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Monday, November, 23, 2009
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sremicks

sremicks

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Patient advocate for my husband and a very close friend
posted 03/03/2009, comments (2)

Finding Support Groups for Chronic Pain Sufferers

As a patient advocate, I am hoping to find support groups for my friend Barbara and for those of us like my husband and I who are caretakers.  Is there any groups in Northern Virginia that we can contact?
GinaGrandmaAngel

GinaGrandmaAngel

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posted 01/08/2009, comments (4)

Has anyone used Methadone for chronic pain

My sister suffers from upper abdminol adhesion for over 20 yrs since she had her gallbladder. She had 8 surgery's the last around 1999. AT that time a chrinic pain doctor  put in a morphine infusion pump. She hasn't had surgery since then. She has been in the hospital now for around 6 weeks suffering from severe pain from the adhesions. Of... Read moreChevron
carrie

carrie

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have husband who suffers chronic pain with a intratheaceal pump p
posted 11/16/2008, comments (2)

Need questions anwsered about pain pump

My husband has suffered for 20 years with chronic back pain. He has a dx of DDD, Spinal stenosis, kyhphosis and scrolosis of the spine. He finally saw a pain specialist/anetheselogiest in 2006. He went through a series of injections, none of which worked. Finally he was okay for a intratheaceal morphine pump placement one year ago this month. He... Read moreChevron
cj
posted 10/23/2008, comments (0)

drug abusers and pain medications

 I am the wife of a former drug abuser.Over the years his constant lifestyle of drinking and taking drugs has ruined his health.He does have health issues but is prescribed a highly narcotic pain pill for pain in his neck area.Every time he would whine and complain to the doctor about the pain the doctor would prescribe something stronger.He... Read moreChevron
Mary Gladstone

Mary Gladstone

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (0)

Dying With It

This small figure represents my husband, Tony Church, racked with pain resulting from treatment for prostate cancer. It arose from my anguish at being unable to relieve his suffering.       Tony died in March this year.
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This video explains where back pain stems from by taking you through the anatomy of the back. 

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