Hi Welshkim. Sorry you're still in pain. Anti-depressant/-convulsants can take some time to build up, as others have mentioned. That time waiting for a medication to really start helping is very...
Hi SoSickAndTired. You've already had a lot of great responses. I just thought I'd pipe up a little too. I've had a few EMG tests. The first one I had was with a sports medicine doctor. I wouldn't...
Hi Zap. It is crazy how powerful the sleep issues are at the beginning. I laughed a little at your school story, probably because I can relate to it. When I first started Lyrica I'd do pretty much...
Hi Twinks. I just started Lyrica myself about three weeks ago. My doctor said it can take about 6 weeks for the medication to take full effect, and I've taken that to mean it could take that long for...
Hi Blondie. I understand the desire to be medication free. But if you were taking 3g of ibuprofen a day, that wasn't medication free either. Sometimes it's healthier to be on the prescription...
Hi Kermit's Girl. It's great to hear that you had such a good appointment. Finding a doctor who will spend the time to really work with you and figure out exactly what will work best for you is a...
I'm with Flower on this one. That PM sounds like a jerk. I hope your psychologists is able to talk some sense into him. There are sometimes things we need to face in the treatment of CP, but this...
Hi SE, Tina, Betsey, Loretta, and Chutz. It's great to hear from all of you! I never knew the chances for that surgery being effective were so low. Makes me even happier that I'm not doing it....
Hi my friends. It's been a while since I posted an update and a lot has been going on, so I wanted to share with you. Some of you may already have bits and pieces from chats, so it may not be all...
Hi BluAngel. I'll be praying for you to have an easy and effective procedure. Is a deep spinal epidural very different than a normal one? I don't know a whole lot about these kinds of things. I'm...
Draka, I am so sorry to hear that you've had such a horrible time with this surgery. How people can watch others in such pain and do nothing, I'll never understand. At least you're finally out of...
Hi Redsam. Sorry you didn't have a good experience at the hospital. Hopefully it will all be worth it with the long term relief and all. How is the CP pain doing? Can you even tell at this point...
So I had my new set of MRIs yesterday and something that happened reminded me of this thread. I had to share it. When they were advancing the bed into the tube they realized that my shoulders were...
Thanks nvrthesame98. I'm definitely not letting any doctor I don't trust near me with a scalpel. And a big part of that trust is them listening to me. I found a neuro nearby that comes well...
Thanks White Beard. Yeah, I'm always overdoing stuff. You'd think I'd get used to taking it easy after a while, but I still get frustrated by holding back and eventually do something that kicks...
Hi Draka. That is one long appointment! I'm very glad your consult went so well. It seems that you've found yourself an excellent surgeon who is going to fix you right up. You've been in pain for a...
I like Tirzah's set too, my list (and therefore appointment) just got a bit longer :smile:. I do hope you've slept well, Draka. And that you're feeling better about your meeting today. I'm located...
Hi Draka. What kind of surgery are you getting the consult for? I'm actually headed in to talk with a surgeon tomorrow about a possible fusion in my neck. What a coincidence, yeah? Anyways, I've been...
Sorry you didn't get a good night's sleep. Not getting sleep just makes everything worse. I share your woe in that one, posting at half past three in the morning. My pain doctor does the procedure...
Loretta, I'm so sorry your appointment didn't go as well as we were all hoping. I hope you can get back in touch with her tomorrow and help her to understand the pain you're in. And that she can do...
Hi chatters and welcome. I'm sorry for the pain that brought you here. You have found a great place though. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here who can understand what living with pain is...
Hi nvrthesame98. I'm sorry you had such a terrible time with your procedure. And that does sound like a truly terrible time. :sad: I've had four epidurals in the past five months. Mine were in my...
I would also guess that this is one of your surgeon's standard forms anytime he has a patient that will receive narcotics. I don't know, but I imagine he is thinking you'll need some pain killers...
Welcome too to Natali too!...
