I've been there! It's awful. I had narcotic bowel syndrome for almost a decade and it was an endless rollercoaster of every kind of laxative you can imagine. Now I've been off pain meds since Feb and...
This is the next step in my pain management care. I'm off opioids and I'm not due for another rhizotomy til June/July. Has anyone had one of these implanted? Can you give me any advice?...
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I had SI joint stabilization in 2008. They went in and put four screws in through my hip bone into my tailbone basically. That keeps my hips from moving around and causing pain. I flew down to...
I'm glad I, well my bf, found this place. We've been together for almost 9yrs. He's very concerned for me especially with this new onset of symptoms. He's wanted me to get off opiates for a looong...
Holllly cow! That's a lot of stuff to make you go! Have you tried Senna with a stool softener? That helped me sometimes. It's so terrible not being able to go... you just feel so toxic on the inside....
OMG Splash, I am so sorry... I don't know what to say other than I know what it's like to suffer a loss... my heart goes out to you. Hugs! Yah, garbage bags are a good idea too lol! And you know the...
When I had narcotic bowel syndrome due to opioid use for chronic pain management, straining sometimes was like a serious workout... the next day my entire abdominal muscle region would feel like I...
Thanks for the welcome! Yah, this has definitely not been fun lol, but I'm trying to keep my head up. My boyfriend went through a similar thing about 10 years ago... had a freak intestinal bleed and...
Ok... long story short... horrible car accident at 21... on pain meds on and off for 12yrs... 3 back surgeries, with 2 more in the wings... now 33 and completely off opioids since February... I'm...