Right before I read your note, I had just made an appointment to see a counselor, a psychologist, whom I've seen before. I last saw her in the early part of this year. She does her counseling online. I found her incredibly helpful. I'm realizing that I'm getting depressed--I think it's more situational than clinical, and I'm on meds for the clinical depression--because of the pain and because of relationship issues. So, I think your advice is excellent. Yes, there IS a real benefit in having someone to talk with about what one's going through, someone who's an objective person.

Hazel

@hazelblumberg

I hope that it will help you to talk with the psychologist, Hazel. I'm alive today in large part because of the therapists I've seen over the past 11 years. I was pretty close to suicide for a few months before a new therapist moved here 6 months ago. After the first session, I told him that he had saved my life. My session yesterday was pretty emotional for me, talking with him about my current spike in depression and suicidal thoughts. Right now, I am able to work through the thoughts by thinking about the effects it would have on my wife's life. She would have to sell our home because of the work involved in keeping up the house and lawns and gardens, and would have to move to town. Moving would be a huge undertaking. So, for now, that helps me stay safe.

Depression is definitely best treated with therapy, and not just with medication.

Jim

So where do I go now and how do I get emails just from chronic pain and I sent a long reply to the wrong site, the site which they want to talk and post pictures of their pets. I don't want to have to write the whole reply again but I would like to post it to this site?Marie (MARIELD65)

I have chronic, lower back and knee paring. I also have plantar fasciitis, which has lasted for more than a year, despite several interventions.

Hello @marield65, I think you may have selected "Follow" for the Chronic Pain Group which is going to give you an email notification every time someone posts to any discussion under the Chronic Pain Group. If this is the case, go to the top of this screen and click the Group name and if it shows Following just click on the word Following and select to unfollow the group and then click Update.

Then locate any discussions under the Chronic Pain Group that you want to receive notifications from and click on Follow in the Discussion description area at the top of each discussion. This will change +Follow to +Following.

You can see all of the Groups and discussions under the groups that you are following by clicking on your Connect username (@marield65) then clicking on Account Settings. Once in your Account Settings you can scroll to the bottom to find Email Notifications and choose to unfollow specific discussion or just Disable all email notifications at the bottom of Account Settings window.

John

Hello @cwwilliams, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm glad you found us! Connect is a great place to share your story, ask questions and learn from other Connect members what they are doing for similar health issues. Can you tell us anymore about the several interventions? Hoping some others will be able to join the discussion and offer some insights or treatments that have helped them.

John

I've had two cortisone shots and pt.

Gail, I don't know if you will find this as it's a response to your posts 10 month's ago. I just joined yesterday & this is my 1st time on a board. I had Stage IV bone cancer for over 12 years before they found it. I went to at least 8 different doctors, 2 PA's, a Naturopath, & a few RN's. I almost think they have a unwritten code that is the 1st few didn't find anything alarming don't rock the boat as it might led to a lawsuit. The one who took a closer look at a bone that wasn't healing after 3 years-with an irregularity-was a close family member of a friend. He handed it to an oncologist. I guessed when I told them ALL my mom had bone cancer following a thyroidectomy -at least ONE of them would consult properly. Yes, they all dismissed the pain to osteoarthritis. I think it's in 95% of my body. I just turned 60, worked so hard & long only to fully realize life is short. I long to try the non-'high' marijuana. I can't understand how an easy growing "weed" can cost so much & insurance doesn't cover it. I guess it's all about the money/taxes...I'm hoping to find support & information here. Maybe if we can get some stories into women's magazines so that 'growing your own' for pain tincture's will be as common as Relay for Life. Maybe my insurance will cover the genetic testing. Thank-you for your input~LillyAnne

I have peripheral neuropathy at pain level 6-7 24/7. I am on Gabapintin 3600mg/24 plus I take 2 8mg Subutex/24. I have over the past 5 years list my short term memory almost completely.. help!

@charlton Welcome to the club. I think short term memory loss may be the most dis-heartening thing about pain and the meds we take. I gave up on Gaba after a lengthy trial. Still had most of the pain, and much memory loss. Still have the neuro, and am still losing a bit of memory, but not as much. My cerebral cortex is filling up with dead protein deposit, but I am still able to do most things but drive. I quit that when I could not tell where my feet were. I have gone back to Super Tylenol. Helps a little with the pain.