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[Guest guest]

I'm new here and I'm not sure how this works but I'm glad that there

is someplace I can go and the people understand what I am going

through.. I have found that some people don't understand how I feel

because the pain is unseen, they don't understand how it is that

sometimes laying down is the only time that I get relief from my pain.

The doctor put me on lortab for the pain and that is helping with the

pain and also gives me enough energy to get out more and enjoy life.

The other day I put the amount of meds in my hand that I take in 2

days and was surprised at what I saw. I realised that no matter what,

I am going to run the danger of my body becoming dependant on these

things but I really don't have a choice if I want to live and enjoy

life I just have to make sure the levels of the meds don't get to a

dangerous level. On top of these meds that I take for pain I am also

Bi-Polar and I have to watch how the meds effect my emotions. The good

thing is that I do keep close tabs on what and how much I take and I

talk with the doc about everything that is going on with me.. They

have given me methidone and morphine and I have told them no more I

did not like getting high I wanted pain reliefThis year my condition

went farther and it is effecting my legs anytime I do something that

my back does not approve of my legs want to stop working I'm not

excepting this to well because I have always been a person on the go

and now I have to slow way down.

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group. This group is great about supporting

and helping one another. I think we all can understand the struggles

with pain and meds that you are experiencing. For a while I was on

Viocidin which is a narcotic, but now take Ultram (generic is

Tramadol) and get just as much relief without the high feeling that I

didn't like. Mainly I use them at night to help with the pain so I

can get some sleep, but do have to take it if I want to go outside

the home for activities. Unfortunately it does not take away all the

pain in my hands or the muscle sparms and cramps I sometimes get in

my legs. Right now I don't go out much, but hope that can change as

I miss not being able to go fishing like I used to all the time. I

think part of me is even afraid to try as my hands as so weak and

hurt when I use them. All of these pain issues with my whole body

being affected is relatively new to me and I still struggle with not

being able to do things for myself like I used to.

Our pain may be " unseen, " but it very real. Look forward to getting

to know you better here in the group. Hope you had a good day

tomorrow and that things are going well for you.

--- In , " cw46r " <chris_galvani2001@...>

wrote:

>

> I'm new here and I'm not sure how this works but I'm glad that

there

> is someplace I can go and the people understand what I am going

> through.. I have found that some people don't understand how I feel

> because the pain is unseen, they don't understand how it is that

> sometimes laying down is the only time that I get relief from my

pain.

> The doctor put me on lortab for the pain and that is helping with

the

> pain and also gives me enough energy to get out more and enjoy life.

> The other day I put the amount of meds in my hand that I take in 2

> days and was surprised at what I saw. I realised that no matter

what,

> I am going to run the danger of my body becoming dependant on these

> things but I really don't have a choice if I want to live and enjoy

> life I just have to make sure the levels of the meds don't get to a

> dangerous level. On top of these meds that I take for pain I am also

> Bi-Polar and I have to watch how the meds effect my emotions. The

good

> thing is that I do keep close tabs on what and how much I take and I

> talk with the doc about everything that is going on with me.. They

> have given me methidone and morphine and I have told them no more I

> did not like getting high I wanted pain reliefThis year my condition

> went farther and it is effecting my legs anytime I do something that

> my back does not approve of my legs want to stop working I'm not

> excepting this to well because I have always been a person on the go

> and now I have to slow way down.

>