Comments on: Living Not Surviving With Pain http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/ A Health Blog By Someone Who Knows Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: No Humira For Me | My Chronic Life http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-5845 No Humira For Me | My Chronic Life Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:23:38 +0000 http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/#comment-5845 [...] be using my pain relief techniques that I wrote about before because I’m really feeling badly now. I know it will pass soon [...] [...] be using my pain relief techniques that I wrote about before because I’m really feeling badly now. I know it will pass soon [...]

]]> By: Jodith http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-5167 Jodith Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:03:58 +0000 http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/#comment-5167 I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. I'm very lucky that I have a low tolerance for pain meds, so a little bit goes a long way. I can make due most of the time with extra strength tylenol, which is good because I can't take aspirin or ibuprofen due to stomach problems. I prefer not to take narcotic pain relief simply because it has such a negative impact on my digestive system. I've used it a couple of times when things were really bad, and try to avoid it if I can. I know so many people with FMS who need to take narcotics. They are absolutely necessary for them to function. It's sad that they have to jump through so many hoops to get necessary pain control. I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. I’m very lucky that I have a low tolerance for pain meds, so a little bit goes a long way. I can make due most of the time with extra strength tylenol, which is good because I can’t take aspirin or ibuprofen due to stomach problems. I prefer not to take narcotic pain relief simply because it has such a negative impact on my digestive system. I’ve used it a couple of times when things were really bad, and try to avoid it if I can.

I know so many people with FMS who need to take narcotics. They are absolutely necessary for them to function. It’s sad that they have to jump through so many hoops to get necessary pain control.

]]> By: Josie http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-5150 Josie Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:20:10 +0000 http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/#comment-5150 Connie- Thank you for responding on my blog. I would love assistance with Myasthenia info. my email is artyaimes@gmail.com I will look thru your website and find the info you have up on MG Josie <em>Josie's last blog post..<a href='http://fearlesscreativity.blogspot.com/2008/10/lyda-phillips-guest-appearanceby-one-of.html'>Lyda Phillips- a guest appearance by one of my favorite people!</a></em> Connie- Thank you for responding on my blog. I would love assistance with Myasthenia info. my email is artyaimes@gmail.com
I will look thru your website and find the info you have up on MG
Josie

Josie’s last blog post..Lyda Phillips- a guest appearance by one of my favorite people!

]]> By: Kat http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-5060 Kat Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:15:12 +0000 http://mychroniclife.com/2008/10/04/living-not-surviving-with-pain/#comment-5060 Life in pain is a terrible way to live. People who have never had to deal with chronic debilitating pain do not understand what it's like to live like this. And I agree, being on narcotic meds all the time is no way to live either. Once i'm healed from this most recent surgery, I'm going to ask about the pain implant machine. It's attached to the pain receptors in your spinal column, and runs around to the stomach. It is something that has to be surgically installed, but I hear it works really well once the patient and the doctor find a setting on the device that works for the patient. I'll give it a try because I don't want to spend my life on narcotics, but I know that I cannot live with, cope with, the amount of pain that I deal with on a daily basis. There are days that it has me curled up in bed and unable to move at all. My wish is to be pain and drug free someday. <em>Kat's last blog post..<a href='http://www.katjcooper.com/2008/10/loss-of-mobility-i-didnt-expec.html'>Loss of mobility I didn't expect.</a></em> Life in pain is a terrible way to live. People who have never had to deal with chronic debilitating pain do not understand what it’s like to live like this.

And I agree, being on narcotic meds all the time is no way to live either.
Once i’m healed from this most recent surgery, I’m going to ask about the pain implant machine.
It’s attached to the pain receptors in your spinal column, and runs around to the stomach.
It is something that has to be surgically installed, but I hear it works really well once the patient and the doctor find a setting on the device that works for the patient.

I’ll give it a try because I don’t want to spend my life on narcotics, but I know that I cannot live with, cope with, the amount of pain that I deal with on a daily basis.
There are days that it has me curled up in bed and unable to move at all.

My wish is to be pain and drug free someday.

Kat’s last blog post..Loss of mobility I didn’t expect.

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