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Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Posted by Kelsey Mohring @kelseydm, Apr 27, 2016

Welcome to the new Chronic Pain group.

I’m Kelsey and I’m the moderator of the group. I look forwarding to welcoming you and introducing you to other members. Feel free to browse the topics or start a new one.

Why not take a minute and introduce yourself.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Chronic Pain Support Group.

JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@peach414144 in the past few days there has been an abundance of responses. I find if I do not respond to many I can go through them fairly quickly. It is usually quieter.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @hazelblumberg "I'm sure your summers must be killers! Do you have the humidity that we do here..." + (show)
@hazelblumberg

I'm sure your summers must be killers! Do you have the humidity that we do here in Florida? Being inland, we have very little breeze--except if a hurricane is passing through--which just intensifies the misery. I do indeed miss winter. I'm originally from Utica, New York, smack dab in the middle of the snow belt. And yes, I really do miss snow at Christmastime.

Hazel

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@blindeyepug I live in NH, as I have mentioned before. A few years back I was a manager in the Inn at Bedford Village Inn, a lovely place with miserable owners. I was always amazed at how many people came from distant locations like Texas to view the beautiful fall foliage. Up here they are referred to as "leaf peepers". It really is pretty. I have never done the train but there is one that is a day trip from North Conway I believe and now that I am thinking about it, it does sound like it could be fun.
JK

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HazelBlumberg | @hazelblumberg | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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No, you're not spelling my name incorrectly. I never remember to put "@" before anything, so maybe that's the problem.

Hazel

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@hazelblumberg Hmm, I wonder if my doctor has a dental practice in your area too. I just feel so conflicted because he was so good initially. Does he not like me? Is he burned out? Does he have personal issues distracting him? Does he feel like he let me down since he never managed to diagnose my cirrhosis, a hospitalist with the same information did? Go figure, whichever it is it does not make for a comfortable feeling.
JK

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Jen, Alumna Mentor | @sandytoes14 | Aug 14, 2017
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@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@contentandwell JK, It's not you I have been having the same issue with a name not coming up using the @ sign. I am going to tag @colleenyoung to let her know. And as for chocolates--there isn't much chocolate I don't like!
Jen

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@hazelblumberg, Probably having been an IT professional for years contributed to my lack of fear of technology, even though at this point I have not been in the field since just before my son was born, 37 years ago.

I miss records too, I have a bunch but no way to play them.

You are ahead of me on Pandora, I know NOTHING about it!
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @hazelblumberg "I developed earaches in September 2016. My primary care found no ear or sinus infection and..." + (show)
@hazelblumberg

I developed earaches in September 2016. My primary care found no ear or sinus infection and sent me to an ENT, who diagnosed TMJ pain. I went to my dentist for help. He gave me weekly anesthesia shots into trigger points (OUCH!) and exercises to do, including massaging the trigger points and opening my mouth as wide as I could numerous times in the shower while my face was warm and wet. (I have been wearing a night guard made by my dentist for over 20 years; he replaces them as they wear out.) The pain continued and only got worse; it was at the top of my head, in my ears, in my jaw, above my palate (as though I'd eaten hot food). My dentist sent me to an oral surgeon, who did 360-degree x-rays and found no joint damage. He told me I was therefore not a candidate for surgery (YAY!) and prescribed Flexeril, a muscle relaxer. The pain only got worse, and I continued to wake up in the night with horrific pain. Ibuprofen didn't even touch it.

My dentist then sent me to a physical therapist, who didn't listen to a word I said. I came in on a "good" pain day: my pain level was about a 5 out of 10 (10 being the worst). After his examination and showing me how to do various exercises, he triumphantly told me that my pain level was now reduced. I said "No. My pain level is now about 7.5." He said he didn't believe me. He attempted to push me to go to his outside clinic to get "magnet therapy," and he tried to push me to see a friend of his who is a naturopath. Two days after this session, I was still in excruciating pain and doubt I'd ever return to this physical therapist, although he had me schedule 4 more 1-hour sessions with him.

I called my dentist again, and he called in a prescription for Tylenol plus codeine, which I can take every 4 to 6 hours. My dentist seems to have no further solutions for me.

My primary care is currently out of town, but I will see her when she gets back (in August); she may be referring me to a pain management specialist, which my dentist recommended--however, my dentist refuses to give me a referral to such a specialist, even though the specialist will take referrals from dentists or doctors.

I have been treated for many years for clinical depression and panic/anxiety disorder by my psychiatrist, and the meds have helped me immensely. On Monday I see my psychiatrist for my usual 6-month med check, and I'm going to ask him for help with the terrible TMJ pain. I have also had fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome for a long time. The fibro pain has greatly lessened over time and hardly bothers me, but the CFS continues.

The TMJ pain makes it difficult to concentrate. I'm self-employed, and I enjoy my work. But pain gets in the way, as it does in every single situation: work or pastimes. My dentist mentioned massage therapy, but I'm in too much pain right now to try it. Another friend mentioned using a TENS unit. I feel as though I'm not living; to be in constant pain is hardly living, at least to me.

Any other suggestions? Would a TENS unit help? I'm more than willing to purchase one. I'll try just about anything to be pain free. Sometimes I am pain free. But I spend about 2 weeks out of every month in serious pain. I am feeling very discouraged.

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@jimhd Geez Jim, I am amazed that I don't have all of those things on my phone, it's a great idea. I do keep some lists on my evernote app, like shopping lists and questions for doctors. I like evernote because it's a free app if you only have it on two devices so what I put in on my computer if I think of something while on it, automatically is on my phone also.

I always bring a hard copy of my medications to doctors, they love that too.

JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@this sounds great, I will definitely add it to my phone. For some reason every time I try to add a new app it asks for my credit info, even when the app is a free one. This just started recently and I hate to put that in when not necessary. Anyone else having that pop up on downloading apps?
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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@hazelblumberg It's not if you remember, I do put the @ before your name but it still does not pop up. That happens with one or two others also.
JK

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Aug 14, 2017
In reply to @boourbonman "I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana...." + (show)
@boourbonman

I promised you all I would let you know when I got approved for Medical Marijuana. Judi and I did it. We then went down to Edgewater FL. and got two 500 mg bottles. $70 each. So we were suppose to start with 5 drops (each drop is a mg.) three times a day and slowly work up to 10 drops 3 times a day. Do the math. 16 days for $70. We are both at 5 drops 3 times a day and no relief. I sure hope it starts to ease our pain. Will Keep you posted.
Hoot

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If you are looking for something to play old records on, you can get a USB record player fairly cheap. The advantage is that most of them come with a program for your computer that lets you record the songs from the record player. Just do a Google search for "USB record player". I used one to get the songs off some old 78s and 33-1/3 records. I like some of the old stuff too!

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