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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Sep 2 1:29pm | Replies (58)
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It can be so frustrating! Is it all mental? I am sure that my better day after having my pain pump's output increased was not "mental". My foot pain was gone. The pain and fuzziness in the back of my legs was gone. Then, the next day, everything back to "normal". Pain returns as before. Hope you find some relief in your pain journey!
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Nah, not all mental at all. But I’ll be damned if I can figure out what makes a good day from a bad. One thing is distraction, but on a bad day? Not so much. I get so very tired of spending all my mental energy on my pain, not to mention plenty of money.
I’m certainly pulling for you!
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Hi, it took a Cpl months of going every two weeks to get to the level I am at now, going every two weeks will keep you going bc as you go, you start to feel better each time, so you want to go again. The 2.5 dose is NOT where you want to be, I’m certain that once you get to 3.5 you will feel much better. Before oral dilaudid, I was on 2 tramadol with 2 Tylenol, that combination helped as well, hopefully you are prescribed 2 tramadol, then add the 2 Tylenol and that will help, please work with your Dr to approve that combination. Anyway, my suggestion 1st and foremost would be to