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How Many Of You Are Going To Make A New Year’s Celebration 🎉 For Me I’m Going To Get Out More Weather Permitting. Always With My Dog Hope

By A MyChronicPainTeam Member 12 answers

What Do Folks Think About Medical Marijuana And Chronic Pain? So Sick Of Pills And Don't Want To Do Another Back Surgery!!

By A MyChronicPainTeam Member 22 answers

Are You Frustrated With Finding Effective Treatments For Chronic Pain?

By A MyChronicPainTeam Member 61 answers

Does Anyone Else Have Family Members Who Don't Fully Understand Your Chronic Pain?

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Doctor In Colorado? Help!!

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Berthoud, CO

I am looking for a doctor that will help and listen to me in regards to my pain!! Or even just someone that is sympathetic and not look at me like I’m a drug seeker! It absolutely sucks and makes u feel like a low class piece of dirt!!

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

After a holistic health counselor listened to me for an hour over the phone I had no need for drugs for my debilitating back pain
She did was encouraged me to grieve, listened with compassion and I… read more

April 1, 2019

How Do I Tell My Coworkers That I'm Doing The Best I Can 😥❤️🙏

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
S0G5C0

I'm taking to long to clean rooms

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Just like you said, the best you can.

March 11, 2019

Messages

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Tulsa, OK

When you get notifications and you pull up them it says mark as red it doesn't change anything is it supposed to make them show as red how can you tell which one are already red if you push it on mine it doesn't change anything is it supposed to do something

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Hi Mike! I never could tell either :-(

March 4, 2019

Has Anyone Taken Gabapentin For Neuropathy Pain And Found It Helped?

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Regina, SK

I had a follow up with my oncologist on Monday and she prescribed Gabapentin for my neuropathy pain in hands and feet. Just curious if anyone has found this medication helpful...

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Be careful. I can only stomach two days of Gabapentin, it is very strong.

February 29, 2020

What To Do If Pain Becomes Suicidal Pain

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Amersfoort, NL

I don t have it now but had the expirience two years ago that i wanted ' out 'and often a member is struggling with keeping her or his self on this planet. Witch things help when you have those dark hours of need ?

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Keep going step by step

🌷💓🌷💓🌷💓🌷💓

April 4, 2019

Anyone Else Heard Of Their Pain Called Central Sensitization?

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Merritt, BC

So I had my appointment with the pain clinic yesterday and after going through all the questions on the form and talking with the doctor, he told me I deal with central sensitization and unfortunately there's nothing that will help me. Injections into the various areas where I deal with pain would only enhance the pain that I am already in which is not what he wants me to feel. So here's my question then? Anyone else deal with this type of pain and what do you do when all medications, short of… read more

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Yes, I have CRPS and Central Sensitization......I am on opioids. They are the only thing for me that works. The dose varies from month to month.....some months it's higher, some months lower… read more

June 4, 2019

Does Anyone Has PTNS For Overactive Bladder ?

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Amersfoort, NL

I get for two years Percurtaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for my overactive bladder ( not funcional urge ,loss, bladderpain ) ones in two weeks in a hospital . It is a little electro needle in my leg who stays 30 minutes in contact with my bladder nerve. Today they cold that i can do a pilot and treat myself at home after a course with injecting the needle. Does anybody treat her or him self with PTNS and how are your expiriences.

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Bedbound is nasty but thats also not nice always your catheter with you and never go out for a walk again. I have pudendus nerve damage luckley i can walk 1 or sometimes 2 miles but the pain was / is… read more

December 23, 2019

It Seems To Be That The Federal Government Including The DEA, Won't Nothing More Than To Stop All Pain Medications,opiates Especially,

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Monticello, NM

There doesn't seem to be a thing we can do about it,I've been cut down on the strength of my pain meds so much I'm never out of pain and have no quality of life,my only option is is to cut both my legs off just to get out of pain,it' crazy, I've never failed a drug test, I've always had my pill count and they still keep cutting me down., I see why the suicide rate for seniors is going up,what else are we supposed to do,they want us to die off anyway.

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I missed all this omgeez

June 9, 2023

What Can Be Done About It

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Houma, LA

I am in the same boat every one else is in. But what can we do about it. I have 5 fused disc in my neck. Gone thru two surgeries. The ppl that need pain meds can’t get them. But ppl that don’t need them gets all kinds of meds. How can that be. And what can we do about it ?

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I get it really get it.

March 20, 2019

Anyone Ever Taken Levorphanol? My Insurance Suggested To My Pain Clinic Doctor That I Be Changed To This Instead Of OxyContin

A MyChronicPainTeam Member asked a question 💭
Concord, AU
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I’ve never taken it but when I googled it and read Mayo Clinic’s long list of side effects I’m not sure it wouldn’t just add to the problems we have.😉

March 30, 2019
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