Re: Re: tricia/ your pain n doc issues ect/ lyrica--ohio/columbus drs?? i have a fri

August 18, 2008

Tricia,

I know we all have different reactions to meds but I will tell you about mine

with Lyrica. When my doctor mentioned Lyrica to me I was so excited because I

had heard a lot of good stuff about it. Well, not only did it not help my pain,

I couldn't even tell I had taken anything. I didn't feel sleepy or anything and

it sure didn't even touch the pain. I think with chronic pain it is just trial

and error. Sometimes it is very frustrating. I am back on Neurontin now but that

by itself wouldn't do anything for me. I take hydrocodone 10mg Also known as

Norco. I take up to eight of them a day along with tramadol up to six a day. You

would think that with all that I would be a zombie, but I can't function any

other way. That is what it takes for me to feel " normal. " I still have

breakthrough pain (I know I shouldn't) even with all those meds. I don't know

what is next. I had MRI's of my entire spine and the results are pretty screwed

up. I will see the doctor

next month and I'm almost afraid of what torture he will come up with. I know

this much, I am not having anymore back surgeries. I've had two that didn't work

so I'm not interested in anymore. Anyway, I hope we all find some relief. Keep

hoping and don't give up. Keep coming here so we can support you.

LIVE AND LET LIVE

RITA

Subject: Re: tricia/ your pain n doc issues ect/

lyrica--ohio/columbus drs?? i have a fri

To: Hugs-N-Pain

Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 4:46 PM

Tricia,

It probably wouldn't hurt to have them check out (MRI or something)

that neck. My neck is how all of my problems started 22 years ago.

Jodie

>

> Thank you I will look into this and mention it to my doctor

and will do research on this myself.I sometimes have pinching feeling

in the lower part of my neck between the shoulders that hurts alot

too. Does not happen all the time.He gave me lyrics hoping that it

would help I think but it really does not.Depending on his reaction to

what I ay to him will determine if i go to OSU which I more than

likely will go there.Thank You for your support and taking the time to

care,I will be thinking about all of you!

>

Tricia

>

> tricia/ your pain n doc issues ect/

lyrica--ohio/ columbus drs?? i have a friend there

>

> *Hi Tricia,*

> *I can TOTALLY understand having a tough time due to pain- even when

taking

> meds. i personally had a heck of a weekend pain wise and most of

yesterday

> was spent on couch and crying. I just get ''hopeless'' I guess you

can call

> it and just get so upset cause i wish i had my ''normal'' life back

before

> pain. but living with this pain for almost 7 yrs starting at age 22

it seems

> like this is the normal for me now. ugh*

> **

> *I wanted to mention I have RSD- reflex sympathetic dystrophy in my

right

> knee that also spread over the yrs to my entire leg n foot also. I was

> diagnosed about 3wks after I fell down a flight of cellar stairs at my

> inlaws but my first dealing with the dr i saw (an orthopaedic dr id

seen at

> age 14 when breaking my wrist after volleyball) was pure hell. he

didnt know

> what was wrong with me, questioned if i was in as much pain as id

stated (in

> all honesty i was in worse!!) but after he transferred me to a

specialist

> id found out i had rsd which i knew nothing about at first.*

> **

> *My ??? to you is.....what are the drs telling you you ''have'' and

have they

> ever mentioned RSD??? i wonder why theyd give you lyrica which is

> basically for people with fibromyalgia and they also give to people

with rsd

> like myself. In my case it did nothing for me...just made me very

sleepy to

> point i couldnt get out of bed even if i wanted to. My dr tried that

med a

> few yrs back whn it was first starting to come out...id been on

neurontin

> and he switched me. later on i went back on neurontin which has been my

> ''base'' med and helped me..*

> **

> *i am sorry to also hear you are having no luck with drs and even

with the

> emergency room docs..i as well as many here can probably understand alot

> more then youd understand but alot of us have been thru the ringer

when it

> comes to drs, diagnosis and meds/treatments ect.*

> * A good friend of mine for past 5+yrs whos been a member of my rsd

> group lives in columbus ohio area i believe and is being treated for her

> rsd/pain there.. She was a surgeon tech/nurse before getting hurt

and now on

> disability. if youd like i can ask her about her drs and maybe even put

> you two in touch. I know she probably has contacts/friends in the

medical

> community in columbus ohio so she may be of some assistance. She is a

> sweetheart, become a great friend and support to me and i know with

any of

> us when we are helping someone else it helps take our minds off our own

> ordeals ect.*

> *But id be happy to mention you/your situation to her n like i said

i could

> probably get you her email address or vice versa. just let me know

hun and

> know you have a wonderful group of caring people here that will

> ''virtually' ' hold ur hand thru it all !!!*

> **

> *take care sweetie and dont lose hope or give up.*

> *rachael in southern va*

>

> 2a.

> TRICIA-PAIN! !!

> Posted by: " Tricia Mc " angelsr_watching@ yahoo.com

angelsr_watching

> Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:03 am (PDT)

>

> In alot of pain this morning even though I have meds. Lyrica is one of

> them but that does not seem to do much.Tired of dealing with the docs in

> Newark,Ohio that do not seem to know much as none can agree on what is

> wrong with my knee. As i have been told five different things. Even have

> been told that my normal which is a crock. All the swelling and PAIN is

> not " normal " Sometimes it looks as if my left knee is buldging.I am

> thinking of telling my doc that I want a referral for OSU in

> Columbus,Ohio for a specialist,instead of dealing with docs in

> Newark,Ohio. Forget the docs in the ER they are rude at Licking

Memorial.

> [X-(] Just tired of dealing with the pain all the time. [] Thanks for

> listening.

>

> Tricia

>

August 19, 2008

hi jodie how are you doing i hope you are doing good and the heracane dose not

get you and you are haveing a good pain day donnieKY

tricia/ your pain n doc issues ect/

lyrica--ohio/ columbus drs?? i have a friend there

>

> *Hi Tricia,*

> *I can TOTALLY understand having a tough time due to pain- even when

taking

> meds. i personally had a heck of a weekend pain wise and most of

yesterday

> was spent on couch and crying. I just get ''hopeless'' I guess you

can call

> it and just get so upset cause i wish i had my ''normal'' life back

before

> pain. but living with this pain for almost 7 yrs starting at age 22

it seems

> like this is the normal for me now. ugh*

> **

> *I wanted to mention I have RSD- reflex sympathetic dystrophy in my

right

> knee that also spread over the yrs to my entire leg n foot also. I was

> diagnosed about 3wks after I fell down a flight of cellar stairs at my

> inlaws but my first dealing with the dr i saw (an orthopaedic dr id

seen at

> age 14 when breaking my wrist after volleyball) was pure hell. he

didnt know

> what was wrong with me, questioned if i was in as much pain as id

stated (in

> all honesty i was in worse!!) but after he transferred me to a

specialist

> id found out i had rsd which i knew nothing about at first.*

> **

> *My ??? to you is.....what are the drs telling you you ''have'' and

have they

> ever mentioned RSD??? i wonder why theyd give you lyrica which is

> basically for people with fibromyalgia and they also give to people

with rsd

> like myself. In my case it did nothing for me...just made me very

sleepy to

> point i couldnt get out of bed even if i wanted to. My dr tried that

med a

> few yrs back whn it was first starting to come out....id been on