Hi everyone, I wanted to check in. i have finally gotten my meds straightened out. I had to go back and forth to the pm every 2 weeks for almost two months. They finally found a combo that works. My...
Hello Wish, Welcome to our HW family. We are glad to have but also sorry about the circumstances that bring you here. I understand how your friend feels about posting on the internet. This is the...
hi ksd, im sorry you are still having pain from the esi. Tramadol is not a narcotic. It does treat pain but is not considered a narcotic. I tried taking it but it didn help me. I have read other...
Hello and welcome to HW.. I also have two simulatrs implanted. unfortunately i cannot sit back against anything or sleep on my back either. Its very uncomfortable. I normally just turn the...
hey, im so sorry to hurt about you having to go to the ER for pain management. I hope you are somewhat comfortable now. I know when the pain gets back under control to me, its a really calming...
Hello Danger, I get itchy also, its really bad with percocet. I cant even take that anymore because of it. The first day its not to bad but the longer im taking it the worse it gets.As far as other...
hello Rocckyd, i just wanted to take a minute and let you know a couple of things. I have been a live in caregiver for a friend that had a stem-cell transplant and i will be glad to answer any...
Josh, I just wanted to take a minute and let you know my experience with oxycontin... I was on oxycontin for 3 years, every eight hours and percocet for bt pain. i was a little nervous also because i...
its really nice to hear a good uplifting story. thank you so much, i think i needed to hear that today. not that im having a bad morning but i crawled out of the bed at 4:30 hurting. then after meds...
hi Loretta, well we must be in the same time zone because its now 5:45 and i cant sleep either.. im sorry to hear that the pain is worse since your meds ran out. im on gabapentin for nerves and the...
hi sevensams, welcome to the forum. im sorry to hear about your pain. i also have back pain that radiates down both legs and athritis in both hips. i know its hard to come to grips with what you are...
That sounds so good about the guitar lessons. I have a 9 year old that I'm raising also. I try to do things with him that matters. I am raising my best friends kids . So, I guess it wouldn't really...
sounds like fun... ive never been to bike week but i have been to the daytona race week. me being from a small town in georgia, and seeing what you guys go through on those weeks. OMG is all i can...
LOL... No problem Alsoinpain.. Im just thankful for the responses. I was actually put on hormone replacement. I was all excited because I had been dealing with hotflashes since age 38, so about five...
Praying for the best for you. I have had injections in that area for years and they have always seemed to work better for me then the lumbar injections i get. I have had great success and I pray you...
hi liz, my name is janet. i have different issues than you do but i certainly know how extreme pain is. its brutal!!!! i have a very good support system at home and yet its still nice to talk to...
hey everyone, i have been around reading but have not posted alot. i have been busy with the kids. I have been thinking of everyone and hope everyones pain is undercontrol tonight. janet...
welcome julie, i too have the lumbar pain and i have been where you are. i have wanted give up and not feel the pain anymore. i too am on a cocktail of meds that help me tremendously. i feel like i...
hello everyone, i hope everyone is able to control to at least be comfortable tonight. i was wondering if anyone here has been through menopause? im having problems with the irritability part,weight...
hello KSD, i have been out of town a couple of different times in the last two weeks and havent been able to get on my computer. so, i dont know if you have been having extreme pain and needed an...
hi harleygirl, i am so sorry that you feel so alone. i dont have CRPS but i do have very severe pain. i know it can be depressing. just remember you are not alone. there are many people on healing...
so great to hear a good story and happiness. i feel so good for you. janet...
hi hazel, i have never heard of the costo that you mentioned. i do have gerd. i did have nissen or atleast i think thats the name for it. i had that like 13 years ago. it really helped. now i have...
hey yall, i have had many of the lumbar epidurals and i have had with and without sedation. they always say go home and relax. its no big deal to me at all. i guess i was really careful after the...
