdrawl symptoms. also, remember there is a difference between withdrawl and dependance, withdrawl...
Thanks for more info, and i think u r absolutely rite not to trust that doctor, and i would tell ur pain doc about ur experiance with him! is he just a general or wat type of doc is this? I would...
veromia, i can tell u what my exp was with my pain clinic, but i m going to warn u that i live in a small town in montana, and compared with others it seems i was lucky... but that being said, i had...
skrape, what ur feeling is perfectly normal in this situation, and ive been there too and i kno that feeling of hopelessness, in fact i still have it. I wouldnt give ur pain doc an ultimatum,...
i also was on the oxycontin and i started at 20mg twice a day, it was the extended release, meant to give a baseline control for pain. for me it did work for a baseline quite well. ALso i did not...
As for the " its all in your head" thing, i know how much that hurts. Ive ended up in the emergency room very late at night, screaming in pain, and they make u wait for 3 hours, screaming, and then...
I actually grew up mostly in lancaster penn., but for about 6 years have lived in billings! I have endometriosis, which has to do with your reproductive system( if you want more info you can ask or...
Hey to all! Ive been searching for a site lik this for a loooonnnngg time, which probably most of u can relate to....anyway, im 19 years old and hav lived with chronic pain for 3 yearss now, i hav...