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Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Dec 17, 2024 | Replies (7075)Comment receiving replies
@hello Karen00 n to all others that r fighting chronic pain everyday. Thanks for the welcome. It's been a long road to travel. Living day to day..really can't plan much because my pain..always contols my days....so many different emotions..eventhough I'm still in constant pain I'm kind of relieved that I finally come to the end of all the doctors, tests n treatments...unless of course something new comes along...so far not..n nothing I've done has helped ..told my doctor want nothing more n have a DNR in place..Now I'm just trying to b comfortable in this wrecked body. Accept that I'm just getting worse. Yes I'm depressed n have anxiety which I find goes hand n hand with chronic pain..so besides medications I go to therapy which has really helped me..went through classes of cognitive therapy which has been more useful than not..taking myself to lala land n dreaming ...like goin to Hawaii n being young n beautiful n in the best of health...i make up my dream as I go..some may think it doesnt work but when im at high level of pain n nothing else is working I just lay down n pray for sleep n relieve n take myself far away ...eventually I fall asleep n pain eases enough to tolerate...thats it for now..will keep u all in my prayers...keep the faith.n stay strong..🌹
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Hi, I can definitely relate. I too suffer from pain. I think and look at a picture of me on front stairs..about a year and a half ago. I looked nice, photo was on Facebook..I was on pain meds for severe degenerative back disease from fall off horse at horse show at the age of 21. I'm now 56..was on pain meds for a very long time..too long along with trigger point injections, steroid shots, but at that time, the shots and muscle relaxers worked great. I had the horrible constipation that pain meds are notorious for causing, but at that time I was younger, had a social life, outgoing..then I had a stupid idea to go cold turkey off pain meds. Never should have done that. My digestive system has been ruined, now I am coping with even more debilitating constipation..I live on stool softeners and a stimulant laxative every Sunday just so I can flush. I have lost over 100 pounds, and I don't even look like the same person I no longer have any quality of life due to IBS, cramping with even the smallest meal..weekly laxative use..my life revolves around my bowels and just feeling lousy. Nothing seems to work..fiber, Probiotics, etc only makes things worse. All tests seem to be okay. I get "dismissed" by uncaring gastroenterologists, constant trips to ER for impaction..when I to in, severly constipated and crying, at my wits end, nurses and ER doctors roll their eyes at me
. I have no family left, no significant other..my friends all have given up on me, as I had to always cancel plans to to IBS. Since my constipation is chronic and severe even on stool softeners, I have to "strain" and now from that, my right shoulder is so painful. I have no idea what kind of Doctor to see for my right shoulder pain. I too think about my time in Maui back in 1995. How happy I was, I was working at a job I enjoyed, Maui was so beautiful and romantic. Living in Seattle at that time, had met a man and was falling for him. Feeling so happy and in love, euphoric in Maui. Now I sit here, alone, no friends. Missing my cats, and knowing tomorrow I will be on the toilet all day, in pain from a harsh stimulant laxative. This has been my life now going on six years. The good news, I am no longer loosing weight..have gained 4 lbs, so may not have to be put on a feeding tube after all..yet my life that was, is no more.