Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from Adrian Serra at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/34429/ms-center Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:35:32 -0400 Adrian Serra Hi all - had my appointment with Dr. Corey Ford at the U of NM , MS Center ... it was great ... and I was very pleased with what the doctor had to say, and the prescriptions he suggested and mostly that he did not have that dismissive attitude , but a good positive one ...   He prescribed me something for the pain, spasms , etc ... knowing that these pains co-exist with other issues I have ... thus the chronic pain ... I went in with... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/34429/ms-center http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/27121/transitions Tue, 06 May 2008 13:35:43 -0400 Adrian Serra hi - over the last few years , i am learning how to live with my MS and FMS .. at times not so well, and at times frustration has taken over ..   i am happy to say that the one thing i have been yearning for is about to become a reality .. as i am setting plans to move "home" to florida ...   i know at times i have sounded whiney, or ungrateful .. but once i have learned to accept what cards i was dealt , i was able to express my... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/27121/transitions http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/25383/sharing Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:46:00 -0400 Adrian Serra Hi gang, posted on the fibro site , and am posting here .. I am also copying and posting on other sites as well .. thanks !Hello and welcome Myth , I like your icon , life can feel this way somedays .. I responded about 2 months too late myself .. and as you see the original post was in January .. So , I thought I would respond a.s.a.p. , as now I have my notifications set up ..If you are a fellow FMS or chronic painer , come talk on any number... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/25383/sharing http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/22040/relief Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:05:00 -0400 Adrian Serra I am so tired , i have been in severe pain for so long now I am finding it very difficult to even think anymore .. I have been passed from doctor to doctor and cannot find one that will take on my fibro pain seriously .. i just feel sometimes like i cannot go on .. but i do .. Where is the advocy program here in Santa Fe ? I don't believe they have one , just holistic whackos that insist you can just think it away , or taking herbal... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/22040/relief http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/20289/dealing-pain Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:05:00 -0500 Adrian Serra Hi - as you see I am writing another post here , as I praised the forums for being a simple place to discus our feelings about pain , etc ... I am going to do my sharing here once more ... In as far as pain, I understand they use a morphine pump , which is implanted .. do they not have pills to the same effect ?  I am seeing my PCP this mroning and going to get info on this , as my body is ready .. my mind is ready, and of course... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/20289/dealing-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/20280/misinterpretat Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:14:00 -0500 Adrian Serra Well, i have not been sharing here too much lately as I have been guilty of hanging out in the forum ..  As I have written  before I have issues with distinguishing which pain comes from what .. but for a few months now i have been in extreme pain all throughout my body and cannot seem to keep it in check .. My first thought it was just the weather, the residue of a relapse of my MS in 2005 .. but so far MRI's are not showing... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/20280/misinterpretat http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/18066/pain-meds Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:54:00 -0500 Adrian Serra Recently I was given a script for the Ultram ER .. I had been taking up to 9 tramadol a day .. I suffer pain from both FMS and MS .. and this along with a myriad of anti-depressants are all i take for my pain .. which is everyday, consistant in certain areas and worse in some ..  Back to the script. Prior to getting the script I was given by my NP , a trial kit. It consisted of 30 tabs at 100mg of this ER .. as tramadol and Ultram are the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/18066/pain-meds http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/17889/do-you-go Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:17:00 -0500 Adrian Serra  I have been considering a move from here .. this is my 2nd winter and I am trying hard to keep my chin up .. and I have probably made this comment in another entry , but "mean" people, well, stink . You would think with all the Holidays that are being celebrated here at this time of year and yet the atmosphere in most places is a bit hostile ? I don't know of another way to put it. Please tell me that we are not... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/17889/do-you-go http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/15844/life-pain Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:36:00 -0400 Adrian Serra  Today was just like any other day , so I went on-line with my ISP provider chat rooms. I thought I found a place where I could escape from days like this where I am weary . Unfortuneately , I found that no one reponded to any of my posts, and that they were a harsh group that wasn't very welcoming .. I don't understand it, don't need to .. I have here, my haven of refuse , where I can share my thoughts and not have to worry no... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/15844/life-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/15465/moments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:57:00 -0400 Adrian Serra   Hi - The weather has been beautiful , and I here I am sitting at the computer .. just felt like being lazy today .. and that's okay .. I don't think about bills, I don't think about the new pain today, I do my excersizes and sit out side and just breathe .... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/15465/moments