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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
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Constant Pain
For nearly 40 years I have lived with pain in my lower back. I have had 3 previous lumbar discs removed, 3 separate surgeries including spinal fusion. My lower back condition has become gradually worse over last few years, very recently diagnosed with another prolapse L4 Disc, Spinal Stenosis and Compression of nerves. I…
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Shingles & Postherpetic Neuralgia
I have been experiencing a lot/severe Postherpetic Neuralgia lingering Pain since a bout of shingles about 8 weeks ago. It is bad enough to wake me during the night, so I am also very sleep deprived. I am already taking Pregabalin for management of spasm (and a cocktail of other drugs). Pregabalin is also typically used…
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GP not treating me correctly
Hi, so last week I went to urgent care centre after contacting 111 about my severe headaches, and they did a full review on me, took bloods, the lot to rule out anything life threatening. They proceeded with observations on me and asking me about my head aches, and said they sound like severe migraines, but they cannot…
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CBD
Has anyone tried this for pain? Did it help!?
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Is anyone on Temazepam ,having problems getting their script ?
Hello everyone, I have been on Temazepam for 30+ yrs now,and this last 2 months my pharmacy has been unable to get this medication in stock.Is anyone else on forum having this problem ?. This is the only medication that helps me with chronic pain. I looked around on various sites and found that apparently its to do with a…
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Back pain
Hello everyone, Id like to discuss about my back pain iv been having for a while now. it started around 2021 and it wasn't so bad. I started waking up around 3 am, 4am and couldn't go back to sleep. and it actually stopped after few days and I thought it was just minor thing. but after few months it happened again. Then…
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Msk appointment
Hello just an update as I said I would lett a few people know,I had my appointment and was told I have arthritis of the lower back and degeneration which is a bit extreme for my age he said ,not what I wanted to hear but I'm not surprised as I thought it was something like that because it wasn't getting better and had it…
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Very painful sitting.
I'm in my wheelchair throughout the day, and it makes for wincingly painful sitting all the time without being able to shuffle from it. The pain is from the area between the bottom edge of the pelvis and the back part of my buttocks. But it must be from vertical pressure because when I go to bed it ceases…
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Pain- Shallow cup in my hip
hi I'm 22 years old and experiencing a lot of hip and back pain. I've had X-rays and I have a Shallow cup in my hip It's flared up. Does anyone else experience pain? If so do you have advice?
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Is there any help paying for medication that i desperately need thats currently not available on the
Is there any help paying for medication that i desperately need thats currently not available on the NHS I'm desperate and gone way beyond my tether ive tried every treatment available.
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Chronic pain
Hello, My name is Tammy. I suffer with Fybromyalga, severe back pain, osteoarthritis and Hyper mobility syndrome. My day to day life is constant pain. Pain killers don't seem to help. I recently broke my foot in 4 places and now in a wheelchair. It can become very lonely sitting in the home alone watching your family…
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HOW DO LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN
I WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN IM FINDING IT DIFFICULT IM COPPING BUT ITS HARD WORK ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT
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Hi, my name is monique70! I've been diagnosed with Degenerative Spinal Stenosis
I Have just started a claim for PIP as I have been diagnosed with Degenerative Spinal Stenosis on Monday 26th September, I am due to go for a FL guided nerve root black it’s at the L5/ S1 collapsed disk. I am a bit apprehensive. I also have a Hip Bursitis, I am awaiting a date for a Trochanteric Bursa injection. the pain…
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Back pain
Hello would like to ask those of you that have had chronic back pain for some years and still do , is it any better than when it first started and can manage it or just have good days and bad, I was just curious when I've seen for some of you ,you have had back pain for years if it got any better at all, mine has just been…
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No Energy
I have osteoarthritis in both knees and bad back pain. I prescribe zappain tablets and morphine. I can at times reduce my pain but I just have no energy. The pain in back in back after morphine is like someone sit on your lower back difficult to explain. I go ask doctor in October for anti inflammatory drug as I hoping I…
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Chronic back pain
Hello I'm new on here and wanted to discuss with anyone who suffers with back pain too, I had a fall in December and had to have a complete reverse shoulder replacement my back was fine then, then 6 month down the line I got up one morning and just could hardly take a step without terrible pain in my upper back so I had an…
