Chronic Pain - All People Who Are Living In "CA"

Earl Roberts

Just a man trying hard to keep it together while in terrible pain

posted 11/07/2009, comments (5)

earl roberts

bi-latteral AKA and bad left elbow which just had a very painful surgery and a bum right shoulder. All of my body parts are wearing out, basically. I spent fours in the Air Force, obtained the American dream but then one-by-one lost evrything I worked so hard for. However, I see our young sodiers coming back from war with so many... Read more Chevron

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Christina Lasich, MD

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Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (6)

Double the Trouble with Chronic Pain

As if chronic pain were not enough, some people have double the trouble. Some people are recovering addicts and have chronic pain. Some people have mental illness and have chronic pain. And some people have no insurance and have chronic pain. Yikes! All these additional problems add up to double the trouble when it comes to effectively treating... Read more Chevron

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joanna

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I live in sunny CA in my own home.

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posted 10/25/2009, comment (1)

More Than I can Handle

I just got a copy of my last MRI done recently. Looks like I may have MS on top of everything else going on! Isn't that a great way to tell someone? Just send them their results and say guess what, you may have MS! I am beside myself. I don't know what to do, hhow to feel about this, what can be done. I know I will know more when I see a... Read more Chevron

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anastacia

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RN, disabled 2 years; knee and hip replacements; now low back

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posted 10/11/2009, comments (0)

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posted 10/11/2009, comments (0)

Chronic Illness in a Marriage: How Much do You Discuss it?

"It feels like I'm lying on thumb tacks," I tell my husband as he crawls into bed beside me. "But there is nothing there! I feel so bruised.""I'm sorry," he offers with a sympathetic smile, but what else is there he can offer me?"Actually, I sort of feel nauseous too," I share. "It's probably just the drugs. I wonder if I should eat something or... Read more Chevron

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