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Hi, my name is Steve. haemochromatosis pains in all my joints
I suffer badly with haemochromatosis pains in all my joints and can only walk 20metres. I have tried numerous pain medications but they don’t work. I have chronic back pain and although I thought a nerve root block injection would help my walking it only lasted one month and I am now back to the chronic back pain. All my…
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Chronic Pain from leg ulcers
First Time User saying Hello. Does anyone else have leg ulcers & if you do what pain killers do you find helps ?
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Can’t believe I’m asking this
Please can someone explain what’s called when your big toe involuntarily and painfully moves and stays down and you can’t move it i just had another 5 min episode and yes I am stressed this always happens to me worse in winter am I alone ?
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Severe Spinal Stenosis FBSS
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? In 2018 I had a Laminectomy Operation to relieve pressure on my lower back, L3/4 and 5. The operation was, initially a success but after about 5/6 months the pain returned. The consultant arranged for another MRI Scan which showed that scar tissue had formed around the operation…
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Pharmacy issues with pain medication
Ok, so about 3 1/2 weeks ago I was literally thrown to the wolves when I unwittingly accepted a partial fill of my script, as the pharmacy only had 15 of my 120 pain pills. Since the new law requires me to wait the full 30 days before filling my script, there is no extra medication left if something happens. You are…
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Hi, my name is Muchomor! Which traction devices you did used to stretch your lower back?
Just got read this article (https://www.lumbarest.com/spinal-decompression-devices/) and I would like to collect more opinion. Which traction devices you did used to stretch your lower back? How was your experience?
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'Hi Everyone my name is Bigfella76
I have been suffering for years, I have constant pain that varies but is always much worse at night, I have tried varies medication including Fentanyl and Morphine. One of my biggest obstacles has been the stigmatisation that surrounds any one including myself with pain. early this year I couldn't take anymore and was at…
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Pain and anxiety
Hello would like to ask anyone if your chronic back pain has caused you any anxiety or mental health I'm sure it has with some of you ,I haven't mentioned it on any of my earlier posts as I wasn't sure If it was allowed on the site , I suffer really bad with horrible feelings most days ,panic,scared,feeling sick, very…
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Hello, I'm Pete - A long time sufferer of back pain hoping to chat
Hi my name is pete im a long time sufferer of back pain hoping to chat with people in same situation, it would be nice to talk to people that understand, but also to listen to people that are also struggling regards Pete
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Decluttering with flare ups & ASB
Not feeling well at all so just a very quick question. Do any of you have any unique tips I could follow to get through this overwhelming but necessary decluttering task of a small upstairs council flat where I’m also experiencing horrendous anti social behaviour and also enduring frequent flare ups including these horrid…
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how do people deal with chronic pain
I have suffered with chronic pain for many years and now it is getting worse. I would love to know how people deal with it and if people also experience what i experience. Due to chronic pain I fall alot. I have slipped discs in my neck and also shoulder damage. Sadly they will not operate on the slipped discs or the…
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Hurt my ribs
Hello I've been layed up with painful ribs the last couple of days, all I done was coughed as I was opening a cupboard door and the pain was horrible, so i e not been able to do my exercises or anything which isn't doing my back any good at all and making me more miserable than I already was, but there's not a lot I can do…
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Hi, my name is jac1955! Would like tips on how to manage my hip pain
👋 hi. I'm hoping this forum will give me tips on how to manage my hip pain
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Chronic pancreatitas
Hi I'm iain wandering if anyone else has this pancreas condition. Looking for any support. On creon replacement therapy
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(Backspasm-relation problem) Anyone ever heard of this problem?
I used to train wrestling and heavy lifting and have hurt my back a lot over the years. At this point so much that a few years ago when I wrestled my little brother (who was much weaker than me at the time) my back got completely tight and I ended up falling down not to be able to get up. Same thing happens if I lift heavy…
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Wheelchair for Chronic Pain
Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. I got diagnosed in 2014 with Chrondomalicia Patella, I had physio at the time but got discharged due to lack of progress. Fast forward to 2021 and after having many more flare-ups and my pain getting to the point I couldn't manage it I decided to go back to…
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Bone scan
Hello the doctor is sending me for a bone scan I can't remember the proper name for it, I'm gathering you have to lay down and I can't lay on my back or my stomach so I'm getting in a bit of a state over this and its worrying me, I'm absolutely petrified of hospitals too even if I'm just visiting someone I get anxiety so…
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Cannabis Oil.
Hi, can anyone recommend the best type of cannabis oil, without naming the brand, for chronic, spinal/ neck pain.
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Hi, my name is SC_196022! suffering from lumbar back pain for 1.5 years with no signs of improvement
Hi Everyone, Sorry to see we’re all in a similar boat. I’m female, in my mid-30s, and have been suffering from lumbar back pain for 1.5 years with no signs of improvement. It seemed to come on gradually during lockdown for no reason, though I do have a desk job. I love being active but unfortunately it gets worse after the…
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Parkinsons RA
How do you control the pain
