People Who Are Living With Chronic Pain

Rachel

Chronic pain in my elbow and fingers

I do not know where to begin. I can barely types this message cause my fingers on my left hand hurts so bad. I go to the doctor tomorrow cause my finger pain is just new two weeks ago. I have been dealing with pain and swelling in my elbow for over four years now. They have me on neurotin cause I have neuropathy also in the arm, on celebrax for... Read more Chevron

posted 05/26/2010, comments (0)|

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AnAddictNoMore

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I had experience severe trauma to the left side of my body almost 3 years ago at which time I sustained a fracture to the left side of my skull and fractures to my shoulder (as well as other injuries). I was found unconscious by my husband on our lawn. Since that time, I have had severe pressure and pain to only the left side of... Read more Chevron

posted 05/24/2010, comments (2)|

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I had my "trial" morphine pain pump done on 05/20/10 ~

I had a spinal surgery on 07/09/01 for degenerative disease at L4/L5 & L5/S1. I had a Stephe plate implanted at that time. My life was forever changed this day. I was diagnosed very shortly afterward with "failed spinal surgery", RSD and chronic pain since this day to present. I've been on oral meds for going on 9 yrs this summer. In 2002, I... Read more Chevron

posted 05/22/2010, comments (4)|

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scottw

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lived with chronic pain for most of my life and at age 56 had to take medication

i have had back problems since i was a teen, and esophagus problems for at least 10 years. in the past few years my life became a wreck. i did my own research about pain and medications. i applied my intelligence to finding help. for 38 years i had enjoyed transcendental meditation. that was enough to get me... Read more Chevron

posted 05/14/2010, comment (1)|

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Mariepi

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Obesity Linked to Increased Risk for Fibromyalgia !!!

Association between physical exercise, body mass index, and risk of fibromyalgia: longitudinal data from the Norwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. It seems easy to put blame on people with weight surplus for their pain and more. Again I feel like if I am told it's "because your fat" that you have fibromyalgia. Before I started... Read more Chevron

posted 05/13/2010, comments (0)|

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