Pain Management Support Group

Whether it's caused by back problems, injuries, arthritis, or migraines, pain can interfere with your daily life. Share questions, tips, coping strategies, and more with other back pain sufferers.


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Currently the only things that have helped are: Steroid injections and the Fentanyl Patch. Doesn't work long enough! I have a son with Aspergers
drugs haven't helped the Fibromyalgia,even the Lyrica! Thinking about an intrathecal pain pump but will it help? 8
Broke neck in 2/09, fibromyalgia, lower degenerative disk disease, peripheral neuropathy Only thing that eliviates my neck and back pain is hydrocodone medication

Recent Discussions

Re: Re: Always In Pain
Quote: Originally posted by SGarrett Steriod Shots (every three months), the Fentanyl Patch and other prescription narcotics, muscle relaxers, etc.  have helped me.  Unfortunately, the downside is severe constipation!  My pain started in 2003,    Read more...
Posted by SGarrett on Tue Nov 3

Need Help
I need help finding a new pain mgt doctor in Jackson,MS. The one I have been seeing has stopped listening! Please can anyone help me? Desperate!!!!!   Read more...
Posted by AmyLou on Mon Oct 26

We can't fix that. Pain in the neck and back? And knees and
  We can't fix that. Pain in the neck and back? And knees and ... No HOPE?-  ¿Acceptance makes me feel less crazy¿ Posted by shadow61260 Thu Oct 22 22:24:37 EDT 2009   Mild to moderate back pain.  Then a torn medial meniscus in R k   Read more...
Posted by shadow61260 on Thu Oct 22

Re: Neuropathy
I'm jumping in here as I believe I have PN.  One doctor suggested that may be the problem.  My PCP is perplexed.  I have been on Neurotin and Lyrica but no relief.  My symptoms are burning, tingling feet.  First, I went to physical therapy for Planter Fas   Read more...
Posted by janinpa on Sun Oct 11

Re: Back pain
I have been suffering with back pain for 6 yrs now.I have 2 sips discs and scolios also endometrios ,which i just had my 4th laporoscopy and it did not help,now i may have to go for a histerctomy as i wante din the very begining,but drs told me i was too    Read more...
Posted by valerie572 on Thu Sep 24

Re: Spike
My name is Mari.  I've had FMS forever, since before they even gave it a name.  The best advice I can give you is to listen to your body.  My best friend is Magnesium Malate, followed closely by gabapentin and B vitamins, especially B-2 for migraine preve   Read more...
Posted by BubbeMari on Wed Sep 16

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