Chronic Pain

it's late taken my meds and pissed because I'm having probs posting

have bilateral carpal tunnel & bilateral thoriac outlet from 2 severve WC (worker's comp) don't let anybody fool you, I make a whopping $50.12 a week and the amount never changes...so this means I have pain in both hand, arms, upper back & neck

also have back pain, my entire back and severve leg pain, all the numerous tests showed nothing..evalutation at the pain clinic dr told me it's mechinal and refused to tell me any more until he consulted with my Dr

reputation of this place is they want you off all pain meds, Hell No! I'm on fentyl 150mcg, valium as a muscle relxant & didudid for break pain for neuropathy topamax and didudid and still my pain isn't under control

I have no support, my love, my life my husbdan died 1 year & 3 months ago..his cancer was in remission the damn VA dr's wouldn't listen unlike the other hosp he was at...they finally come up with a 2nd cancer tell me he has 30 days to live, Rick died 2 days later in the stinking place but he had me and his stepdaughter with him, the people he loved

Hello ensoul,

I read your post with empathy. It sounds like you have had a rough go of things and could really use someone who is supportive of you, in your life. Chronic pain is such an awful thing, because all too often, we are told it is all in our heads and, if you can't see it, it doesn't exist. It isn't like a broken leg, that a person can visibly see and understand. Unless you wear braces on your arms for the carpal tunnel, people just have to take you at your word, about the pain, and we are such a visually oriented society. If you can't see it, it doesn't exist. Wrong!!

My chronic pain is with migraines and back pain. I have been diagnosed with migraines since 1982. My back pain didn't flare up until after I spent years working at a desk in front of a computer. Also, I have been in three car accidents, all of which resulted in whiplash. I had bad problems with my neck for a long time, but now the pain is mostly in my back.

I take propranolol and cymbalta as prophylactics for pain of migraines. When I get a migraine, I take Imitrex tablets or Imitrex injections, depending on the severity of the pain. For my back pain, I take Vicodin as needed, although I can't take too much of it as it actually gives me migraines.

Is the workmen's comp check the only money you have coming in to support you? They sure don't give you enough to sniff at, much less enough to help you make it and pay your bills. I don't know how you do it on such a small amount. I hold down a full-time job as a customer care representative for an extended warranty company. I have been with this company for over five years, and they are really good to me. They have kept me on, in spite of hospitalizations for depression, drug and alcohol abuse, gall bladder surgery, a broken leg and migraines. They also have good health insurance benefits, so I plan to stay with them indefinitely, unless something better comes along.

Well, enough about me. Please write again and tell me more about yourself and your family, as well as your experiences with managing chronic pain. You are definitely not alone, and this forum is a great place to share experiences and to get support when times are tough. Also, if you want to share a success story, we always love to hear about those, too!

Best wishes and warm, positive thoughts,


Kay

Hi my name is Effie and I was dxd with MS 12 years ago this month and I went to apain clinic and they had the neve to tell me that MS didn't cause pain. Tell that to the sleepless ngihts and painful days I go throug. It is amazeing when I lived inFl. I had no problem getting my pain meds. but here in Ky. you have to have something that a doctor's text books say is painful. I would love for these dr. to have what we have for a year and see how fast they write them selves out a boat load of pain meds. Thank for being there for me to vent.

Hi Effie,

We're happy to have you here and you are welcome to vent anytime. We all need to let out our anger and frustrations at times. We're here to let you know you're not alone. It can be difficult to convince doctors of the pain we're in even when we have a condition known to be painful.

Although I don't have much expertise in MS, I don't for a second doubt your pain. I found a site that lists a number of MS forums and chats. Perhaps you can find someone there with a similar experience that might have some ideas to help you.

http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/forumschat_link.html

Please keep in touch and let us know how you're doing. We do care!