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I've had chronic nerve pain for 30 years. Doctors have tried everything from Gabapentin to Lyrica....
I've had chronic nerve pain for ... The Pain Clinic has been pumping opioid ... The pain is in both legs behind the ... The pain starts off slowly and is at ... I'm hoping to get off the opioid
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 11, 2024
I’m very glad that you were able to successfully detox. There’s no one size fits all...
patients that are prescribed opioids ... Opioid pain medication was never designed ... to take away enough of the pain to ... of their lives before prescribing opioids ... place in certain areas that required opioid
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 9, 2024
@sherri1720 - Let's see if I can provide some perspectives and ideas that might help you...I'll...
I managed with only a few days on opioids ... you consulted with a physiatrist (pain
Discussion: Spinal Stenosis
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 7, 2024
Hi BON, Thanks. I've been on LDN for about 4 or 5 years. I take 4mg...
stuff as so many of us with chronuc pain ... Yup, pain runs your life. ... No opioids and it can take 6 mos or ... But being willing to stop opioids for ... kind of lucky to be allergic to all opioids
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 1, 2024
I have polyneuropathy too. It's hard to know how much is from progressive osteoarthritis (or maybe...
s psoriatic arthritis) and what is pain ... Overall, the pain slowly, very slowly ... I've been in Pain Management (means ... that wasn't about getting onto opioids ... #39;ve worked on me, in the past for pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 30, 2024
All this information is helpful. I didn't have much information before my operation. The orthopedic surgeon...
surgeon gave me two choices--stay on opioids ... I am off the opioids. ... like I might be able to control the pain ... getting a little tired of being in pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 28, 2024
When you say “her doctor “ just what kind of dr is he, your wife’s primary...
dr, cause they will not prescribe opioids ... anymore, she needs to be seen by a good pain
Posted: Apr 26, 2024
Good morning fsh 124. Your description of the surgical procedure sounds identical to my laparoscopic sigmoid...
following surgery (thank God) and pain ... nerve block to help with post surgery pain ... Never needed opioids, acetaminophen ... hospital mostly because of tube. ( no pain
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Apr 20, 2024
Wow, you sound like me. Somehow I’ve maintained some sort of optimism about life in general,...
, even though I live with constant pain ... drawn brows from constant worry and pain ... As far as pain control, please read ... t give a flying flip if long- term opioid ... It helps my overall pain and gives me
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 1, 2024
Thank you for your thoughtful reply Miriam. I'm sorry to hear that you also live with...
hear that you also live with chronic pain ... Yes, my pain is undertreated. ... I then saw 2 pain mgmt docs: one wanted ... in this state because of the "opioid ... I've had it with pain mgmt!
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Mar 31, 2024
Hi I’m hoping to get some answers or find out if anybody else has had these...
My boy friend has chronic severe pain ... This pain makes him unable to have a ... job, the pain comes often with eating ... The stomach pain is so severe he has ... And no he’s not on opioids, he’s afraid
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 29, 2024
Gabapentin eliminated all of my pain. It truly was a life saver. It takes a few...
Gabapentin eliminated all of my pain ... thank God I have it to take instead of opioids
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 25, 2024
Hello @jimhd What a great post about the responsible use of pain medications! I am so...
post about the responsible use of pain ... Association has reconsidered the use of opioid ... medications after the national scare of opioid ... medications responsibly and who have chronic pain
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Mar 11, 2024
I gave Buprenorphine a try for over a year, hoping I could switch to that from...
certainly didn't start with an opioid ... for my CIDP pain. ... find them quite effective for back pain ... (most of my pain is in my feet and
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
I have been on a fentanyl patch for 15 years due to a failed neck surgery....
dose is a dissapointment for all my pain ... The opioid crisis is not from people ... them, I just don't have as much pain ... to us that need them for horrible pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 27, 2024
I had stage 4 lung, liver, and bone cancer. Opioids such as Vicodin, codeine was prescribed...
Opioids such as Vicodin, codeine was ... prescribed for pain, but they caused ... Gall Bladder pain even though the GB
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
I am new to this site. And I am very thankful to the Mayo Clinic for...
doctor I saw thought I was wanting opioids ... They said we don’t treat pain. ... It’s not mild pain. ... It’s horrific pain nonstop! ... endless painful disease!