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Has anyone had a private consultation for pain management? How much did it cost? Was it a success?
I suffer from chronic pain. Each day is getting harder. I normally have two pain injections a year. But since the pandemic i have not had any pain injections for two years. I have been chasing the injections every few weeks but still nothing. I spoke to my doctor today and to be honest did not show much interest. They do…
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Told I had fibromyalgia
Good morning, Really looking for some help/advise etc but firstly: has anyone ever been told fibromyalgia? About 4 years ago, I started getting this terrible pain in my right leg. Went to the doctors and was given meds! Fast forward a year, I’ve had no testing no nothing but was told I had fibromyalgia! Although I don’t…
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I have fibromyalgia and mast cell syndrome. I haven't got much support from my GP. Any advice?
I am 50 and suffers with fibromyalgia and mast cell syndrome. I am very depressed and made a suicide attempt last week due to the pain experienced and lack of support and pain relief from my GP. Hoping to meet others with similar experiences who can offer advice..
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I've had Nervo implant surgery. Have any of you been able to reduce or stop taking your pain meds?
Hello everyone about 4 weeks ago I had my Nervo implant surgery. It has been a tough 4 weeks as I'm not sure its working as I have surgical pain in top of my normal pain and its had to separate the two. I'm finally able to sleep through the night with minimal pain on the outside of my thighs so it must be working as I have…
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Hi, I'm dldad86! I experience back pain, and pain/numbness in my legs and feet. Any suggestions?
I've had upper back pain for years, no diagnosis. Multiple xrays have uncovered nothing of note that I've been told. Recently I'm having badower back pain and intermittent pain and numbness in my legs and feet. Physical therapy hasn't helped and Mt Recent back specialist said oh your fine it'll just come and go, you'll…
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Klippel-trenaunay syndrome
Anyone else with Klippel-trenaunay syndrome, would love to contact for support.
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Anyone else with Long Covid symptoms?
Hi,? I had both Pfizer jabs and still got covid within 3months of the second jab. I nearly died but I'm much better now. BUT, it's left me with serious health problems and worsened the symptoms of my pre existing conditions: Lupus, fibromyalgia and cardio vascular disease. The most annoying thing is that I have now been…
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Doctors haven't listened to me AGAIN
Hi everyone, I'm new here, I decided to join because I'm feeling really lost and lonely right now. I've been going back and forward to the gp for what I think is 5 years now about my pain and health issues. I still don't have a diagnosis other than scoliosis which took me 4 years of begging to get. I just got off the phone…
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KICKED OUT OF NHS
I am a 62 yr old woman who suffered a trauma injury 8th July 2017, very little imput from Pain Management, no physio , no mental heath , loss of use of right leg. Transferred from one hospital trust to another with my knowledge, now denied treatment from that trust, for alleged mental health, without ever being seen.…
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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…
