I am wondering if you should buy some compression garments that the nurses wear when they work. It helps with swelling and pain. You could probably find them at your local pharmacy or they might now...
I have 3 kids whom are awfully excited about Christmas :) Heck I would be too if I were my kids lol I had not much growing up and my kids seem to be getting the world. We have our Christmas tree up...
Oh Suzane! I hope they work hun. No one should have to suffer like this ever! Please keep us posted on how the methadone works. *hugs*...
Thank you, JoAnn, Suzane and Paula! hugs back!...
Awe, Im sorry you are having so much pain:( I hope that the doctor can help you....
MsBunky, Im sorry the injections didn't work for you :( I don't think they will work in my neck either, because the trigger point injections I had never affected my neck, just my upper back. I hope...
Awe Dani, thank you! *high five* back! I was definitely relieved to hear my bone scan was normal. I guess the reason why he is doing the botox is because my muscles are in severe spasm because of how...
Nasalady, it's really good that you are able to soak in some of the wonderful advice that our CP family has given us! Im truly grateful and I feel that this forum has given me an early Christmas...
I guess I had trigger point injections today. I did get some relief in my back but my injured ligament didn't feel it lol I do have a large amount of pain now in my neck. Im trying to stretch it out...
Who needs to pay a therapist when I have you guys!!! The advice offered to me on how to cope with everything has made me feel a lot happier and more willing to maybe give in a bit more to his needs....
Okay, went to my PM doctor today and he said my bone scan was normal, which is great news! I had 8 neck and back injections today with a freezing kinda like the freezing you get at the dentist. He...
I can definitely tell that the members on this board are fabulous and honest, which is what I need. Im truly happy to have found this place, but also saddened by all the people that have to deal with...
I can't thank you enough for all of your experiences and advice! I do see that a lot of you have supportive SOs in regards to your CP. I will try to do what I can to make him feel appreciated. What I...
As much as I would love to wish this pain on him, I don't want to send him to hell. That's exactly what this is, hell. I even went to the extent of coming off all medications, stopping aspartame and...
I was thinking about taking my husband tomorrow to see my PM doctor but I don't think it will clue in at all. I get my bone scan results tomorrow and I want him there, but this is all too much for...
maybe try taking them separately to see which on is causing the side effects. If it's a combination that is making you feel that way then I would definitely recommend taking them separately. Im not a...
Sounds yummy!...
I was just wondering how many of us have had our marriages go wrong due to our chronic illnesses? I also want to know if your SO/spouse is unsympathetic to your injuries, syndromes, illnesses. I know...
That's awesome News, retiredmom!!...
Few more days to go and I will have the results. I will definitely post them here. I am curious but for the most part the result waiting isn't in my head. I will not stress about it. It wont change...
I've struggled with a self esteem issue since I was about 9 years old (Im 33 now) and me gaining wait won't happen. I was 165 about 2-3 years ago at 5'3 and now Im 124. I lost about 11 lbs in the...
I know, Im kind of a pain in the butt, but I can't find what it means on the internet. I was hoping someone could answer my question. It says on my MRI report (along with many other things) that...
Alcie, I couldn't see the screen because they were focusing on my spine and besides the table turning 180 degrees, I barely got to see anything. So the dark places mean no inflammation? Well I guess...
When my family doctor read over my consult sheet that my PM doctor sent her, she said that they want to do facet injections and something about ablations. I see the PM doctor on the 8th, hopefully he...
Thank you straydog :) I remember my family doctor telling me about getting the facet joint injections but she said that my PM doctor was unsure if they would work. Then she mentioned the ablation...
How did the facet injections feel? Did they give you a sedative IV?...
That is the name that the doctor mentioned! What is ablations?...
My family doctor told me the doctor wants me to have facet joint injections but I am unsure of the difference. Can anyone tell me? This is for my cervical spine, c2-c3 Thank you :D...
Thank you retiredmom :) I will update this post with my test results on the 8th....
It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be; definitely on the uncomfortable side though. I went in at 12:15 for the injection, which they took scans of it going through my blood stream....
Hi Cricket :) Im not diagnosed with fibro yet, but I have a suspicious feeling that I have it. However, that being said, I don't even know my body anymore. What I wanted to say was, Im a believer in...
Awe, I feel for you but it is soooo nice to see you be so positive after what you've just been through. Sounds like you have a nice family over there. Best of luck to you....
No problem, happy bill. I just read a lot of the stories on here and I have so many symptoms of bi polar, but I have BPD. I hope Im not intruding on the bi polar site. Worriedgirl, you know yourself...
Honesty always seems to make people jerks but the truth is, you need to heal and they have been with you for 2 months. You have to be straight forward and tell her that she has till the 7th (or...
Im not bipolar and I wish they had a forum for what I have. But have you ever heard of borderline personality disorder? That is what I have and Im starting treatment for it.....again. A lot of the...
HI Suzane :) I live in Alberta and it has been pretty nice after a long cold snap. The feelings that you describe about the lyrica is how I was feeling. Im hoping I don't feel that way again. Today...
Hey NICK B, I am not sure what you mean by being on anti virals. I am taking a sleeping med called imovane. But you are right about everything else. I was taking 20 mgs of valium for almost 12 weeks...
Im sorry you are going through this. Im a mother of 3 healthy children and I have had 4 losses. I really do understand that sadness. Thoughts are sent to you...
Just an update. I seen my doctor today and she explained a few things to me. A lot of it went in one ear and out the other. I am not sure why I couldn't grasp everything she was saying. She said I...
I was started on tramadol and lyrica and I wasn't sure which was giving me bad side affects so I stopped the lyrica and took the tramadol and I really did not like it at all, so I discontinued both...
Definitely see a doctor. I was wondering if you have something called a hiatal hernia? I have one and I get the feeling of pain/gas. It is when the stomach slides through the opening in the diaphragm...
spinal soldier, I cracked up laughing at your comment about socialized healthcare....LOL it's so true! My pain has been Okay I guess. I mean, my pain is not at a 6-7-8 or higher. It hasn't been that...
I hope things work out for you! I hope they do an ultrasound for you soon to figure out if everything is okay. I hope you and your husband can work things out. I am all to familiar with strained...
I think because you know you're going to pay for it tomorrow, I say go for it! Pain debilitates us so much that if you have a chance to do something do it :) I hope that wasn't bad advice....
spinal soldier, That is the one thing I was unsure about the lyrica. Does it start working like an anti depressant or does it start working right away? My PM doctor didn't discuss this with me. I...
Well it's -40 here with the windchill... I can not apply cold to my body at all. When I had such back neck pain and spasms last week I tried everything. When I applied ice, I thought I was going to...
Thank you frances. I will just give you a quick run down on me and the docs here in Alberta. I had been seriously assaulted causing severe whip lash injury to my neck in August. I had a previous,...
I was just wondering if you guys have noticed that you have a pattern with your pain. For example; you go through the week with your pain at about a 5-6-7 and then all of a sudden you are bed ridden...
Acheybody! Wow that is a fabulous post. I think its the best advice I have ever read. Thank you!...
Sending my thoughts and prayers your way!!...