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Reply: rsd/crps

hi I see this is 4 months ago but havind rsd for a long time ,Im sure your looking for answers where ever...

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I have rsd/crps both terms are used 7.5 yrs now

hi, usually I just read at sites ,sometimes I see new tx's or meds, I was an rn for 18yrs when this...

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Reply: Calling on Charles

OK, here's my take, for what it's worth. I think that the Prolo success rate is low. I think that you'll be...

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OK, here's my take, for what it's worth. I think that the Prolo success rate is low. I think that you'll be miderable without Fentanyl (and I'm not just talking about withdrawal). That being said, as long as your doctor will put you back on Fentanyl (assuming Prolo doesn't do the job), you can give it a try. Just don't be surprised when you have to spend a month or two in severe pain.

And here's my take on using opiates for a lifetime. As long as you use them as directed, there seems to be little reason for concern. I expect to use Fentanyl for the rest of my life, or until something even better arrives. So, I don't worry at all about withdrawal. In fact, I feel fortunate to have an internist who will let me try anything and who will prescribe Fentanyl. I sometimes wonder why people are so concerned about using opiates for decades or longer. As far as I can tell, there is no abundant research that reveals problems in this regard.

Finally, most of the best results that I've heard about come from a millieu of treatments. Start with long and short-acting opiates. Add mind-body therapy (I can reduce my pain by about 20% with biofeedback alone). Add PT, if it helps. Add off-label drugs, if appropriate (anti-depressant, anti-convulsant, anti-inflammatory). Add anything else that you have tried successfully, including THC. BTW, if you live in a state without medical marijuana laws, you can ask your doctor to prescribe Marinol (Elan Pharmaceuticals). The active ingredient is THC. Consider TENS, kniesiotherapy, acupuncture, hypnosis, injections, rhyzotomy, etc.

If all of these fail, and medications no longer help, you can consider the spinal cord stimulator and the intrathecal infusion pump.

If decide to go through with Prolotherapy, good luck. And please keep us posted on how you are doing.View Thread

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I'm sorry to see what you go through, Sabrena. You have been through so much and to find little to no relief,...

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missing parts

Can anybody tell me a good way to get rid of or at least lessen "Phantom limb pain." I need to have some...

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I just accidentally cracked my toe against a door and trimmed it to the best of my ability and i noticed that...

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Anyone have similar symptoms?

Hello, I am from AZ. I just wanted to know anyone that might have any of the same pains that i have: Chest...

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Reply: New here..

Oh my dear.....I can totally sympathize with you... I have been there and done exactly what you have...

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Neuropathy pain

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The War Over Prescription Painkillers

"There's no question that prescriptions for opioid painkillers like Oxycontin and Percocet have soared in...

