Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

So true that others don't understand.  They want you to suffer silently and think you can pray etc and it will go away.<br>Judy<br><br><br><br>

Wow and I think I have it bad.  I fell last week and now have more back pain and shoulder pain.  I am going to ask my doctor for a whole body scan.  I want to know just what problems with my back and shoulders.  I have significant relief with my pain medications.  I take 100mgs of morphine twice a day and up to 60mg of oxycodon.  When sitting I have very little pain.  My husband has to help me dress because of my back and arms.  He is so good about it.  I'm blessed to have him.<br><br><br><br>Judy<br><br><br><br>

The doctors have given me no name for the knee pain but I believe it and the shoulder arthritis. I've had a cortisone shot in one shoulder that did nothing for me. I then went to another doctor who specializes in sport injuries. His shot worked wonderfully. I have an apt for the right arm I reinjured in a fall. That injury hurts mostly at night and is very bad. I'm trying to discover the position to have it in at night. I walk with a walker in the house (one upstairs and another downstairs) and have a walker at each of my children's homes. I have to use a scooter for any out of the house errands or travel. Thank god I have one. I've use it in South America, Mexico, US, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, on cruises, etc. A lot of my pain is just general all over pain.
Judy

Hello @jeriliz, thank you for sharing a bit about yourself with the other members of the chronic pain group. Here a few conversations I think you may want to check out as they have members who have discussed having degenerative disc disease:

- Harrington rod and low back pain, http://mayocl.in/2njBBFH
- Herniated disc pain, what helps? http://mayocl.in/2m4lRFF

In those discussions you will meet other members who also have degenerative disc disease.

My husband is so good to help out to. I just get feeling so bad for him that he has to do things that I used to do. Every time I go to the doctor they find something else. Gets very depressing. So I try not to say to much so I don't depress him. The doctors want me to move more but some days is so hard to get moving. I do push myself. I refuse to give in to this pile of medical problems. Have you tried acupuncture for your shoulder Judy? I hurt mine about five years ago. Couldn't move it without spasms. I found that helped me very much.

Judy I know that pain. You are afraid to move. I had that pretty bad for eight months. I never used so many pain creams. Lol. The drug store was happy, kept them in business lol. All joking aside, I hope you start feeling better soon. That pain is terrible. Hope the doctor can help you out.

Hi Janie, I'm newly registered. ✋My name is Dori and I just posted an introduction of myself.going by user name of victorious69. However my post insisted I use someone's name to send my post and I was trying to locate a moderator as a recipient. Can you help?

Hello Janie. First, welcome to Connect. I am the moderator for the Chronic Pain group.

What sort of issue are you having? If you want to reach me privately, feel free to follow these instructions:

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1. Click the member's @username.
2. Click the envelope icon in their profile.
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I would love to help you resolve any issue you may be having.

Hi Justin. I have posted and talked with one member. I'm thinking I did that wrong. I apologize as I've never belonged to a site like this before. Im lost. Maybe this site is to advanced for me. Im older and not to good at this. This seems complicated to me. I thought you go to chronic pain site. Hit it and start a conversation. Again. Sorry if I did it wrong.

Hello Justin. New Member