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Tisha

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

posted 04/03/2009, comments (3)|

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Melissa

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msdirty13

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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sremicks

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Patient advocate for my husband and a very close friend

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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?

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GinaGrandmaAngel

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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 more Chevron

posted 01/08/2009, comments (6)|

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carrie

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have husband who suffers chronic pain with a intratheaceal pump p

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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 more Chevron

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