Chronic Pain - People Who Are Friend/Family

Destiny

posted 09/07/2009, comment (1)

Looking for some help for my boyfriend who has CRPS Type I (also referred to as RSD).

Treatments include medication, physical therapy, psychological support, sympathetic nerve blocks, and or spinal cord stimulation. He's done everything but the spinal cord stimulation. I think he's afraid the doctor will make it worse. He had a cyst growing in his arm. He went in because he thought they were gonna drain it but the doctor told him... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/17/2009, comments (3)

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Im trying to figure and help my sister out on her problem. 8 months ago she went fishing. It was very hot and she had been sucking on a piece of Ice and took her shirt off and put it in the lake and put it back on her to cool off. then after the fishing trip she went home. She started seeing Pictures come alive for a few mins and... 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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Tisha

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posted 04/03/2009, comments (3)

Husband has back issues (was on Percocet). Now diagnosed ADD (on Vyvanse). What's worse?

My husband has back issues (fusion L1 L2 L3, pinched nerves, herniated disc). Was on Percocet for over a year. Percocet controlled the pain but he had an "No worries" attitude. We run our own business and since being on the pain meds he would have the attitude that he would eventually get things done...but no worry, no... Read more Chevron

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Melissa

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posted 03/04/2009, comment (1)

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Hello! I have just recently discovered this site. My husband is preparing to have a medtronic pain pump implanted on March 13 (yes...friday the 13th) I have so many questions that I hope someone can shed some light on. First of all, my husband is 40 years old and had his first back surgery in February 2000. As of now , he has had... Read more Chevron

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