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One of my big problems is myself and my doctors cannot tell the difference of which...
Terrible, terrible pain, pain. ... Have stayed away from opiods but think ... should or should not go the way of the opiods
Hi, my name is Skip, I wish there was a section for Cauda Equina Syndrome within...
Equina Syndrome within the chronic pain ... My pain Doctor only allows me to take ... It helps some with the pain but I wish ... I'm In a significant amount of pain ... meds because of the opioid crisis.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 10, 2019
I used CBD oil to help me get off pain meds more quickly. They are actually...
I used CBD oil to help me get off pain ... in using CBD to reduce the need for opiods ... Does your pain feel more like muscle
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 6, 2019
Totally agree. Tylenol is totally useless for me, as well. Opioid addiction potential is highly overrated...
Opioid addiction potential is highly ... overrated for acute post-surgical pain ... super generous with prescription for opioids ... reassurance that I could take them if pain
I was diagnosed first with 3 foot & leg issues. Surgeon wanted to do 3 surgeries...
With the opoid epidemic, GP Dr. took ... all patients off pain meds, so I quit ... because it helped so much with the pain ... , where they told me opoids are not ... OMG I am in so much pain.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 6, 2019
@connie1559 I’m sorry to hear about your pain. I know how difficult it makes it to...
connie1559 I’m sorry to hear about your pain ... The opioid crisis really has the doctors ... works almost as well as prescription pain ... has had acupuncture for that type of pain
I use CBD:THCA tincture (sublingual drops) instead of my opioid sometimes and it does relieve my...
tincture (sublingual drops) instead of my opioid ... sometimes and it does relieve my pain ... So it does allow me to decrease my opioid ... I have had chronic pain for over 25 ... and wrist/hands, headaches and my pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jan 31, 2019
I don't know where to start. It has done many things for me. I got diagnosed...
I was given Opiods and over time I started ... I no longer take the strong pain medication
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
@debbraw : thanks for the reassurance. Yes, I can also do a mean weather forecast with...
to TKR, and never, ever got to be pain ... Like you, I detest opioids (bc. of the ... constipation factor, and the limited pain
@lisalucier Thanks for your reply. You asked what I've been doing to deal with the symptoms...
deal with the symptoms of pressure, pain ... We attribute it to my use of opioids ... for the last 17 years for chronic pain
Support Group: Women's Health
Posted: Dec 31, 2018
Jen and Gail, thank you so much for your information and advice. I appreciate it SO...
I tried cutting back on my opioids by ... My pain level wouldn’t tolerate it so ... reduce or preferably get entirely off opioids ... I know I’ll get off the opioids eventually ... My pain is getting worse :(.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 13, 2018
Hello Everyone, I found this forum doing a Google searching for my knee pain. My sister-n-laws...
doing a Google searching for my knee pain ... the hospital literally screaming in pain ... The pain was so unbearable. ... My knee has been in more pain since ... I don't want Opioids.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 6, 2018
Two thing to note off the CDC website: 1) https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/prescribing.html From 1999 to 2016, more than...
overdoses related to prescription opioids ... Note that the opiod related deaths were ... Why is it that Opioids are a "CRISIS ... been in steadily increasing chronic pain ... Cannabis with no appreciable reduction in pain
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Nov 27, 2018
Mari: having had 4 surgeries over the past 9 years (2 shoulders, 2 knees / same...
percocet or oxycodone for postoperative pain ... than taking away a good bit of the pain ... a nasty case of constipation, the opioids ... that one should be proactive with pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 19, 2018
I have been fighting chronic pain for 35 years (I a 69 year old female.) Early...
I have been fighting chronic pain for ... Early on the pain was the result of ... into a routine that helps me keep pain ... 15- 20 minutes a day even when in pain ... not cartels, that have caused the opiod
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 30, 2018
I'm getting frustrated with pharmacists who treat me like a criminal when I'm getting refills. Pharmacists...
One of them said 'there's an opioid ... substance list' (they aren't opioids ... have to go to the hospital and get pain ... fill any prescriptions written by my pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 28, 2018
I’m so sorry to hear how hard this has been. MALs surgery is much harder than...
I eat without pain and am active and ... answered after 40 years of stomach pain ... Pain was in front and, surprisingly, ... So that kind of pain is normal. ... Opioids are scary but helpful for the
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Oct 23, 2018
Welcome to Connect, @shallyt You ask a good question. There are different reasons why some people...
why some people may have to be off opioids ... call Mayo back and ask why he has to opioid-free ... members discuss Mayo Clinic's Pain ... Rehabilitation Center and other pain ... discussion/cognitive-behavior-class/ – Pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 21, 2018
@mamacita Good Morning! I was just reading your post from August 16th. I found many of...
improvement but I am still in quite a bit of pain ... I am trying to cut down the opiods for ... I seem to be getting down the opiods ... Now, I am taking the opiods 2-3 times ... If I have pain that wakes me up during
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 15, 2018