Chronic Pain - All People Who Are Interested In "Fusion"

badbackytoo

53 feel lots older

posted 06/02/2009, comments (2)

i would like to get on some kind of new study for cp inthe way of new meds

I have tried to go to clinical trials .gov to search for some kind of new treatment studys for my cp. but every time i get turned down as i have too many injures that overlap each other. i would like to try something new as i ave nothing to lose. so far nothing has been swinging my way here in florida. there are many studies goig on right now for... Read more Chevron

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gatekeeper8558

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Just trying to take one day at a time..

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posted 02/06/2009, comments (3)

My issue

I've lived with chronic pain for the last 7 years. I broke my neck in a car accident when I was 16, had to have a C5-C6 fusion. To help with the healing the surgeon also implanted a donor bone graph which within 6 months of recovery, began to deteroriate and couldn't figure out why. In the next 2 years after that, I was in a total of 6 car... Read more Chevron

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bobwelton

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Learning to live with chronic pain.

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posted 09/08/2008, comments (0)

Shades of Lake Superior

Sunrise this morning was beautiful. So many different shades of color, always changing and moving. This was my sunrise this morning....Shades of Lake Superior. My photographs help me to forget this constant pain knocking at my door.

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makeupgal

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posted 05/11/2008, comments (13)

Amazed at the Dropping of pain patients!!

Dear Dr., When I read your article, I was struck by the horrid way in which you describe some of the ways that the "Pain Doctors" chose to take final care of their patients. Give them a 30 day supply and a goodbye? Treat them like common criminals, and we all know why it is like this; those common criminals really did mess... Read more Chevron

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shmirly

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posted 03/27/2008, comments (7)

shmirlyx3

Hi Again...I haven't posted in about 6 weeks. I am home recovering from my pump implantation surgery. Unfortunately, i had a "minor" complication - the dreaded spinal leack headache. And i had to have 2 weeks of vancomycin antibiotics through my port a cath as well (which meant no shower for 2 1/2 weeks) TORTURE!!! I just had... Read more Chevron

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