I just plain don't deal with difficult doctors. I've been in that situation. I get up, leave, pick up a grievance form at the front desk and file it asap. I'm lucky to have found a great family...
When I get up in the morning I say to my husband, "you threw me down the basement steps again last night, didn't you?" That pretty much sums it up except for when it really gets bad....
Well I try to keep track of my real injuries, both recent and from years ago, because I have fibro issues, sort of a "pain memory" thing apparently going on as well. For me, the worst is an area on...
I notice that sometimes my usual pain meds can seem to heighten my pain. I don't know why that happens. Most of the time they work, but when I get an "uberflare" all bets are off. Lying in bed...
Yes! Part of this may be due to the fact that we become more sedentary when we are in pain, so that when we move, we are more likely to pull a muscle. As for my own personal experience, I have pain...
I guess that I am a great fan of opiods. I've not found other medications that work as well for me or lack the side effects caused by some. My mainstay is hydrocodone. The only problem I've had, and...
Ah, you live in the way-upper-midwest, home of the stoic Scandinavians - what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger... I'll stop now. I live in Wisconsin. Anyway. Perhaps you could adjust the type of...
hi~ I can totally relate to the stabbing pain. I mainly get it in my feet or legs but when my flares are bad I get vaginal pain. Yeah, not what I signed up for. It gets totally beyond the "warm baths...