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"There's no question that prescriptions for opioid painkillers like Oxycontin and Percocet have soared in recent years. It's also clear that there are some rogue doctors and "pill mills" who unscrupulously hand out prescriptions, sometimes to patients who shouldn't get them, sometimes to drug addicts and drug dealers pretending to be pain patients. But it's also far from certain that the painkiller abuse and overdoses are as dire as the government is making it out to be. And to the extent that there is a problem, it's due more to a decade of aggressive policing, obstinate federal law enforcement agencies, and the encroachment of law enforcement into the practice of medicine than lax government oversight. The DEA in particular has been scaring reputable doctors away from pain management since the late 1990s. People who suffer from chronic pain simply can't find doctors willing to treat them over the long term. The unscrupulous doctors and pill mills in the headlines have sprung up to fill the void."
So begins a three-part series in the Huffington Post by Radly Balko (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/prescription-painkillers_b_1240722.html ). Balko states, "Despite the recent headlines about the rise in sales of prescription painkillers, chronic pain is still significantly under-treated in America . There are a number of reasons why. For one, there's no diagnostic test to diagnose pain, so doctors must rely on patient descriptions of what they're feeling. That can be tricky, because tolerance for pain varies widely from person to person. Culturally, pain has also long been viewed as something we encounter and endure as part of the human condition. In many religions, noble suffering is considered pious. Pain treatment is also a relatively new medical specialty; it didn't have its own medical society until the early 1980s.
But the biggest barrier to effective pain treatment continues to be bad public policy, much of it driven by the war on drugs. Opioids -- morphine, oxycodone, methadone, and other drugs derived from the opium plant (or synthetically structured to mimic it) -- are the most effective way to treat severe and chronic pain. Emerging (but still controversial) treatments like long-term, high-dose opioid therapy have shown particular promise with chronic pain. Just this month , an article in the journal Science described another promising new therapy, in which large doses of the drugs delivered over a short period of time, shortly after an injury, may help prevent chronic pain from developing at all.
But pain patients and their advocates say the bigger problem is that drug control has taken priority over ensuring access to effective treatment. ... what ought to be a research-driven debate among medical professionals has been corrupted by policies aimed at preventing addicts and drug pushers from obtaining painkillers, not what's in the best interest of pain patients. Police and prosecutors now dictate medical policy."
Do you live with chronic pain and face difficulty getting proper medical treatment? Email radley.balko@huffingtonpost.com and include a phone number if you're willing to be interviewed.
Between 75 million and 100 million Americans experience some kind of chronic pain. Many live with it because they fear using narcotics, even though narcotics would enhance the quality of their life. Others decry the social stigma that they perceive will be attached to them by using narcotics. Just one medication added 9 wonderful years to my career. Many others desire to use narcotics, but cannot find a physician willing to prescribe them. These are the true victims of "the war on prescription painkillers." Because the government attempts to punish drug abusers and "pill mill" physicians, millions of innocent Americans with chronic pain are going untreated or undertreated.
Stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3 of this important article at The Huffington Post at the link provided above.
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Legs asleep, numbness

Hello, I have CRPS, Spinal Stenosis, L5 S1 herniated discs, Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was diagnosed with RSD...

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I, too, am a chronic pain sufferer and fed up as well. I signed your petition; posted it to my Facebook and sent...

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Is it really living with LPHS??

I have a very rare kidney disorder that causes constant pain in the left flank area. I have been...

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Reply: Pain in all parts of body

I will have to give that a try, it is funny you say that, after writting my post, I came accross a book about...

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Reply: Fell down a flight of stairs.Please help

Thank you very much and I will definately give this a try. Its been almost 4 mo's now since I fell si I know...

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multiple pain conditions

I have acute Chronic Migraines (over 40 years), Fibromyalgia (over 20 years), and IV CRPS in my right...

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High-Dose Opioids Can help Conquer Chronic Pain

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Contrary to concerns professed lately by opponents of opioid analgesia, higher than usual doses of these...

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Reply: I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN BUT HAVE RESTRICTED MEDS

Ruth- Your doctor works FOR YOU! If he doesn't listen to you-FIRE HIM. And, let him know WHY you are letting...

