I was in a car accident a year ago. Still
experencing severe pain. 4 months of
physical therapy, 3 epidural injections.
Mri showed bulging discs but dr said it
wasnt bad enough to do surgery. Right
now, i'm taking neurontin, ultram, duracet
and also prescription sleeping pills
because its so hard to sleep. When I get
a new prescription for a new pain pill, it
will sometimes ease the pain for a week or
so but thats all. My Dr. Has told me
that i'll always be in pain (physical med
and rehab dr) and there is nothing he can
do--but somedays, its so bad that it hurts
to breathe and I can only sit for maybe 15
min at a time. So when do you just accept
that the dr says its not going away?
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pjgirl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Wichita, Ks
Acceptance Posted: 01-07-04 09:57am
Hnichols,
hi, as far as when will we accept that we
will always have pain. I am sure that
question is individual. But most of us,
here in this forum are here to look for
help and or help someone else adjust with
their present situation. I have
accepted that I won't get a whole lot
better, and that ddd is a progressive
disease, but I also believe in trying
multiple treatment modalities for the
relief of pain. Chronic pain isn't a
whole lot of fun. I keep looking ahead
to trying new things, which may be helpful
to relieve my pain.
I am continuing working even with the
pain. I think it helps me focus on
things other than my own health.
Pj
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 01-07-04 10:59am
I was born with a messed up spine 7
several whiplash injuries (the first at
age 6 moinths) didn't help nor did having
my knee caps start dislocating constantly
at age 10 leading to 3 operations on each
knee (including removing the kneecaps - 30
years ago) then a neurologist told me
about 6 years ago that my lower spine was
disintegrating (such a horrid word) so I
figured i'd just have to put up with it,
continue to take pain killers & rest
alot etc.
Then my gp gave me the umteenth pain
medication to try vioxx (it may be called
something else outside australia - if so I
can get the ingredients) & I once
again tried alternate therapies (different
people are helped by different things -
some swear by accupuncture* or
accupressure* or hypnotherapy* or bowen
therapy*, others by a chiropractor or a
physiotherapist) the ones marked * won't
interfere with any medication but
shouldn't be used at the same time as
physio or chiro although they are safe to
try while on meds.
More recently I have been looking into
vitamin/mineral supplements, caltrate
(strong calcium) will help bones, as do
omega 3 fish oils but also I have now been
told by a psychiatrist my daughter is
seeing that i'm crazy to not be on 2 other
supplements (sorry I forget the names, but
if you pm me i'll ask him next week when
she sees him & email you with the
names - they won't interfere with any meds
as they're just natural supplements (this
guy basically is opposed to "meds" if they
can be avoided!! Weird for a dr much less
apsychiatrist!!
