really my bedtime,,,,sorry se,,,lol thanks...
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These are my mri results from my low back pain and i am having trouble understanding what this all means if you can help thanks again.. chris ( mickey1. Multilevel disc desiccation most conspicuous...
The pain level is about the same but it seems like every now and then a muscle spasm hits or it seems like a sharp pain that won,t let up for awhile. This is the second go around forthe injections....
Hi, I just had facet injections 10 days ago. It seemed like they hepled for a few days and now the pain is coming back. It seems like it is acting like a muscle spasm in that area. By the time I got...
Hi Everyone, Well I called my drs. office yesterday and they called me back today. I will be getting a second round of epidural shots in my lower back. I sure hope this helps. I don,t know what the...
Thanks so much for your responces, i,ll try those things and will try to wait at least another week before i call my dr. He told me up to 4 wks. so i,ll hold off and if it doesn,t change i,ll call...
I I,ll try to call him on monday. I,ll just keep taking my pain meds. Maybe I,ll go soak in a hot bath or try a heating pad. thanks...
I know the ortho. surgeon told me to wait 4 wks. till mynext appt. to see if the epidural shots worked in my lower back but it,s been 10 days and no relief. Just deciding if I should give him a call...
Hi spinal soldier, so far i,ve had little relief but he did tell me to give it at least 4 weeks. The pain is not as bad but at times it,s almost like a muscle spasm that when it starts hurting now....
I,m usually on fibro site but also deal with low back chronic pain. Wanting to know how do you decide having back surgery or not.. I,ve been diagnosed with degernative disc disease, joint facet...
I,m sorry so many of has to suffer from this horrible disease. I to have had really good days and then it hits you and you wonder if it is ever going to end. But you never give up. I think about my 3...
Attitude Is Everything sotiredoffibro.. I wear a meatal around my neck all the time with the serenity prayer. It helps....
Hi, A postive attitude seems to help me. Times get pretty tough, but keep telling yourself that you can make it through the day. Don, t let this beat you, you beat it. Stay active and keep moving....
I,m beginning to wonder bout the therapy myself. I had it today and what an experience I had. I was with the therapy person for probly 15 mins. and she told me she had to leave and do in-home therapy...
nana monster, Had x-rays on knees too but he said they looked fine, just that my left knee cap is not tacking the way it,s supposed to. I build industrial fans. I,ve been doing it for the last five...
I am having knee problems also. They hurt so bad. what you wrote about the pain and aching all the time describes what I am feeling. The ortho surgeon told me that my right knee cap is not lined up...
crazykitty, I,m just hungry all the time and boy do i crave chocolate and sweets. I eat healthy but i don,t understand why i want the juck food especially sweets. I never skip breakfast and try to...
Hi, I,ve beentaking cymbalta and savella for a few weeks now and I am gaining so much weight. I,ve probly gained 30 - 40 lbs. I,m getting so depressed over it. I feel pretty good but this weight gain...
Hi Kellie, I too have very bad hand pain didn,t know what it was, I had a emg test done and I have mild carpal tunnel. I have to wear wrists splints at nite when I sleep to keep my wrists from...
Went to get 2nd. opinion today with another doctor about my hands hurting all the time. It is carpal tunnel and I will have to wear wrists splints at night and do hand exercises. Sure hope this...
Hi, Have a question? Went to the dr. today for a EMG. I have very painful hands and they have been hurting for several months. My orthro dr. was checking for carpul tunnel. The dr. doing the test...
I,m still working full-timeplus overtime now and then. I work in a factory building industrial fans. My job is getting harder because of my hands and knees hurt so bad. There are times i wish i could...
mama6, sorry to hear she was snotty. hopefully this new dr. will help you. i have an appt. aug. 12th. with my primary so i,ll ask her if ahe knows of anyone else and she if she knows anything about...
good luck mama6,hope it helps let me know how things work out....
mama6, found names of drs. at IU. dr. wellington, he,s a pain specialist, need a referral by a physician,,, dr. riley snook, neurologist and dr. pascuizza,,head of neurology...
Hi mama6, I live in Lebanon,In ,Used to see a dr. harry staley at indy rheumotolgists, there are other dr.s there also. he was nice but i felt i needed something more. started going to a pain...
Was wodering if anyone suffers from ringing in the ears. Not sure why i have this but it sure is annoying. I am taking half of a 50 mil. pill of savella 2xs a day. If anyone has any answers would...
crazykitty, dr. told me to cut back. so i,m trying that see if helps. my bp was 144/80 sunday night , a little hi but i,ll keep checking it. i just keep getting this nauseated feeling but also...
hi crazykitty, i saw i ur reply that you take savella. i,ve been on it for about 3 mths. have you had any side affects like a racy heart or light headedness. I,ve been taking 50 mil 2 x,s a day and...
thanks marlee, was at the dr. this week, not yeast, i,ll try drinking more water. somedays i get so tired of all this medicine. just feel like quitting it all and dealing with fibro on my own. I cut...
thanks crazykitty, savalla has helped but at times i feel like it,s giving me a racy heart or i just feel like i,m overwelved or wore out feeling. Just got to keep hanging in there. Going to the pain...
hi , i,m new here. I,ve had fibro for 15 yrs. Have been on savella for 3 mths. Seems to help some. Just recently went to a pain management clinic and started getting steriod epidural shots in my...