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Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia - alternatives to medications?
Fibromyalgia | Last Active: Mar 20, 2018 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
@irene5 @lorinusbaum @jenapower @kdubois
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@irene5, I believe I am the lady you were referring to 🙂 I have not yet gone into the pain discussion too far with my oncologist yet, because we are struggling to get my system to adjust to the daily targeted therapy I am on for my cancer. I have been taking Cymbalta and Trazadone for years for fibro, but the added stress on my nerves no longer seem to accept them as acceptable options. It was suggested in the cancer group I also belong to that I should talk to a cancer pain specialist, so that is on my list.
Thank you for your kind thoughts!
No problem. In 2017 no human being or animal should have to suffer with pain due to cancer. I have lost everyone in my family (parents and all except for my husband and children) due to cancer - Been there with each of them. My mom had a morphine patch which worked pretty well for her. She was also very stoic! You take care of yourself!
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Oh dear! I was only hoping the lady with lung cancer and fibromyalgia would discuss medically prescribed pain medication with her physician/oncologist, because nobody that has cancer should have to have pain too. I would never advocate an alternative unless I had data or documentation to support it. I only know about legitimate forms of pain relief.
Even my vet warns me to be wary of "alternative treatments" for one of our dear GSD's who was just diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy. Thank you Colleen for always being alert.