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Brad 1950

posted 07/01/2009, comment (1)

Hi, I am Brad and have had Chronic pain for over 10 years, Thank you all for being here!

I have had a pain pump implanted 15 days ago and have found this site filled with good posts and have read many posts that have been helpful. I posted a question and complications I was having with my pump (or symptoms that have changed since having it implanted) but posted on the home page by mistake (still finding my way around), The... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/10/2009, comment (1)

Follow up on Pain after Physical Therapy

Thanks everyone who responded. I posted this question on 3/26 now 2 1/2 months later (because we did not give up!)We made them do a MRI (even thought they were starting to imply the pain was in his head). It took 7 hours because he needed to be sedated so he would stop moving and the anesthesiologist was tied up. Also they would not give him... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/04/2009, comments (3)

Seriously in need of Help;

Hi, My name is Kelsey. I am 15 years old, and for about a year I have been been suffering from Chronic pain in my Neck, and back of head. It first appereared in the form of the neck pain, and then it started with the lower part of the back of my head. Ive seen many many MANY neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists; and to this day not one thing... Read more Chevron

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Jane53

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posted 04/17/2009, comment (1)

I have a long list of diseases I won't bore you with but hopefully a trick to help get through

Sometimes when the pain becomes so bad that I pray for death or scream in agony, I find that visulisation helps. I try to go to a place in my head where there is no pain, no loud noise, just a calm and beautiful place. I try to stay as long as I can. If I do it well enough it relaxes me enough that my meds can help some. It takes a while to... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/01/2009, comments (2)

Vitamin D and Chronic Pain

The relationship between vitamin D and chronic pain has been a topic of debate. Some studies have suggested that a low level of vitamin D causes chronic pain. But in a recent review about vitamin D and chronic pain soon to be published in Pain, Oxford researchers concluded that the available medical evidence "does not allow us to conclude that... Read more Chevron

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