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Ruth-
Your doctor works FOR YOU! If he doesn't listen to you-FIRE HIM. And, let him know WHY you are letting him go. Be factual and as unemotional about it as you can be. But first-when you go to your doctor, have your questions written down-ALWAYS ask him what the medication is that he is using and what the side effects and benefits are of using it versus other medications. Trigger point & certain types of injections ARE an effective treatment-TO A POINT. You didn't state what TYPE of back injury you have and what level of injury you had. Have you had a recent MRI (within the past year) that this doctor has reviewed? Have you explored newer treatments such as intrathecal pain medication delivery system? This is a method of delivering medicine directly into the spinal area via a pain pump. I was recently fitted with a temporary Spinal Cord stimulant implant and it worked amazingly well and am awaiting final approval from the VA to be fitted with a permanent one. I CAN'T WAIT!!! I can FINALLY see light at the end of the tunnel. It didn't take ALL of my pain away, but I was actually able to get around and entertain company that I had, sit out at the campfire and enjoy the outdoors for several hours every day for the whole week they were here. Something I haven't been able to do for several years.
These are all things that are available and you should be proactive in taking control of your own treatment. If your doctor is not being aggressive enough, call your insurance company and find out what you can do about finding a new doctor and how many visits they will pay for while you are searching for the 'right one'. Your doctor works for you. He makes alot of money from the treatment that he bills your insurance company for and he needs to realize that you are taking a proactive stance in your treatment. Keep a notebook or journal and take notes on what you talk about and what your treatment plan is. Your doctor-if he is serious about finding help for your pain-will respect you for taking your treatment seriously and will be glad that you are COMMITTED to getting BETTER!
When you go to your doctor with a plan of action-have a list of things that you are willing to negotiate on. List medications that have worked for you in the past and those that have not. List WHY they have not worked for you. Be prepared to COMPROMISE with your doctor as he is restricted in certain things he can & cannot do. Some doctors have personal or professional reasons. Ask him to start you at a reasonable level FOR YOU, until you can work something out that will work for managing your pain. Be prepared to work with him and he will be more inclined to work with you. These are ALL good ides for ANY doctor that you have to see on a regular basis. Doctors don't like to be pushed into a treatment plan without good reasons. LASTLY-Check your doctors background with your state medical board. If he has ever been disciplined for prescribing too many pain medications he will NOT be inclined to prescribe higher doses of pain meds. Actually-I prefer a doctor who will not over-prescribe, it means that he cares about YOUR HEALTH and does NOT want you to become another STATISTIC. He is trying to help you manage your pain without resorting to NARCOTICS that are addictive, hard on your liver and intestinal system, etc.

If you ARE serious about getting better-he will work with you. If he DOESN'T-FIRE HIM. There are certain protocols in place that pain management doctors follow to try to narrow down the area of your pain, the scope of your injury and what does & does not work for you. Just realize that MOST doctors are truly trying to help their patients and if you take the time to develop a relationship with him, you might just be surprised what a good doctor you have. Good Luck & keep trying-the right doctor is out there! It's YOUR Body! YOUR Health! Take responsibility for it's management & you will feel so much better for it!!View Thread

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That certainly explains a lot to me. Double whammy indeed. I thought I was the only one who had memory...

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have rsd/edema in my left hand i have gotten nerve block shots twice a week for two years they dont work...

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Knee Pain

I have this recurring pain on my left knee. Very acute. It only happens when I kneel or place my knee on the...

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Reply: Not sure what to titile this..except I'm in pain!

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New State Law Leaves Patients in Pain

State officials say Washington's new pain-management law will help reverse a rising tide of overdose deaths....

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State officials say Washington's new pain-management law will help reverse a rising tide of overdose deaths.
But the law does nothing to specifically address the risks of methadone — by far, the state's number-one killer among long-acting pain drugs.

What's more, hundreds if not thousands of patients have been denied life-enabling medications, cut off or turned away by doctors leery of the burdens and expense imposed by lawmakers, according to hospital representatives and consumer advocates.

At least 84 clinics and hospitals now refuse new pain patients, and some have booted existing patients, The Times found.
The growing legion of untreated pain patients has become so troublesome that some clinics, like one in Everett, post signs that ward off walk-ins: "We do not treat pain patients."
Across the nation, the annual death toll from prescription painkillers continues to escalate, more than tripling from 1999 to 2008, according to statistics that federal health officials released last month.

Confronted with this epidemic, health officials in other parts of the country have been eying Washington's groundbreaking law with special interest, says Dr. Lynn R. Webster, medical director of a Utah pain-research center and a national expert on preventing abuse of narcotic painkillers.

But Washington's approach, he says, is not a model worth emulating. He told The Times: "If other states follow suit, many patients could suffer needlessly."

Coupled with new rules passed by medical licensing boards, the law requires practitioners to document patient backgrounds and track behavior; conduct random urine screenings; and — most important of all — consult with a pain specialist if daily doses exceed the equivalent of 120 milligrams of morphine. Cancer and hospice patients are exempt, as are post-surgical patients and those with pain from sudden injury.

