Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from jody 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/51317 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/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/51317 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/33886/advise-badly Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:37 -0000 jody I have a rare type of Muscular Dystrophy and am in constant pain. I have been taking pain meds for many years but besides my MD/pain, I am having problems with my hair falling out, nervous anxiety, depression really bad, after I eat I get this lump on my neck like a swollen gland and there is more but the real question is:  I have several Dr's and everyone of them doesnt have a clue what to do with me. I am going downhill quick and I cant... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/33886/advise-badly http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/28325/intrathecal Tue, 20 May 2008 03:59:04 -0000 jody I have a pump in me currently that just has saline in it at the present. I couldnt get used to  either morphine or dilaudid so they put me back on methadone for now. I dont know whether to get that pump taken out of me or just wait and see what happens with all this. I know about the recall, as a matter of fact my pain clinic here did not even know a thing about the recall and appreciated me telling them all I had found out and they deal... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/28325/intrathecal http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/25624/intrathecal Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:17:42 -0000 jody tolerate either one. I was on Methadone for 10 yrs prior to the pump being put in. So after many months of trying and going thru withdrawl from both methadone first, then morphine second, to get on dilaudid and that not working I had to go through withdrawl one more time to get back on the original dosage of methadone I had been on. My question for Dr. Krusz is this: Do you have any idea why the pump would not be sucessful for me? I still have... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/51317/25624/intrathecal