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I have tried everything legal for pain relief.  I probably would have tried marijuana by now if it was legal where I live.  Acupuncturists, alternative medical doctors, massagists, mental therapists, chiropractic, active release technology treatments and medical doctors specializing in every problem I have from my head to the tips of my toes. I've been to local doctors and specialists and those at the Mayo Clinic as well. I've tried diets of every kind, yoga, biofeedback, medications, heating pads, ice packs, electric blankets, hot tubs, bidets, supplements and so on.  I'm even in a chronic pain support group.

 

I achieve temporary relief but am never completely pain free.  I've got other pain causing health problems but my abdomen has been in pain of some sorts for over 2 decades.  Due to my state of health I've gone from a rewarding career to part-time to not being able to work at all during this time.

 

I'm not asking any of you for potential solutions like diets,  vitamins/supplements, prescription medications, different doctors or for any other solutions.  I'd just get offended because I think I have literally tried everything that you could possibly suggest and been tested for a billion things too.  I'm asking if there are others here who suffer from chronic pain too?  That's all, just a misery loves company sort of thing.  I've been having a very difficult 2015.  

 

Pity pain party out.....

 

 

 

 

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Yes, I am a chronic pain sufferer. But, I never even began to expect to be pain free. I am fine with functional. When things escalate, I look into adjusting or changing meds. I also have had to alter my lifestyle to accommodate pain and stiffness. But, I do still drive; just not long distances. 

 

So, yeah, I know where you are coming from.

 

Jan

I agree Jan.  I don't expect to ever be free of pain. I do expect to be able to decrease the level of my pain.

 

 It took me months to realize something new/different was wrong with my j-pouch this time.  I failed to recognize why my pain had escalated because I'm use to being in pain.  After taking antibiotics for 3 weeks and having an 8ish level of pain, while taking Norco, and contemplating going to the ER, I recognized there was a new/different j-pouch problem.  It wasn't just pouchitis.  I emailed my GI and a week later I was at Mayo's undergoing a pouch scope where they did a balloon dilation inside my j-pouch.

 

I can still drive too but not for very long or when I'm in distracting pain.  I'd like to be able to do simple things like reading a good book again.  It's difficult to concentrate while in pain.  I'd like a higher QOL and will keep trying different pathways to get there.  I'm just mad, sad and frustrated 

Its your party and you can cry if you want to....cry if you want to...

I am unfortunately starting to 'feel your pain' too.

It seems that my flare is fast becoming a permanent state and I cannot find anything to 'unflare' me. I am using ice, anti-inflamatories both inside and out and allow myself 1 tramadol/week on Friday nights after work. It gives me 1 good night of sleep a week. It doesn't get rid of the pain but somewhat dulls it to the point of my not being concious of it.

I think that menopause is the bad joke getting worse. No matter how bad I was before (and believed that I was a champion at putting up with it/surviving it all) I now know that menopause multiplies it all by 100 and then factors in weight gain, falling arches, looser ligaments, swelling, straining, spraining, bruising and every other possible indignity that could go wrong.

If this is the way that the next 50yrs are going to go then 'I want Off' the merry-go-round.

I don't have a joint or ligament that doesn't hurt and my galbaldder (that was removed 3yrs ago) is hurting again!

So If you don't deserve a pity party then I don't know who does?  You have been through it all and are still hanging on and looking for any possible method of relief. Not so sure that I am going to be as couragous as you are at your age...

The only thing that I can offer you is more good jokes...I will keep sending them to you

Sharon

 

 

Sharon you are still the little energizer bunny!  One tramadol a week, that's all you allow yourself? 

 

If I could just take ibuprofen I would gladly toss all of my narcotics out. It works!!!  But I can't and my Internist increased my Norco prescription until I got to Mayo's.  That was prior to the 2/9/15 dilation.  I only took more than usual a few times..  I've been holding it down to 3 a day since the dilation. It is rude of my body when it wakes me up in pain. 

 

You are one tough lady.  Would it hurt you to take a few more tramadols a week? I feel for you and all of the menopausal crap that's happening. Just another reminder of our advancing age. Getting older is better than the alternative, I think.  Lately I'm not so sure.

Thanks

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