Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from Jeff L 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/851688 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/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/851688 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/93706/realistic Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:48 -0500 Jeff L I've got a question - and a complaint - about Oxycodone dosages.  I'll have to give you some context here I guess.  I had to go onto long-term disability.  For many years my primary care has been through the local VA clinic.  The VA clinic told me it is their policy to NOT get involved in anything to do with disability claims; they won't do any of the paperwork required.  So they told me I would have to go to another... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/93706/realistic http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/91314/disability Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:13:22 -0400 Jeff L I want to share some information with everyone about some benefits I just found out about and some I've known about for a while.  I am going onto long-term disability, and I think that these benefits are going to save me from financial ruin.   I just found out that my life insurance and my vehicle loan agreement both have disability clauses!  This means that if I become disabled, they make my payments for me.  The life... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/91314/disability http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/89093/driving Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:30:51 -0400 Jeff L I’m really screwed now.  I got arrested in Michigan after I drove off the road and totaled my truck at 4AM.  I was totally uninjured, luckily, and the only thing I hurt, besides my truck, was a ditch and a tree.  Unfortunately, I have no memory of the accident or anything leading up to it.  I went out for dinner, had a few cocktails with my food, then went home and went to bed.  Next thing I know, I’m cuffed... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/89093/driving http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/86565/addictive Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:23:46 -0400 Jeff L I have been taking Tramadol (and neurontin, flexeril, and vicodin) for quite some time for nerve damage, fibro, and lower back pain.  At my last vist to the pain clinic, the guy working at the front desk pulled me aside and warned me that tramadol was addictive and I should be careful about taking it.  He said he and his wife both took tramadol after a car accident and that they had really bad withdrawl symptoms when they stopped the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/86565/addictive http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/84899/terrible Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:01:49 -0400 Jeff L I've been having a really rough summer.  My pain levels have been worse than usual and my sleep has been almost non-existent.  My union rep told me to look into long term disability, but my healthcare provider told me to find another Dr. because she will not help or approve of ANYONE going on long-term disability - and a middle class, 39 year old white male like myself is just too prone to serious depression and risk of suicide if put... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/84899/terrible http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/84018/insomnia Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:28:03 -0400 Jeff L I have suffered from sleep problems for quite a long time.  I usually just don't feel tired enough to fall asleep easily.  If I go to bed at a decent hour, I just lay there and can't shut my mind down enough to fall asleep.  Even though I feel exhausted and foggy-headed, I will be awake for days on end sometimes.  Sometimes, when I finally manage to fall asleep, I will sleep for 12 hours or more.  Usually though, I end... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/84018/insomnia http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/83032/39-goin-90 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:16:34 -0400 Jeff L I am new to this site and not sure if this is the right place to start...A little about me: I was injured while active duty military (I served 1989 to 1997) and had my right ankle reconstructed. My left was supposed to have the same surgery, but due to the results of the right ankle surgery, I would not let them operate on me again.I suffered terrible pain for months after the surgery and the docs just told me it was normal to feel pain after a... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/851688/83032/39-goin-90