God, I am in so much pain.

[Ladyhawk]

Vicodin, muscle relaxants, ice--nothing will touch it. Please, someone put me out of my misery.

[Theres-a]

1. Sorry

Hope you feel better soon.:hug:

[AlienGirl]

2. When do you see your doctor next?

If Vicodin isn't working, they may bump you up to Percocet...or even better, morphine.

In other news, didja see my nifty poll? :evilgrin:

Tucker

[KatyaR]

3. Oh, honey, I'm so sorry . . . .

I thought you were doing so much better. Please hang in there.

[Name removed]

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[catbert836]

5. Hang in there

I'm praying for you... :pals:

[bigwillq]

6. So sorry to hear this LH.

:hug:

[Dr.Phool]

7. Somebody order Pizza?

Cleanup on aisle 4.

[bigwillq]

8. At least they deleted that message

But not yet TSed

[Lady Effingbroke]

10. yeah, I just alerted on them, but the mods work too quick for me!

Good work mods, and please take care, Ladyhawk!!! :hug:

[bigwillq]

11. I alerted too. (nt)

[Wapsie B]

13. Me too.

[Deja Q]

14. Pity. I missed the message but personal attacks are unconscionable.

Should be TSed, IMnsHO.

[Susang]

15. Don't worry, he is

[joneschick]

16. it was my first alert!

Feel better Ladyhawk. Maybe try some relaxing music and a little guided imagry? It couldn't hurt.

[barb162]

9. Is this your back problem?

Is there any position for you that is better than others. How about some vodka or something else really strong?

[stellanoir]

12. consider trying

2 parts Epsoms Salts, 1 part Baking Soda, and your fave oil (mine's lavender) in a bathtub. It's my snake oil and I'm sticking to it.

Feel better very soon.

[MissB]

17. I am so sorry

:hug: I hope the pain goes away soon, or at least diminishes to a tolerable level.

[papau]

18. See your pain center and get a duragesic pain patches (Fentanyl)

Many people are trying out duragesic pain patches for pain relief - it delivers Fentanyl through the patients skin.

There are various dosages - up to 75 mg over 3 days, but you can get a 3 day patch ordered for every 2 days - and even drain the old patch for few extra days.

Warning - these are the same patches that are associated with 129 deaths - possibly from overdoses - since coming to market a couple of years ago.

They work very very well - but you will nap a lot - but it cuts the pain to tolerable and sometimes not even noticeable.

[AlienGirl]

20. Duragesics rocked

I still had breakthrough pain, for which I had morphine, but the Duragesics were good enough to cut it to "tolerable" at the beginning and very end of radiation/recovery.

Tucker

[welshTerrier2]

19. when all else fails ...

please read this link and all the related links on the website ...

http://www.mbmi.org/pages/bio2.asp

much of what these guys do sounds like voodoo or pop psych but their results are very well documented ... this is not some wacky brew you can buy from an infomercial ... the Mind-Body Clinic gets referrals from all the top Boston hospitals which are among the best in the world ...

here's a link to affiliated programs if you're not in the Boston area:
http://www.mbmi.org/pages/about2.asp

there are never any guarantees with any program but it sounds like your pain symptoms make this very much worth a try ...

here's another link for their chronic pain program:
http://www.mbmi.org/pages/mp_mp2.asp

i really hope you check it out ... please let us know if you do ...

[roguevalley]

21. I'm sorry, honey. Does massage help? It helps my arthritis.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[welshTerrier2]

22. just fyi ...

did you mean to respond to the BP ??

[LynzM]

23. I'm sorry, LH

I wish there was more I could do than a cyber hug, but I have lots of those to give:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

I hope it gets better for you, and soon.

[Ladyhawk]

24. Hey wonderful peeps, I'm starting to come out of it. :)

Thanks so much for the support. Just knowing you guys care helps a lot.

My neck muscles were spasming, sending radiating pain into my forehead and face. All day. But it's letting up a little...thank goodness. :)

I don't see the surgeon until early August and my primary care physician "can't do anything about it." I walked there once when I was in pain and too full of Vicodin to drive and he sent me home with a shrug, saying he didn't want to interfere with the care of my neurosurgeon (whom I last saw in the hospital and won't see until August) and that his clinic didn't have the necessary medications to help me. That's odd since the clinic is in a hospital. :shrug:

On Friday I called the neurosurgery clinic at UC Davis, concerned about these pain attacks, but no one has returned my call.

Next time this happens, I could try going to the ER, but if I'm full of pain meds, I can't drive. Also, I don't think I could sit for very long in a waiting room with my neck and head throbbing like that. It was much worse than when I walked to the clinic.

(Was the personal attack just some freeper troll?)