Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from SpaceCowgirl81 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/94560 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/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/94560 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/87156/positional-26 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:13:01 -0400 SpaceCowgirl81 this past monday i just found out that i have been suffering with the vertigo. only in this past month has it gotten worse with intensity and frequency. i almost passed out in the checkout line turning ghost white with my eyes rolling in the top of my head. i pray this is the last of the problems but it never is. my doctor is still watching for any signs of MS. im going back to see my neurologist next week. but say for this weekend im going to... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/87156/positional-26 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/65035/disowning Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:29:00 -0400 SpaceCowgirl81 this morning my little sister drop flipped me slamming my head and shoulders into the sharp edge of the couch giving me a concussion. what brought it on was a fight about her still going and interupting me and always thinks in her ego-centric brain of hers that whenever i say anything to her that im asking her for her advice... WTF??? 1st she would be the last person i would ever go to for advice... she is so judgemental and critical,... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/65035/disowning http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/64632/painful-day Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:26:50 -0400 SpaceCowgirl81 i have another sinus infection. it seems all too often that these sinus infections get me good. having a sinus infection along with MPS greatly magnifies the intensity and frequency of the pain. it took  me over a year to figure out it was sinus problems making my pain worse, i just thought it was increased pain for some reason. and that reason i found out is sinus pressure. having both occipital neuralgia as well as MPS is a combined pain... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/64632/painful-day http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/62739/extended-2 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:18:28 -0400 SpaceCowgirl81 Amen and Hallelujah to that sister!  thank you very much for your prayers and support. every lil bit does help, especially when reaching out to others who understand the severity of symptoms of chronic pain that no one else seems to understand unless they have been thru it themselves. my boyfriend chris had back surgery on his lower back for a herniated disc. now he has slight-acute back pain, mostly when the winter weather acts up. my... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/62739/extended-2 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61900/hahaha-cosmic Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:02:58 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 im going in for an MS consult, i am already diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome and occipital neuralgia. Ive been going through chronic pain for the past 2 years. Lots of 'things' have been ruled out, like carpal tunnel etc. Are my doctors just trying to rule out MS or is this the real thing?  My symptoms have increased with intensity and frequency coming at all sorts of random times, however really bad pain comes with any stress or... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61900/hahaha-cosmic http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61766/boy-worse Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:06:12 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 hi again, my last post was me having just about enough of everything. now, the tables have turned again.  i am now going in to be tested for MS. if my diagnosis hasnt been bad as it is with occipital neuralgia, myofascial pain syndrome, and now this!!??? thank You Jesus that He did not give me a spirit of fear, He has given me a Spirit of hope and joy. otherwise i would be curled up in a ball and crying. ive been up since dawn ... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61766/boy-worse http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61092/enough-enough Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:57:13 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 ok.. when it rains it pours. insurance companies, healthcare, doctors, pain management, they do NOT help individuals let alone an embodiment of something they do not understand. here i am with my voice to make a point, either with my words, or by the will of the doctors, with my life......i am unable to have any further dental work all because of the mystery going on inside of me. my entire left side of my body is so numb. i get nausea and get... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/61092/enough-enough http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/59173/mosh-invited Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:23:31 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 what i mean to my title is just that... this is how ive come to know when the next dose of medz. is due, it feels like someone dropped kicked me in the back of the skull. either right or left or worse both. i am learning to optimize my bell curve to this entire pain concept and all that it emcompasses. the pain tends to speed up my learning process of the pain learning process. just imagine, you get too cold and someone... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/59173/mosh-invited http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/58197/doctors-slow Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:39:24 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 hello, i am 26 years old, a personal trainer before 5 car accidents and about to finish my biotech. degree... now instead of stressing over exams, ive found there is something that is far worse that dredding failing on an exam, and that is continuous, persistant, and increasing pain that intensifies... i have myofascial pain syndrome, im now getting trigger point injections at the pain center at the new beverly hospital and they were great up... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/58197/doctors-slow http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/20231/trip-mass Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:53:00 -0500 SpaceCowgirl81 Tomorrow is my visit to Mass General Hospital, orthopedics, which I have been waiting for. Im nervous, this is a very big day for me because I have in chronic pain going on 6 months now. It became severe in September, a month before my 25th birthday. Im scared, I need this appointment to go very well. I need to be clear, but how do I describe my symptoms well enough for the doctor to see the problem, and fix it???  Im 25 years old, I just... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/94560/20231/trip-mass