Questions & Answers

How do I respond, if at all, to this message? This comes from someone I love. I do not want to hurt them, but they just don't seem to understand.

Some versions of the Flu Shots are better than others. I have heard there is a Senior Flu Shot and will discuss with my GP. His opinion will be pro shot, What is yours and why?

I know what the dr tells me to do, and honestly, a lot of that ends up hurting me. But some stuff I’m not supposed to do is super easy for me. I want to do more and I want to do as much as possible. But I don’t want/need my activity to make me miserable for the following days. I want to get back to weight lifting. I want to get back to being able to stand/walk for longer times. Anybody have any advice on how to get there? Like I said before, I know what the drs say, but those are… read more

When my pain has been relentless for awhile I get super annoyed by everyone and usually take it out on my husband. I don't mean to, I'm just so angry. Does this happen to anyone and if so what do you do to manage it?

I'm using tumeric curcumin,CoQ10, flaxseed oiland tart cherry juice.to try and keep inflammation in my body down. I have to quit smoking asap this will be so hard for me.any suggestions

Hi everyone, this is Craig Pater. As mentioned in a previous post, I have serious issues with pain control. As my pain levels are very severe, I spoke to my GP about that this morning (Australian time). He refused to refer me to a pain control clinic. The "reason" given was the 18 month waiting period, and because pain clinics mainly change pain medication. And allegedly, I hadn't tried alternative strategies or options to control the pain. Obviously one of the treatment options in a pain clinic… read more

I have been on fentanyle patches at 100mg for 3 years or more ñow my chronic pain dr has said he want to gradually wean me off them as he said it could be my dependency on them that causing my pain .has anyone heard of this at all .

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About 6 months ago ( same time Prince overdosed ) on opiates my Dr started decreasing my Oxy dosage according to Medicaid regs. It doesn't matter how much my pain has increased with the med reduction, as a nurse I was always told document the s/s and a pain score and that how you go about that, So why if she's documenting everything is this not enough for me to get the dosage that had worked for years like If it ain't broke don't fix it.