Suddenly painless... for the moment!

Posted by joybo99 @joybo99, Sep 2 10:08am

You know how sometimes when you move "funny," you can throw your back out...?
Or maybe you stub your toe on [whatever] and you get that brief moment of Damnnnn!
I have come to enjoy the REVERSE of those moments: Having sudden awareness each day when *nothing* hurts at all! It's quick but wonderful--maybe 10 times throughout the day.
I'm always happy to count my blessings.
(As I await a return call from my provider to address these issues.)

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mrmacabre | @mrmacabre | Sep 2 1:26pm

I haven't been pain free for over a decade.

joybo99 | @joybo99 | Sep 2 3:07pm

Amazing what we can put up with, isn't it?

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 2 11:00pm

In reply to @joybo99 "Amazing what we can put up with, isn't it?" + (show)

I love those moments. I overdid the past two weeks, so today was not one of the good ones, pretty much a couch potato day other than piles of neglected paperwork.

rashida | @rashida | Sep 3 1:23am

@joybo99 I have fibromyalgia so pain has been 24/7/365 for years so the day I don’t fl pain I wonder if something is wrong with me! lol!

cpalmer | @cpalmer | Sep 3 6:19am

In reply to @mrmacabre "I haven't been pain free for over a decade." + (show)

Same here. Ketamine infusions were useless; 10mg Oxycodone 6X a day gives minutes of relief only @ time, but wthout it pain is intolerable. Like you I have to make a pain management appointment to hear nothing more can be done. Commisserratingly Yours . . .

topi | @topi | Sep 3 9:34am

Had a plate and 8screws put in my wrist 2.5 months ago…

NSAIDs have spiked liver and kidney enzymes so that’s out.

Had reaction to hydrocodone in which everything was agony not relief.

Now I wake up 5-6 times a night in pain, breathe mindfully and sleep another hour or so.

Help! Any suggestions?

topi | @topi | Sep 3 9:37am

In reply to @cpalmer "Same here. Ketamine infusions were useless; 10mg Oxycodone 6X a day gives minutes of relief only..." + (show)

Be CAREFUL of OIH-
Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia

It’s where wires get switched and opioids make pain 100x worse not better.

7 weeks on hydrocodone before it happened to me. Now I would set myself on fire before risking that agony again

mikayla | @mikaylar | Sep 3 9:48am

In reply to @mrmacabre "I haven't been pain free for over a decade." + (show)

Ditto. 6 years with a constant headache every minute. Dizziness too.

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 3 10:44am

In reply to @topi "Had a plate and 8screws put in my wrist 2.5 months ago… NSAIDs have spiked liver..." + (show)

Trauma to small bones can be especially hard to heal, and having "foreign matter" - the plates and screws, can make it even worse. My daughter went through this after a really bad fracture - ice was her best friend for over 8 months - calmed the inflammation and numbed the area. She also worked with the hand surgeon and therapist to design and fine-tune a custom splint that
helped keep the are stable so the irritation was less.
Have you discussed options with the surgeon?