lavagirl

Health Interests

chronic pain - back,  pelvic,  rib,  chronic fatigue syndrome

Drugs I am Taking

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About Me

I am a wonderful, beautiful, soulful girl/woman with undiagnosed chronic pain. I had a muscle spasm in my thoracic region 7 years ago and haven't been the same since. I've tried every therapy you can think of and many medications. My team of doctors have worked very hard to figure out what's going on, but have given up and I am in chronic pain management mode. It's so hard to think I will live in pain for the rest of my life when I am so young (34). As you can imagine, I also suffer from depression....living in pain is depressing, as well as sleep problems. My week is filled with doctor's appointments: physical therapy, behaivoral therapy, pain doc, regular doc, cranial sacral therapy, and massage therapy......Oh, and I work 30-40 hours on top of that! I'm still in the fight though. Sometimes I want to cancel all the appointments, quit work, and stay home in bed.....and sometimes I do that for a day or so. I am lucky to have a wonderfully supportive husband. The only non-supportive part of him is the part that has to work, and for him that means a lot of travel.....so I have to rely on just myself most days. I feel like all I've talked about is my pain in this bio, which is telling....it has consumed my life. I used to hike, ski, kayak, and bike, but can't do any of those right now. I am doing yoga, which has brought me some pain relief and soul food. I've also just got a dog who brings me much happiness. At first I was overwhelmed at taking care of something else when I can barely take care of myself, but it's nice to focus on something else.