Looking for answers for chronic pain

Posted by sophiaj87 @sophiaj87, May 17 12:28pm

My story begins last September. I was a healthy single mom working 10-12 hours a day and highly functioning. My issues started with GI, I had taken Zepbound for 6 weeks and had no side effects until I woke up with abdominal cramping and diarrhea like a stomach bug. 3 days later was the start of chronic constipation with loose stools, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, severe rectal spasms with sharp pain level at a 10 that lasts for at least 5 hours sometimes it’s random like in the night waking me or sometimes after a BM, chronic abdominal pain, fatigue, brain fog, night sweats. I had an X-ray of abdomen, CT of abdomen, flexible sigmoidoscopy, then colonoscopy over the course of 2 months, only diagnosis 2 months in was H.Pylori and I finished the treatment successfully.
I seemed to get slightly better for 2 months then it all came back this March. All the GI and rectal stuff returned, then I started getting severe pain all over my body, jaw pain is extreme to current, GI and rectal has remained through current with extreme flare ups, then 2 weeks ago I was in the ER for Deep Vein Thrombosis and I’m currently on Eliquis, Gabapentin, Tylenol, Clonesapam, and Probiotics. Rarely I start to feel better for maybe a 1/2 day then it’s either my abdomen, my jaw, my neck, my legs, ears, migraines, or any random part of my body that starts with severe pain. Something all at once. This has now been going on for 8 months and has greatly affected my life. My only test that keeps coming back higher and higher is Ferritin with normal Iron. Last week Fertitin was at 379 up from 230 last fall.
My doctor has decided I have chronic pain syndrome but I wonder if there could be more things to investigate. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I need my life back and my daughter needs her mom back. Thank you!

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I can address chronic pain from a cancer patient standpoint. I have neuropathy and bone pain caused from the chemo. I have tried many prescriptions to help the pain and then of course, the depression caused by the constant pain. I am trying to stop taking as many pills as possible and focus on botanical wellness. I believe the holistic approach is the best way. I like Hye Harvest Meyer Lemon gummies for neuropathy pain because I can still do what I want to do without feeling drugged out. in fact they are energizing to me, but that might just be the pain going away. Hye Harvest is coming out with a new formula called Tois, and I want to try that one to really help me sleep. Good luck to you. I hope you find what helps.

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