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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 16 11:12am | Replies (7172)

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@meryw

Hello everyone!
My name is Mery and I have had chronic pain for over twenty years. Lately, it’s gotten a lot worse and I am currently trying to discover why.
In the last year I have lost 20% of my body weight and it seems to be mostly muscle. I have started eating healthier and exercising a bit more but not to the extent that I should be losing that much weight, especially muscle.
My doctor has done extensive blood work and it’s all coming up normal. No tick born diseases, no heart problems, not even an excessive amount of inflammation. The next step is a brain MRI to see if I have MS or a brain tumor. The whole process is frightening. I want an answer, I want to be able to treat whatever it is that is wrong with me. I need to stop feeling this level 10 pain that nothing I can take seems to help. (I can’t take narcotics)
Thanks for listening!

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Since my pain is neuropathy I suggest you try a neurologist to do basic electrical functions. Not all nerve conditions found with MRI.
Less scary to check neuro problems. Had a rare benign tumor on nerve behind knee Found by using scan Then to do surgery I also needed MRI. Fixed the pain. you can try OTC Lidocaine spray or roll on for relief Eases muscle problems.