Hello and welcome Livin n Pain. I'm sorry to hear that you've been having so much trouble with pain and your back. You have found the right place though. I've only been here for a little while...
Loretta, I'm so sorry you're having such a terrible night. I hope it lets up soon. Sleepless nights are the worst. Hang in there. Even though we cannot be there in person, your whole HW family is...
I'm hoping this week brings low pain and good times to all my friends here. This past week has been a bit of a roller coaster for me. I just cannot seem to get anything to stay constant long enough...
Hi Dani. Today has been interesting. I seem to have moved on from essentially no sleep to sleeping well one to two nights at a time. While it is an improvement and I feel better for it, it is still...
Hi zabumafu. I'm sorry you're having to deal with all this. Not knowing what's going on is hard. And so is being prevented from doing the things you love and have done in the past. I of course don't...
Hi Chutz. Thanks for responding as well. I want to believe that I've been both over-stressing and over-reacting to the situation. Yesterday things were going great. It looks like a good friend may...
I was prescribed Lidoderm patches before my PM was completely sure of the cause of my issue as a stopgap, but they did absolutely nothing for me. Even when I stayed at max dose over the course of...
Hi Rhaevin. I was just on my way back here this morning to delete this message. I was more than a bit tired when I wrote it last night and didn't have my usual filters on. But then I saw the...
Hi everyone. So I've been trying to write this post all weekend. I'm finally just going to go for it and see what happens. You see, I need to tell someone about my week, because it's just broiling...
So sorry you had to put up with such a jerk, BigLucy. Sometimes those people are just so thick. I understand they probably see addicts and fakers all day, but they still have to take consideration of...
Monty's Mom, I'm sorry you have to put up with this gap in the relief you get. If only the insurance companies could understand what they put their customers through. Even the hardest heart would...
You know I think this forum has some of the calmest venting I've seen on the Internet. I'm sure that means something, although I have no idea what. I am sorry you're having a lot of pain tonight...
I've heard of stories of reactions to MRIs before, but never before by someone who experienced it. Two in a row, too. That's really strange. I'm sorry you had to deal with it. I do wonder what could...
Hi Chartreux. I hope you feel better soon and recover quickly. -Jeff...
Hello Pain23OMG and welcome. I am glad you found this place. I found it myself only a short while ago and the support and information it has provided has been valuable beyond measure to me. I hope...
Sorry you didn't get good rest last night frc. I hope today and tonight go better for you....
Thanks Rhaevin. I have to check out some of those options. I have seen them mentioned on these forums before but have never tried them. Well, something to research while I lay here....
The past week has been a bit of a hard one. Pain has been on a sharp rise, doctors are talking about surgery, and pain prevents sleep despite new painkillers. Lack of sleep is making it more...
Don't worry 9yrschronicpain. This is a great group of people and I'm sure someone will be able to give you some info. It's just a question of when someone who has the correct information is online. I...
Wow. So many posts. I'm so thankful to have found a community of such great and helpful people. Let's see how I do at keeping them all straight. So yeah, I do realize that this isn't a minor surgery....
Thanks White Beard. I really appreciate all the info you're providing me. I've been reading many of your older posts and collecting even more info. I still don't like the idea of losing consciousness...
Whew, today has been crazy. So anyways. Thank you both for your replies, it always helps to know others who have tried it first :smile:. Ouch frc, a collapsed fusion sounds really bad. I'm glad...
Now that's a long topic name. I've had lots of issues with my C7 nerve root which responded well to a slew of epidurals, but the relief didn't last. This eventually led me here (which I am so...
I'm so sorry you're back in the hospital again BigLucy. Hang in there. I'm rooting for you. And I hope you're out of the hospital and feeling better soon....
I've never understood people who do this kind of thing. Even if they didn't have a problem with the abuse of the drugs themselves, they have to know that there are supply problems leaving people in...
Small world Scarred. Most of my extended family is in MN and I was born there. -Jeff...