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Mayo Clinic Pain Rehab Center (PRC) - What’s Your Experience?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 11, 2023 | Replies (113)Comment receiving replies
Greetins:
The PRC saved my life in 2010. I was taking 300mg of morphine, and 100 mcg of fentanyl. I was scared to go, but I am still alive. By February of 2010, I knew that I was dying. So, we went. I was there for almost 5 weeks due to the amount of opioids that i was taking. Oh, I experienced a spinal cord injury in February of 2006.
Cognitive Therapy, Biofeedback, stretching, exercise as permitted, PT & OT with all the love and support you could ever hope to find. Get your life back...I got part of mine back. Mobility and pain issues continue to increase as new challenges have arisen. It's not the cards we are dealt, It's how we play the cards.
You will come out the other side and you too may get a second chance on life.
Larry Bricker
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Just a short update to all. When you are not feeling well, keep digging for answers.
I had surgery Tuesday morning on 8/8/23 at Rochester, to help with a bad case of Gastroparesis. It took an endoscope and the now famous egg sandwich, to confirm. While the surgeon was in there, he also removed a 30mm precancerous tumor. All of this was done as an out patient and down my throat. AMAZING. I still have a huge up hill battle with other challenges, but 2 bad things are behind me. Sometimes good, comes from bad. I pray everyone is doing well. Keeping looking for answers and do what you can everyday.
God bless your journeys.
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@ldb, Larry I appreciate you returning to Mayo Clinic Connect to share about your experience at the Pain Rehab Center 13 years ago!
Would you mind sharing a few more details? What is one tip you would offer someone thinking of applying for PRC? After 13 years, what habits or learnings from PRC do you continue to use daily?