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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…
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Effective Medication
I am prescribe morphine liquid . I find the oramorph to be the most effective in pain without side effects. However it took me many times see the doctor to get this prescribe. I actually ended up say to the doctor I will look to buy online and I try to do it a safer way so can I please try it. I really not sure if it's the…
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RA or fibromyalgia
I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Since march I've had terrible pain, I mean something I have never had before and it doesn't feel like my normal fibro pain. The bottom of my feet are hurting, the palms of my hands, my wrists, shoulders and knees. I could hardly lay on my bed because it hurt so much. I'm so stiff…
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Pain clinic appointment tomorrow: please help!
Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum but not new to pain, which I've had for the last 7 years or so :( . It's pretty much everywhere - hips, fingers, etc - but bothers my most in my back and shoulders/neck. I tried pregabalin last year and found that it made me extremely tired and barely helped the pain, so I came off it.…
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Chronic back pain
I have had chronic back pain for the past 3 years now and had all sorts of painkillers Physio, acupuncture ,back braces every cream you could amagine I can't walk most of the time cause it hurts so much between my back and hips every time I go to my doctor they tell me the pain is in my head I was also diagnosed with…
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Effects of medication
Hi, my name is Kevin and I was diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis 6 years ago. I suffered with a herniated disc 3 times before I was diagnosed with my current condition. I take codeine, paracetamol and gabipentan dog nerve and pain relief but the amount of relief is debatable. On bad days I struggle to get downstairs…
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Tens machine
Hi I have post operative neuropathic pain and have been recommended SCS operation which I am resisting for many reasons. Has anyone any experience of a Tens machine for chronic nerve pain. Thanks
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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - when am I classed as disabled?
hi everybody, I am 57 years old and i am suffering with Lumbar Spinal stenosis and have been for the past 6 years since I was diagnosed. I have had 3 lots of pain injections which lasted about 3 weeks each time and have been told surgery is not an option. I am a pretty optimistic kind of person who still works full time as…
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Can this be muscle
Hello everyone just joined this site and desperate to hear some opinions on my problem, Christmas I fell and broke my shoulder and had to have a reverse complete shoulder replacement, but 6 months on I just got up one morning and could hardly walk with pain in my upper back was every step I took was excruciating, so my…
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Spinal Stenosis - medications and future treatments that might be undertaken
I have recently been diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis. I had a foraminal epidural, unfortunately the good effects only lasted weeks. This is gutting as for some people I know they have had reduced pain for over a year. I have been on pregabalin, gabapentin and Amitriptiline for years now. Fed up with this
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1st time experiencing chronic pain & unsettled
So I have been experiencing chronic pain now for maybe 6 months. My GP’s think this could be related to my mood disorders but I know my research team at the NEAD clinic said people with non epileptic seizures can experience chronic pain and that can also come under the FND umbrella. However, regardless of the cause I am…
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Hi, my name is Frugirl58! I have Fibromyelgia I just don't know what to do
Hi I am 58 I have Fibromyelgia I have been on oramorph for a few years it's is the only thing that has helped my pain . A couple of months ago I was told I had to come off because of research that says it doesn't help long term chronic pain. I pointed out it did help me but it made no difference I was made to switch the…
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Hi, my name is logman123!
Hi I’m suffering 19 months of constant abdominal nerve pain right side down towards belly button and across just below rib area not had one min relief I’ve never been I’ll I’m 53 went to docs once for dry throat he gave me strong antibiotics then my right side abdomen felt like it blew hole in me and I burned for over Ayr…
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Nerve pain
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CRPS
Hi I've had CRPS for 4 years now. Still working as a nurse on wards but struggling at times. Interested to hear from other sufferers
