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

bosn45

Ex Navy and truck driver suffering from severe pain since 1989.

posted 04/30/2009, comments (4)

20 years and countin'

I was injured on the job 20 years ago, first day on the job and only there 45 minutes when I ruptured 2 discs L4-S5. It took me a while to get insurance to cover therefor and got a lot of nerve damage from the time spent. I did have my first fusion in 90 and it failed. The one in 91 seemed to fuse but did not help the... Read more Chevron

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Scorpiolady123

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Long term chonric back pain and now have fibermyalgia and bipolar

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posted 04/18/2009, comments (6)

Fibermyalgia recently diagnoised and have been living with chronic multiple conditions for years

Although my spine/pain care management dr, recently told me i have fibermyalgia but my ins. co. wont cover the medication, so he has to call and get a "pre-auth" so they will cover it. Does anyone use lyrica and does it help? My spine has 5 buldging discs, three discs with tears in them and some degeneriative disc problems. I... Read more Chevron

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lila

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My name is Kalila and I am a dance teacher in south florida.

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posted 01/31/2009, comment (1)

Thank you

I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyoneone for their support. It really does help to have a network of people that understand how I feel.

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Dr. Mark Borigini

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posted 01/26/2009, comments (20)

The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain

Medications are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80% of primary care patients with low back pain were prescribed at least one medication when seen by the primary care provider; more than one third were prescribed two or more medications. The most commonly prescribed drugs for low... Read more Chevron

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Martha H. Warden

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Have been living with my condition since 1979.

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posted 01/23/2009, comments (2)

Living With Chronic Pain and My Back Surgery

I have lived with chronic pain since 1979, I have also had lower back surgery and it has not helped at all. I have tried the injections and they did not work. I would not advise anyone unless it was a matter of walking or not to have the surgery, I was told a few months ago that they can not do anymore for my back so I am going to a Chronic Pain... Read more Chevron

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