How to live with chronic pain
janer1967
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Ch5 tonight at 10pm programme following 3 people who live daily with chronic pain
Might be interest to some of you
Might be interest to some of you
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Definitely interesting so thank you for saying.
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Thanks for flagging that up Janer1967, I'm sure it'll be interesting to a lot of people! I'll have to remember to watch it on catch-up.
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Will give it a look , thanks ?
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Yes I have it on
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@Sandy_123 what did you think to it
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It was intresting, I know how they feel with pain and having to go through endless new pain killers, back to physio and it rolls around and around.
Now I'm glued to a&e after dark -
(Note from moderator, please try to avoid making generalised claims without providing evidence, and ensure that you make a distinction between addiction and dependency. If you want advice on managing your pain, you should speak with your GP, you can also find helpful information here from the NHS.)
(Removed by moderator, generalised and unsubstantiated claim) co codimol have a warning of addiction after 7 days the stringer pain killers always do -
I found the bit about the implant for the man suffering with chronic migraines interesting as I hadn't heard about that before. Other than that I have to say that my mainstays are doing physio exercises, & I take CBD (without the THC that gives you a high, & I wouldn't want to try medicinal cannabis). I do also have prescribed medication for my neurological pain, which dampens it down a bit, so it's the combination of these things that helps me, tho I still have pain every day.
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That wasn't exactly what the professionals on the programme were saying @lisathomas50
They did explain how pain killers become ineffective
I am prescribed co codomol every prescription and gave been for years
I did used to take them daily as prescribed but I only take them on rare occasions now my leg has gone
I didn't get addicted or have any withdrawal from them
I do know they cam be addictive but why them do GPS 0resct8be them for such long periods -
I think I've tried every pain killer on the market except morphine, tramadol I only go to if I'm desperate
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@chiarieds test i hadn't seen the implant before
I did find physio a good thing to show though as so many people don't think they should exercise if they are in pain bit this demonstrated how it can help -
@Sandy_123 I have had oral morphine but only couple of doses after having my leg amputated under local spinal block when the block wore off
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That's a big generalisation @lisathomas50 - whilst some medication for pain is best used for acute cases rather than chronic pain conditions (particularly opioids), they do not necessarily become addictive. There's a difference in being dependent on a drug or being addicted to it. There is certainly a danger in people buying over the counter meds such as Co-codamol, but prescribed meds are a different matter. So, prescribed pain killers do not become addictive after 7 days, tho it's realised that long term use of opioids doesn't help chronic pain.
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Yeah I think you would of needed it with that Jane. Couldn't of been a pleasant experience for you. I've supported people who have had same surgery emotionaly and physically.
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@janer1967 that is the argument I didn't watch the programme I am talking from experience as a pharmacy advisor for boots chemist
As you say some prople don't get addicted but alot of people do and ad you said some tablets aren't effective after a certain period
Some drs just carry on prescribing even though they know the risk but on all strong tablets there are warnings so I supose the dr expects people to be responsible
Some drs only prescribe pain killers as a last resort or only for a short period they now try other ways to manage pain it has been a long standing argument addiction and prescription medication -
@Sandy_123 that's great you supported people it is the emotional side I struggled with more than pain
Tbh I felt physically so much better as I had been riddled with infections for 2 years prior hence why they amputated after the 3rd bout of sepsis -
As a former pharmacy advisor for Boots the chemist, I'm surprised you don't know the difference between dependence & addiction @lisathomas50
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Yes, they don't do it unless they have to. It's a grievance process and the brain don't help thinking the leg is still there. I've seen some people after hard work get fitted with prosthesis and I've seen a whole family cry at there relatives walking trying it.
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I have prosthetic bur don't use it since my sight problems
I can't see uneven surfaces or feel them as my other leg has no feeling from knee down either
Also my knee dislocates when I try and use the leg
But it is something I am addressing with the sensory team -
Yes if they can come up with solutions and they have wonderful things that can help. They are pretty good to be fair.
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