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They're sending me an email with it all explained, and they're gonna call me back tomorrow in the middle of the day when the time zones work. They do use stem cell's for orthopedic problems. That phone number will forward you to Orthopedic regenerative department. She said in the email she sending, is the direct phone number. Thank you Colleen, that was super helpful. Jennifer

@jenapower

Thank you for your input. I've been taking Morphine sulfate contin for a few years, and I just had to live with the pain that it didn't mute. I slowly tapered off it at one point to see if it was really helping. I went back on it after 2 or 3 weeks because the pain was intolerable. I did end up with a lower dosage, which just makes it tolerable most of the time. (I have peripheral neuropathy.)

I had a spinal cord stimulator implanted 4 weeks ago, and this past Saturday, I finally got significant relief, and by today, my feet didn't hurt much at all. I've been seeing therapists for 13 years for depression, PTSD and anxiety. I have been feeling my mood improve over the past few days. PTL!

Jim

Hi Jim, the pain medicine roller coaster is definitely a double edge sword. I was in so much pain I didn't think I could live for the last three weeks when I got off of it. I ended up back in the emergency room because my blood pressure was so high from the pain. I told them when I went in I didn't want any narcotics, to do whatever they could to relieve the pain. The pain was so bad I'd been throwing, with the highest blood pressure I've ever seen on me. Somehow they fixed it without narcotics and got my blood pressure back to normal which is usually really low. I've got a whole host of things from badly broken shoulder that's had five surgeries getting it back together, discs in my neck that are completely messed up, facets in the center of my back like hurt like crazy, and I have a perineural cyst in my spinal cord at S1. I understand that it can be depressing.

Amazingly after three weeks the pain just broke. I can't even explain it. It's still there, I feel it in the places that have been injured, but the intensity on its own went down by at least 60% to 70%. These are all things that show up on MRIs, and I just had another one today. That's why I was looking into the stem cell therapy and all that specific injections into the sites, really don't want surgery.

I did called the Mayo Clinic information line today to find out if they used stem cells for orthopedic injuries and they do. The person's supposed to call me back tomorrow who can give me the information about specifics. I'll post it at that point. I guess I'm hoping beyond hope that something like that could be helpful without drugs and without surgery. Jennifer

I'd also been diagnosed by three doctors, including out at a Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles, that I had fibromyalgia. Somehow I just never really believed it. All those symptoms are gone, just gone. One has to wonder what those meds do.

Hello, I am Hoot a 78 year old male. I have ANCA-positive vasculitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Polyosteoarthritis. I have constant pain but not near what so many of you have. I was put on Methotrexate but could not handle the side effects. And then Azathioprine with the same result. I am currently trying to get approved for Medical Marijuana. and am currently taking CBD which has helped a lot. Someone on this list said they were taking Kratom and it helped. I looked it up and I am a little scared. Can anyone comment that is taking it and do they consider it safe.

Thanks,

Hoot

Hi Hoot,
I actually tried it once a long time ago. I really didn't get any relief from it personally. My son used it after a surgery and he found it helpful so I think it's dependent on the person. I asked my son more about it today because you were asking about it, he said it was like other medications even though it's natural. It can be abused and it can be addictive. I don't know that much, I just know that the two of us have tried it and neither one of us use it. He said ask your doctor, but it is supposed to help with pain. I think you just have to be careful. If you're taking a lot of medications, I'd make sure your doctors OK with it.
Jennifer

Jennifer, Thank you so much for the information. I am still not sure if I will try it.
Hoot

Hoot I think it's great you're looking for alternative medications. Sometimes they work and sometimes I don't but I admire the fact that you're trying.

For me I can say when I tried it it really wasn't harmful and I did it for a little while now and just figured it wasn't working for me and stopped. I don't think you're going to get hooked on it by just trying it, people abuse it. I was just concerned about the other medications you're taking.
Jennifer

contentandwell I would rather not name nationalities, It maybe more personalities of those involved. But as you pointed out culture does seem to shape behavior and the way they treat people. It is more an observation on my part than any objective study. Each individual should be judged on their own merits. 19lin

Let's bump it up, please. Back to the topic of chronic pain!!!