I understand what you're going through. I take 30mg of oxycontin and 60mg oxycodone daily and it really affects my ability to think, write, read, play guitar...just about anything. And I still deal...
Snowbunny21, I really appreciate your feedback. You "tell it like it is" and that's something I need to hear. You are right about the smoking, it's so important and even though I've heard things...
I've had 2 C5/C6 spinal fusions in 2009 and 2010 and I've been on oxycontin/oxycodone since 2010. Almost 3 years on pain meds and I'm not getting any better. I've seen a lot of different phys...
Thanks for the post! I did ask my doc about pro-lo and he said the same thing I've been hearing here that it's expensive and not covered by insurance. I never responded at all to any of the...
Thanks Suzane, I'm surprised and relieved how much help I've been offered here. It's truly amazing and motivating and gives me some hope that things can get better. I'll definitely keep posted with...
Thanks for taking the time to let me know about this stuff. I'll definitely get going on finding another PM doc and making the calls about a CP dr will be a priority too. Appreciate your help very...
Thank you straydog. My pain management doc is the only one in the clinic but I rarely see him, I end up seeing an assistant 90% of the time. And I don't even see the same asst every time, I've been...
Thanks for the post! I have actually tried Cymbalta and it did seem to help. I got off it though cause it cost me $45/month with my insurance. I'm really glad you mentioned that though cause a while...
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. Tart Cherry juice sounds really good! Never heard of it but i'll try it. I have not heard of pain management psychologists so I'll have to check into...
I deal with chronic pain in my whole upper body, sciatica, depression, and I've been on various pain meds, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, and other crap (haha) for 2+ years. I...