People Who Are Living With Chronic Pain

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Urticaria

Has anyone ever heard of a condition called (autoimmune Urticaria)? It is a chronic condition known as urticaria hives. What it does from the inside is, your immune system attacks your white blood cells and causes you to be really tired all of the time. I have this and had have quite a few big whelps on me that were a half inch thick and anywhere... Read more Chevron

posted 02/24/2011, comments (0)|

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sally

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two young children 14 months apart are very difficult to care for

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please advise me about starting over

Please help me. I am a parent of two children 14 months apart in age. We have moved 6 months ago. I let behind my entire spine saving help. Moved to a remote location and I have stress above my head while I try to raise good smart people. This is the thing I need comments on is 5 months ago my body... Read more Chevron

posted 12/21/2010, comments (4)|

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1 YEAR IN THE MAKING

THIS PAST WEEK WAS WELL WHAT I CALLED MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY MY THREE LEVEL LUMBAR SPINAL FUSION SURGERY. I AM ONLY 32 AND HAVE LIVED THROUGH WELL THERES NOT ENOUGH SPACE, BUT INJURED 5 AND HALF YEARS AGO THEN LAST YEAR IT CAME TO THE POINT OF MAJOR SURGERY. I FEEL I AM BETTER THAN PRIOR THE SURGERY BUT STILL IN ALOT OF PAIN STILL DOING... Read more Chevron

posted 12/16/2010, comment (1)|

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constant chronic cervical pain level 8 24/7 for two decades...

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blood tests for chronic pain

has anyone ever had a blood test for homocysteine,methylmalonic acid,and folic acid for chronic cervical (neck) pain? what would the results indicate? beanie

posted 12/04/2010, comments (0)|

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Skye

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Drug Seeker=Hammer Seeker?

Why are so many of us with chronic pain regarded as "Drug Seekers?" when we want something stronger than tylenol for pain? We are not stupid. We have learned that if we we need to fix a nail in a board, we need something stronger to pound the nail in than a feather. We have learned through experience that it takes a hammer to do the... Read more Chevron

posted 11/10/2010, comments (3)|

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