There is pain in MS. This series of articles has discussed that pain -- Neuropathic, Musculoskeletal, Tertiary, and MS Plus. Once the fact of pain has been accepted, the remaining question is how can that pain be stopped or reduced. Today, I am going to talk about traditional treatments for each of t...
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Pain and MS
Lisa Emrich
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 03:20 PMre: Pain and MS
Vicki
Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 08:04 AMHi Lisa,
The trial and error happens when doctors through out something, the patient tries it, reports back, and they can decide together if that treatment is working or not. It could potentially take a long time if too many treatments turn out to be errors. Anecdotal information helps one doctor decide to try something based on the other doctor-patient trial. I hesitate when my doctor says "Try this."
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a standard treatment that worked for us all?
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Thank you for covering this topic. So many people want to know - What can I DO about it?! - while the trial and error methodology may not be satisfactory. When dealing with MS pain, it might not be such a bad idea that a doctor keeps throwing out new ideas (including trying different medications) in order to get that pain under control. Once pain is under control, it is much easier to keep it under control.