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

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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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Nicole

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posted 10/11/2009, comments (6)

One day at a time!

Well... I have received many emails over the past two years and I wanted to say a few things. First of all, thank you for the support! There are so many of you that have reached out at just the right time, and it seems like somedays all this pain is worth it if I can help one person get through the day, or better yet - their pregnancy. I... Read more Chevron

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Founding Executive Director, DisabledCommunity.Org.

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posted 08/26/2009, comments (2)

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After a car accident and being on my back for most of two years with back pain and nerve pain into my toes, I started volunteeringat a nursing home a block from my home in San Francisco. I met, talked and read to nursing home residents for two months when I decided that I should return to school for my master's in gerontology,... Read more Chevron

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Amber_in_OC

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (3)

Help...I suffer with chronic back and neck pain as well as severe migraines

2 years ago I had a cervical spinal fusion on levels c4-c8, I also have 2disc herniation's at l4-l5, l5-s1. I have been on pain medications for the last 3.5 years. I currently am taking soma 2x a day, ms contin 60mg 2x a day, nortriptyline 75mg 1 x a day and endocet for breakthrough pain generally 2 pills 2-3 times a day. In addition to this i... Read more Chevron

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hobbsie

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living with failed pump for failed back surgery

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posted 07/12/2009, comments (12)

medtronic pain pump

Hi, I am Hobbsie. I now have implanted a medtronci pain pump with dilaudid. I got an occusion, or blockage , and rec'd no relief from chronic pain(level 10 ) and pump isn't working. I now have to decide whether to have pump removed or have revision surgery with new pump implanted? how do I know if it will work this time? surgeons won't tell me.... Read more Chevron

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