Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from cyberchar 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/5813 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5813/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/5813 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5813/21116/suggestions Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:38:00 -0500 cyberchar I've been all around this site, but I don't think I've been in the right place at the right time or something. I am struggling to find something to ask my doctor to give me for pain management. In a way, I am lucky. I have diagnosis of both rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative disc disease, so there is no problem with being prescribed narcotics like some of you with those horrid soft tissue injuries that hurt like the devil but... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5813/21116/suggestions http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5813/19661/tired-scared Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:20:00 -0500 cyberchar I have rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc disease, cirrhosis of the liver, and kidney failure. Not a happy combination of symptoms! Since in June the doctors discovered my kidneys were only at 20%, my doctor feels that I am trying to set my hopes for pain relief too high. That a 20% (there's that 20% again!) reduction of pain is all I can hope for with both my kidney & liver failing.  Before I took oxycontin, 80 mg 3x day,... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/5813/19661/tired-scared