Information and opinions on health from mersilkee at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/773600/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/773600/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/773600/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/101193/medication Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:40:00 -0500 mersilkee I just read this article, [URL=http://updates.pain-topics.org/2009/12/rems-when-elephants-prance-ants-take.html] When Elephants Prance, Ants Take A Pounding.     The article discusses the outcome of a meeting held in December between the FDA who is proposing REMS(Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) for extended-release or long-acting opioid analgesic products containing oxycodone, morphine, methadone, and other agents and the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/101193/medication http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/98909/illness Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:40:00 -0500 mersilkee LEASE NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING POST IS STRICTLY BASED ON MY PERSONAL OPINION AS A PERSON WHO HAS CHRONIC PAIN AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES.  I AM NOT AFFLIATED WITH ANY COMPANY, INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION.   Hi, I have complex regional pain syndrome and many other illnesses including a terminal brain degenerative disease.   Any one with chronic pain or chronic illnesses knows that to get by it is best to maintain some sense of... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/98909/illness http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/89091/girlfriend Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:32:47 -0400 mersilkee Today, I am finally back to my usual  state of pain partially controlled by pain medication.  For years Fentanyl and I have been doing the same dance.  When one partner starts to wear out another one smoothly attaches to my back and we waltz to the music of no pain, no gain. It is one variation of a set of dances called the Combo Pain Relief Mombo.   Last week, I started having terrible itching on a part of my back that was... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/89091/girlfriend http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/88294/rsd Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:40:47 -0400 mersilkee I have had RSD that is located in my right lower abdominal area that spreads around to my back, down my buttocks and sometimes to my right leg.  I have heard that RSD may be treatable if caught in its first stage.  Unfortuantely, it took over five years to find out I had RSD.    I also have Picks disease which is a fatal degenerative brain disease that causes many strange neurological symptoms.  Last week, I had a... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/773600/88294/rsd