Washington has at least 1.5 million people who struggle with chronic or acute pain, the American Academy of Pain Management estimates. The state has thousands of practitioners with prescribing privileges. But as of last month, the state's sanctioned list of pain specialists numbered just 13.

The state's new rules, passed by licensing boards, give a nod to methadone. Yet, at least 2,173 people died in Washington by accidentally overdosing on methadone between 2003 and 2010, a Seattle Times analysis of death certificates shows. Among long-acting painkillers — a group that includes OxyContin, fentanyl and morphine — methadone accounts for less than 10 percent of the drugs prescribed but more than half the deaths. The drug has taken a particularly dramatic toll among the poor, who account for about half of the fatalities. To save money, the state steers Medicaid patients and recipients of workers' compensation to methadone, one of only two long-acting painkillers on the state's list of preferred drugs.

In summary, the State of Washington is restricting patient access from the safest and best array of drugs for chronic pain; moving them to instead to the cheaper methadone, which is the largest single drug contributing to accidental overdoses. The State has at least 1.5 million people who struggle with chronic or acute pain, but only 13 approved practitioners authorized for chronic pain management. Lost in this gigantic mess are those 1.5 million patients who will find it difficult, if not impossible to obtain their prescriptions. Forced to go without their medication or to use one that doesn't help them, these patients will increasingly turn to illegal drugs, theft, forging prescriptions or, sadly, suicide.

Who will help the 1.5 million chronic pain patients of Washington when their proven medications are no longer available and methadone fails to help? Who will help the families of methadone patients who accidentally overdose on it?

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Does anyone suffer with deafferentation pain?

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Newbie here but not new to chronic pain

I have a diagnosis of Lupus SLE, Facet Joint Arthritis, Nerve impingement in the C-spine from an MVA...

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I have a diagnosis of Lupus SLE, Facet Joint Arthritis, Nerve impingement in the C-spine from an MVA in 2009 incl. a calcified falx in bbrain. I have Fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis, several bulging discs some bordering the thecal sac. I have neuroforaminal narrowing and congenitally short pedicules with some stenosis. I was dxd with early stage Osteoarthritis all over last year along with Occipital Neuralgia aand papilledema and had an emergency spinal tap done to relieve pressure on my brain. I am a 43 year old MOM of a 7 yr old boy and dont have time to be this ill now that my marriage has fallen apart due to me being ill and him being an ass/alcoholic who could never understand why I was in pain. It was like he never believed me because I dont look ill. I have been on several pain meds , lots of different drugs int he past 7 years, I feel like my symptoms have been treated but we are going nowhere on the illnesses. I know there are no cures but come on, I should feel somewhat better than wanting to be in bed. I know where I live is part of the problem as the climate is too cold and the elevation too high (also have sleep apnea and need 3 liters of 92 with my BiPap. Been to so many doctors, specialists, I dont know who to see anymore, if I am on the right meds any longer and really feel like all there is left to do is make me feel comfortable and do w hatever I can with my son and move to a warmer climate. I feel like I have hit bottom here. i want to find a good doctor close to home (have a great one near my sisters when I first left my husband but thats a 2.5 hour flight each month...gets costly) and the ones here are all 70 miles or more away from where I live but thats better than flying. I want to find someone who is willing to start from day one with my records and go thru them with me and then give me his opinion on what to do and where to go before I just get into that "give up" stage. I cant for my son but damn some days are so effing hard I cant not cry all day long or get out of bed. Well I dont want to go on and on, this is too much already. Thanks for listening to a newbie and I would love anyones opinion if they are willing. thanksView Thread

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PAIN ALL OVER..........

have been dealing with back pain sustained in an auto accident nearly 20 years ago which i have learned...

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Chris, Have you been checked for Chosteochondritis? I too was diagnosed with asthma for a raw chest pain....

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