Chronic Pain

Is Scooter/Sharon the only one who replies to posts here? I see ALOT of people read/view posts, but not many respond. I don't know about you, but I NEED responses...I NEED this community.
I'm 34 and have been in pain for 8 years. For me it's my thoracic back and rib area on the right side. It's undiagnosed...no one can figure out what's wrong. That's probably the hardest part...not knowing what's wrong and therefore not knowing how to fix it. I keep thinking if we could name it then we could fix it....but that's probably not true. As many of you have experienced, knowing what you have and treating it didn't make you pain-free.
I also used to have severe pelvic pain....endometriosis. I ended up having a hysterectomy this past fall and that seems to have ended the pelvic pain....for that I am grateful....though I did hope that maybe my back pain was realted to that and would end too. I guess you can't have everything you wish for!
I wish for low pain days for all of you out there....and even some pain-free moments, which I know for many of us is just a dream. Keep dreaming!!

Hi lavagirl,
I'm sorry you haven't been getting a lot of responses. Sometimes things slow down a bit in the summer because people are getting out more, going on vacation, etc. Also, there tends to be a little more activity on the main part of the site with SharePosts, questions, etc. I noticed you signed up there, too, so I hope you'll continue to get more responses there.

One spot here on the forum that has a lot of activity is our support group called “The Daily Grind.” It's in the "Off Topic" section. The people there are really friendly and chat with and encourage one another regularly. They're always happy to have someone new join them. BettyBoopToo moderates that part of the forum. Just click on the current month and join the discussion. Here's a link to it: http://forums.healthcentral.co...rums/a/frm/f/1361017

I know what you mean about the frustration of not knowing what is causing your pain. It took me seven years to get a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Doctors tried to tell me it was stress or I was just getting older (but I was only 40 at the time). Many times I wondered if other people my age felt that bad but just did a better job of hiding it. You really start to question your sanity!

I'm glad your surgery took care of the pelvic pain – now if you can just find out what is causing your back pain. What kind of doctors have you been to and what kind of tests have they done?

I also wish you low pain days and pain-free moments!

Karen