I'm from mcdonough ga. About 30 miles south of Atlanta.. How about you?...
hi randy, the dose being to high is really something to think about. my pm doc dont prescribe over 100mcg. which im on 75mcg now and i have bt medications also. i do have sweats pretty bad. my vision...
hello KSD, my pm doc has just recently increased my doseage. i was on hydro 10/500 twice a day for bt now its 3 times a day as needed for bt. i dont have to have it everyday but if i ever decide to...
hi and welcome... what hyro are you talking about hydromorphone or hydrocodone?...
Lynette, i too have tolerance issues along with everyone else. im on the fentanyl patch. i have problems with sweating also. i have been having hot flashes for four years now. i started menapause at...
hey im so sorry to hear that your in pain. i have a bladder disease so i have pain from that. its not active right now. i had to change eating habits and it helped alot. i know its probably not the...
hey vickie, i do have the temperpedic adjustable bed. it really has helped me. i can adjust the legs to take the pressure of my back. the only thing thats kinda hard is...i bought the queen size and...
LexiRae, im glad you let me know about the meds not being filled across state lines anymore. my fill date used to fall every year on a date that we were in florida every summer. that was back before...
hi ally, im so sorry that you are in so much pain. you are very young to have so much pain. i understand though. i really dont know anything about tmj but i just wanted to welcome you to the site. i...
so sorry KSD that you are having a problem with that. it would be stressful to me just because of the unknown or i guess the what ifs. like what if its not fixed in time. not only that but for most...
HelloAll, kids are out of school this week. im or we are gonna try and fly from home(georgia) to indiana for the luke bryan concert. i hope i will not be hurting to bad by the time we get there. i...
hello and welcome to healing well... i too am a new member. ive been here for a couple weeks i guess. its really nice to chat and the people are wonderful. before i went on disability i was a wedding...
hello superville, welcome to healingwell. i just wanted to welcome you. i do not have pain in that area, other than when i have sinus issues. there is actually many very helpful people on this site....
hey goodmorning, i have had tons of injections done in the lumbar area. i have also had with and without sedation. i also recommend that you get sedation for that type of injection. typically they do...
my pm does not do pill counts unless its something you are bringing back in to get a new prescription. i never even thought about that but im sure it wont be long. i have also never been treated like...
yeah i live in georgia. i was born and raised here and have never lived any where else. i like it but i wish we would see snow a little more often. my pain management is drug testing every month now....
i am 43 and will be 44 in july. it sounds like we take some of the same meds. i also have flexeril and i was taking mobic but because of my stomach problems im not at the present time. i dont take...
i get both done... trigger points dont have to be done with the imaging machine like susie said. to me trigger point injections are nothing. they dont hurt me at all. i have had them in my foot but...
snowbunny, so now my bottle says 10/500 and soon it will change to 10/375 and i will have to take a tylenol with it... is this Right? yeah the fentanyl is not working as well as it should. they...
hi barbara, im new to the site and i have been reading the threads that you guys are posting. my best friend had a stem cell transplant at northside hospital. thats in atlanta georgia. i was with her...
normally i was sore for two good days and then after that i was good but i will be honest... a few of the times i have gotten it done, they had two repeat injections after three weeks because i didnt...
well i have always done everything that they ask of me. i am willing to try anything that the doc thinks will help me. thats what i pay him for and he went to college and i did not. i do know my body...
thank you for your help with the keypad...i really appreciate it. well my pain clinic doc is a very compassionate person and prefers to do all methods of treatment. he is one that will not give...
yes thats true too. i wake up all night long hurting and i even take ambien so that i can sleep the little that i do. pain will drain you. also, just the stress of trying to cut down on meds, pain,...
i dont know what wolf takes fentanyl for but i have to have fentanyl patches everyday. i cant get out of the bed or attempt to walk without it. i will tell you... unless people know me personally, no...
I GUESS NOW I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS TIME. I DIDNT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DEA STUFF. I DONT KNOW ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF THAT NEED PAIN MEDS AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ON ANY...