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I was diagnosed with a second prolapsed disc, and I'm struggling with pain. Any ideas?
Hi I was diagnosed with a second prolapsed disc after a mri scan in Aug. I'm still struggling with pain . Gp has tried me on amitriptyline, gabapentin. Had to come off both due to side effects. I'm now on 30mg co codamol x 8 , 500mg naproxen x2 and nortiptaline 20mg night . Heat patches . Had 14 weeks of not feeling both…
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I've suffered from chronic pain for over 30 years. It's disabled me. Anyone else?
hello i have suffered from chronic pain for over 30years ,my main pain is chronic back pain and sciatica from an R.T.A in 1990. i would like too speak to people who have chronic pain My pain has disabled me and i have got to a point where sometimes i dont want to get up and having to go through another day knowing you have…
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Hi, my name is jazzysusan! I'd like to chat with people who can understand the pain I'm in
I’m just hoping to find a few other people who understand what pain I’m going through. I’m pretty sure I’m in the advanced stages of this because even walking a few steps in my zimmer, I have to sit down. And then for the next hour or more, I get what I call pain bombs. Shooting pain off the scale down my legs. I just sit…
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I've been diagnosed with severe degenerative facet joints , osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia
Hi, I am 64 and quite fit until the last 2 years running half marathons etc. I have recently been diagnosed with severe degenerative facet joints , osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia I also have pain from my hips from an old fracture and osteoarthritis throughout. I started contributing to scope a while ago never thinking that I…
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Hi, my name is Andy. I have Psioratic Arthritis. I've tried medication, but having a hard time
I was diagnosed with Psioratic Arthritis in 2019, tried Methotrexate pills then injection and now trying Leflunomide. Having a bit of a hard time with it all really.
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Back problems
Hi ,I have had back problems for over forty years. In 2020 I was told that if I didn’t have surgery my spine would just get worse and walking would become a problem, so in November of that year I had two discs replaced. My surgeon said all went well and no nerves were damaged. He lied. 3 surgeries later, in one year, nerve…
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sciatica
Hi everyone I’m a 37 year old male working as an Electrician had decompression surgery on my L5 S1 over ten years ago and then scar tissue removed 4 years ago I’ve Constant back pain and pain in my right leg rite down to my big toe. I’ve been going to physios for nearly 2 years now which only easy the pain for a few hours.…
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I have dysphasia, back, hip and leg pain, and facet joint arthritis. Any pain management advice?
Hi I’m new to this group I’m 36 nearly 37 I have been back and forth to the doctors for years I found out in 2015 that I had hip impingement with slight dysphasia as I’ve been suffering with back hip and leg pains for years since then I’ve seen different surgeons and I’ve only now in the last 2 weeks had an MRI on my…
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Lower Right Back Pain - The Facts
Make sure you sit up straight. Bad posture will put unnecessary [removed by moderator - advertising] strain on your spine. If you do have to sit for a long time at work, make sure you have a comfortable chair to sit in. 3. In the case of breastfeeding mothers, back pain is a constant accompaniment. The body position, held…
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Anyone else on LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone)?
I dont know if if this is the right forum, i struggled finding where to put this. I am about to go from Oxycontin to LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/sites/default/files/LDN-2018-Fact%20Sheet-UK-Europe.pdf ) for Fibromyalgia, EDS and ME. It is a relatively new pain killer medication in the UK and i…
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Having negative experiences when you tell people you have Fibromyalgia
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone had any negative experiences? I've recently had one at my work place. I work as a Medical Receptionist and long story short, one of the Doctors who works at the practice said that "Fibromyalgia isn't a real issue" I was so in shock I didn't respond to him and instead left and had a cry…
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pain ful legs. Could pains and burning sensation in my legs be arthritis?
hello everyone just want to know if any of u been told u hav arthartist in knee i hav just been told i hav .but iam gettin aches and pains in my legs and a burning sensation in them whe n i go to bed doc didnt seem bothered i was wundering is it all connected to my artharist in my knee /
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pregabalin v duloxetine for pain
I suffer from nerve damage and chronic pain. I had to go and see a consultant who decided he wants to change my medication. I am still taking naxproxen, but he was to change me from pregabalin to duloxetine. I am really confuse and due to pick up my new tablets tomorrow. I am being told to take on per evening. Can anyone…
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foot neuropathy helped by silver ion insoles
I've been a diabetic for twenty-five years. I've suffered from severe neuropathy in my feet as a result of diabetes. For years, it's kept me up most nights with horrible cramps and pains caused by damaged nerves.One of my clients in the medical field made me a pair of insoles with silver ion fabric. I became their test…
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Away with pain website
This may be of interest to others who also suffer with chronic pain for a variety of reasons. See: https://www.awaywithpain.co.uk/ I've just been reading this week's email newsletter which I get from my support group & this site was mentioned. I've had a look around part of the 'Away with pain' website, & feel it may help…
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Really struggling
I'm really struggling with everything. Really struggling. Everything is really starting to feel utterly pointless. Noone is interested in how I am living. I can't cope with all of this. It was easier in 2014. It was much easier compared to this and yet it was already very hard then. I always wish I was in some earlier…
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Heat
i filled a sock with rice tied the end and one min in microwave then placed on my spine relief from pain no paying out for heat pads
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Feeling like no one believes my pain
I'm feeling really down and depressed again. I'm working part time at the moment after being on furlough for over a year. The job isn't physical and I can sit and stand but I still worry about the future as I'm only earning half of what I was and I'm not guaranteed hours after October. I hate having an invisible condition,…
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Relaxing mode when in a lot of pain. Any idea?
Just wondered what everyone else uses to help your body to relax while in alot of pain..i do slow and deep breathing in and out with my eyes closed while listening to a relaxing music that I have put together on alexa ..i also use this when I am feeling anxious..it does help me a little and calms me down
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Thoughts an Co-Codamol 15/500
Anybody like me on these tablets?..in my case for a disc bulge...how about the constipation? drowsiness and that morning after taste...anybody like to add anything??..and non of that "in my day we had to take 1,000 tablets every second..you lot have it easy now"...etc etc
