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This is very interesting, I'd really like a copy of it to discuss with my doc so we can see...

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I have a pain management doctor too and always had trouble rating my pain. It's constant, and...

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I have a pain management doctor too and always had trouble rating my pain. It's constant, and varying and changes from day to day and some is consistant. I thought a 10, being high, wasn't me, I pictured that as writhing on the floor screaming in unbearable agony, if it was the highest you could be. Since I can move and I'm not screaming, I'd put a 5 or 6, but worried someone would think that wasn't enough to warrant help. I read everything I can find about pain and in a pain management site one day (forget which one) it had a scale to rate pain and explained how it was to be used. The 10 rating indicated pain that effected every aspect of your life, had an impact on everything, instead of being the strength or level of pain felt. Well my pain does effect every movement I make and what I do either hurts and I do as much as I can in pain or I don't do a lot of things anymore due to pain. I'm talking about just living from moving to get out of bed (even being in bed hurts, the pain wakes me up), walk, clean the house, up to leaving the house to do necessary shopping and errands plus activites that most people enjoy, eating out, going to a park, etc. I can't do anything without pain and with no pain medication, there were so many things I simply no longer did, (gardening, walking a dog) not to mention never wanting to go anywhere. I even avoided larger stores as there was more walking required. At home I sat on the couch which also hurt, my hand and wrist hurt holding a book to read. My house was a mess, I never wanted to stand long enough to cook a decent meal. Sex hurts, I enjoy it but not when it hurts and so our sex life (mine and hubbie's) was impacted to a large extent. So my pain effected and had an impact on every facet of my life and so I now measure mine as a 10 with no medication and 4 to 6 with medication, as every chronic pain patient knows, you never are pain free even with meds I have a good pain management doc now and enjoy life again, have a decent looking house, had a large garden this year, I'm living again and liking it, just rescued a shelter dog a few days ago too. Without pain medication, my life isn't worth living. I'm 64.View Thread

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After having pain the last 10 years getting steadily worse, (neck, shoulders, back, hip,...

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After having pain the last 10 years getting steadily worse, (neck, shoulders, back, hip, knees, hands, all over) and a multitude of tests, docs who wanted me to take meds for fibro (that did not help the pain and made me either sleepy, lethargic or angry) and meds for depression (as I once cried in an office too and over the phone in frustration at not being believed or helped) which I refused to take as I felt I didn't have clinical depression, some chemical off whack in my brain, I was depressed because I hurt so bad all the time and couldn't do anything I had to do or wanted to do because of the pain, sitting hurt, so yes, I felt low and cried. (my young son died 13 yrs ago and I refused depression meds then too as I feel grief is a normal human emotion and I had to deal with it which is ongoing for life). I'm remarried to a wonderful man and have reason to live again and didn't feel depressed, grief over my son yes, but happy with my new circumstances and hopeful for the future. The pain was ruining everything. Tons of tests, xrays, scans, untraounds, $2000 blood tests, nothing showed up, thyroid ok, no lupus, no arthritis, high fibrinogin level which indicated something wrong in my body but the docs were scratching their heads, FINALLY my new pain doc recommended an MRI and nerve tests and I saw the nerve doc and an orthpedist and got the MRI, and bingo, cervical spine stenosis (which I feel is one problem but something else is going on they can't find), long story short I may need surgery if neuropathy gets bad or worse but for now they are prescribing pain meds which have given me my life back, still have lots of pain constantly but it isn''t debilitating, I DO things! The MRI and stenosis spurred everyone into action and I felt taken seriously finally. I've tried Savella, Lyrica, Cymbalta, the Gabipentin~sp?, whatever it is drug, muscle relaxers, fentanyl pain patch (made me sleepy and incredibly sad) and lots other pain meds. I'm on oxycodone and MS contin (generics). These work fine. No side effects, mental or physical and works on pain reduction. I'm glad I got the MRI.View Thread

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Oh I did ask the one pharmacy exactly that, after all I've been using that pharmacy for years...

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The pain doctor I've been with for a year now is the same way, they don't seem to have any...

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The past 2 times I've had to fill my prescriptions, it's been the same thing, the pharmacy...

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Find another pain management doctor. I've tried 2, they were like night and day. My primary...

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Find another pain management doctor. I've tried 2, they were like night and day. My primary doctor referred me. My pain began about 12 years ago, and each year it gets steadily worse. When I had minor surgeries, the opiod pain medications they gave me helped my regular so much. Compared to my every day pain the surgery pain was nothing, but on the opiods I was able to do so much in my life that I'd stopped doing or dreaded doing. I no longer gardened, walked my dog, dreaded walking, hated grocery shopping, the stores are so big, I didn't go anywhere that required walking, not even the county fair. Kneeling, bending to do housework, steps, and especially waking up in the morning was so painful and difficult, I was a miserable person. The first pain doc tried many medications for fibromyalgia which did not diminsih the pain and had terrible side effects, lethargy, goofiness (not being to think or talk) falling asleep every time I sat, anger and grouchiness. I told her about her about the opiods and she would just say "I'm not giving you narcotics" and made me feel like she thought I was a druggie. I left one day in tears and never went back. A year later my primary told me to go this doc she knew further away and I dreaded it but went, I wanted relief so badly. I've always been honest and up front but dreaded being made to feel like a druggie again, even so I told my story truthfully and the bad experiences I'd had. I left that first appointment with opiiod pain med prescriptions and an appointment to see a doc about my neck and back pain, who sent me for MRI's and other tests. Turns out I have cervical spine stenosis, also lower back and this is causing pain all over my body. Someday I may need surgery but with no guarantee to stop the pain of course. Meanwhile he and the pain med doc have given me quality life back. I am gardening again big time. I enjoy shopping, fixing up the house, DOING things, I still have lots of pain but it isn't disabling and I don't feel like sitting around crying anymore. I'm happy again, living again. I can bend and kneel and do steps, with care, it all still hurts but is manageable now. My day is filled with projects that interest me. All because of finding the right doctors who are taking care of me. Don't give up, living with disabling pain isn't living as you know. Find a doctor that will help you manage your pain as best they can, and tells you are NOT a drug addict. It makes all the difference in the world.View Thread

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