I am diagnosed with Bipolar II and am wondering about Latuda. How does it work for some of you? I am on Geodon but reached my peak dosage. I usually go thru a depression in the Fall/ Winter. My...
On June 3rd I had back surgery - Laminectomy with a discectomy. I was having numbing and tingling in my toes. But since surgery I have my whole bottom of my foot having this sensation. And I continue...
I have osteoarthritis in my back, and I had it in my knees. January 3rd and March 17th 2014, I had total knee replacements done in my knees because I was bone on bone in both knees. I had in home...
December 30th I will be getting a new knee replacement. And I am wonder if anyone else out there had them done and how they are doing with it. I need both knees done so in 6 weeks the other one will...
I have had this problem for about a month or more but not sure how to cope with it. My husband had been laid off all summer and early fall. He recently got to working again. When he works days I am...
I have had this problem for a about a month or more and I am not sure what is going on. I recently had my Geodon increased in the morning from 20mg to 40 mg and take 40 at noon and 120 at bedtime. I...
I just turned 50 years old and have been having trouble walking due to such sharp knee and back pain. When I saw my doctor he said to go upstairs for x rays and when he showed them to me I was...
I had osteoarthritis now for several years. I have had my knees injected with Synvisc twice and that didn't work, then I had steroid injections in both knees and that seemed to help for awhile. I am...
I have a lot of anxiety and take clonazepam for it. I find that even as a child I was the anxious child. I am in counseling for this and other things but I feel that I will always have anxiety. It is...
I have not been on the pages for some time but I need some advice/different way of looking at things. I suffer from Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia which leaves me in chronic pain in the lower back...
I liked how you put it in terms of mourning my old life. I guess that is how I have to look at it. I am seeing a counselor every two weeks and it is something we need to bring up. It is something I...
I should know better but I am having trouble adjusting to life with chronic pain and other people have told me about it. I thought I was doing good but I was told by my psychatrist that I have not...
Thank you for all your responses. It made the situation a bit more clear for me. It did not bother me that the nurse said that but she mentioned it and it kind of stuck with for the day. I needed a...
This past fall I went thru a major depresssion and was never that deep in depression before. I was almost admitted in the hospital but as it was I had family around incase I became suicidal. I did...
I had my back surgery done 2/20/13. On the right side of my spine I had a hemilaminectomy on L4 L5 and S1. It took allong time to come to this but it finally came to this and I have not leg pain...
I forgot to mention that I had a MRI done this year. It showed that I had "a very large herniated disc with a displaced nerve root in the L5 region" I have been getting steroid injections in the L5-...
Hello there. I haven’t been on the forum pages lately mainly because I became a new grandmother, experienced depression ., Yet it is a part of my Bipolar II and my psychiatrist said that my chronic...
I have BipolarII and a rough patch about a two weeks ago that seems to continue in streaks. One time I am fine and the next I am not . I also have alot of anxiety going on too. I talk medications for...
I am feeling beter these days and am trying to controll the pain the best way I can with out the prescription. I am using over the counter medications. I am glad I sought out the help of my psych...
I am having a rough patch in life and need to talk to someone. I know what I am about to tell everyone is my entire fault but this is what chronic pain does to people so I’ve been told. I wear...
Forgot to menation I have Bipolar II, Anxiety, PTDS and chronic pain syndromn, Degenerative disc disease of cervical and lumbar areas of back , osteoarthritis, and Fibromyalgia...
I am going thru a rough patch and hope to get some help in this section. I have multiple health condition that causes a great deal of physical pain. But it has taken a toll on me mentally. I was self...
I had good family support but it has changed lately. I have been in chronic pain for quite some time now and recenntly as two weeks ago had a radiofrequency neuro ablation done on the right side of...
The patch I am using is a fentanyl patch. I was on 12mcg. then it was increased to two . Since I already had the one strengh they told me just to double that. I have to change them every three days....
I am 48 years old and feel like my life has been robbed from me due to my chronic illnesses. I have not worked for 1 year now . I recieve SSDI and a company pension. I was a nurse. I am going through...
Has anyone had a Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation done. I will be having two done on my lumbar spine and I say two because it will be done on the right side first then two weeks later the left side. Is...
Just an update. I was working on writing the appeal letter when the pain clinic called me and said the insurance and the PA had a peer to peer conference about my case. My insurance approved the...
It is not a worker's Comp case...
I wrote on the boards before. I have an MRI confirmed degenerative disc disease with L1-L4 bulging disc and L5- S1 very large herniated disc with displaced nerve root. The insurance refused to pre...
I have a MRI confirmed L1-L4 bulging disc and L5-S1 very large herniated disc with displaced nerve root due to Degenerative Disc Disease. I get sharp back and both hips have pain. I have been going...
Hello everyone, I had a very difficult time at work beause of my illnesses and I did not get any support from my supervisor. I had to ask for an accomadation due to the fact I was working the night...
Hello everyone. I was accepted on the first try. I was shocked because I heard it takes several tries. Fibro was not my main reason. I have Bipolar II, Osteoarthritis, PTSD, Anxiety and Degenerative...
I got my SSDI the first time around. I followed the advice of a social worker who said to get a calendar book and document every doctor's visit and the results of the visit. This will help you in...
I am adding more vegetables, whole wheat and fruits to our diets. No sugars. It follows the Mayo Clinic Diet. I like the weight loss results as I am overweight. I think it is a change in our diet and...
I know it is hard to pin down the exact cause of a fibro flare but I am wondering if a change in one's diet could cause a flare up. Recently, I made some positive changes in my diet and I have...
Thanks for all for your post. I am grateful that it is not a blood clot and just a pulled muscle that is causing me a alot of pain. I am Thankful for that. I do take calcuim and magneisum so I wonder...
I have been having severe left calf pain that I thought I might have a blood clot in my leg. I went to the doctor to have it checked out and had a blood test done. It was not a blood clot. However,...
Hello, I use gabapentin( neurotin) 600mg three times a day. I think it has helped with decreasing the number of flares I have. I use to get them quite freguently. Not so much anymore. I think it has...
I have chronic pain from osteoarthritis, fibromyaglia and degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spine. They very recently found out I have bulging disc in L1-L4 and L5 S1 a very large...
Hello and welcome to Healingwell.com. I am not sure what it could be but maybe nerve damage did enter my mind when you mentioned it. I am so glad that you keep exercising as that is so important in...
Thank you everyone. I appreciate all your input. I am feeling better about things. It was certaily a low time for me and your suggestions have helped me a lot....
Thanks everyone. I was very frustrated and upset when I wrote this. I have an appointment with the PA to discuss the next step since the insurance now say they are rejecting the procedure and I am to...
I was all set in my mind that I may be having a neuro ablation done on my lumbar spine. I knew there was a chance my insurance could reject the whole thing. I am having increase pain in my back. I...
Hello there. Due to the other conditions I have there are not many medications I could take for my fibro and osteo. I take meloxicam for the osteo. There was a few times I needed to hold the...
I am having alot of pain issues and see a pain management clinic. I do have osteoarthritis of the hips, knees, left thumb base, right great toe and have generative disc disease of the cervical and...
I have bipolar II and this is a perfect way to explain it. Our mind tells us to go go go but our body says no no no...
I think I am feeling the steps to the grieving process again and frustrated over the pain I have. I found out I have arthritis in the hips and the pain jsut doesn't stop at all. It is frustrating. It...
Hello everyone. My PM clinic in Wisconin does random urine tests and that is every visit. And we have to show up in person for an appointment for our prescriptions.I remember filling out a contract...