RE: I hurt so bad, I`m near ready to give up!

[Guest guest]

Yes I am like that.. Sometimes I just don't go to bed..Of course that only

makes it worse.. I recently started Lyrica at 150mg 2x a day..Within the

first 2 days I noticed a difference when getting up after sleeping..I could

actually just get right up with less pain... So far it is just getting into

my system. It takes about a week at full dose to start to work they say.. I

started right away with 150mg 2x a day..

Karla

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Does anyone hurt so bad when they wake up from sleep that they can

barely walk, talk , or use there arms and hands. The only way I can

avoid this is to not go to bed or only sleep a couple of hours at a

time. It`s like everything loses it`s fuction ability.

[Guest guest]

<<Does anyone hurt so bad when they wake up from sleep that they can barely

walk, talk , or use there arms and hands. The only way I can avoid this is

to not go to bed or only sleep a couple of hours at a time. It`s like

everything loses it`s fuction ability.>>

Absolutely. I am going through the same feelings. Some mornings, like

today, I have to force my sore body to get up and use the bathroom. I was

eating dinner last night, and my back spasm was so intense I nearly fell off

my stool! I am getting NOTHING for pain except prescription Aleve and

Cymbalta. I had to go to a new doctor (due to newly acquired Medicaid) and

she is starting from scratch with my pain issues. I hope that I can find a

pain management doctor nearby that will accept Medicaid.

There are days like the last 2 when I wish I had died with my dear husband

last year. I hate " living " like this - if that is what you call it. What

also hurts is that I live with my mom and stepfather, I am 44 years old,

waiting forever for a NJ Disability determination, on Welfare, and my family

needs to sell this house and they want me OUT! I am scared to death to move

to a Welfare motel or shelter with my back problems. What will I do if I

fall and am ALONE?

So, I am scared and hate this pain - just like you. It takes all my will to

do normal daily functions. (It is 11:30 AM and I am STILL in my nightgown!)

Hopefully, I will be able to get to a pain management doctor soon and get

some REAL medicine for the pain. I am lucky to now have a local Congressman

( Saxton) involved in my Disability determination! I talked to his

office yesterday, and they are appalled at how long it is taking. So they

are going to contact them on my behalf. I can hope!!!

I know the pain will never be totally gone, but all I want is to FUNCTION on

a daily basis. To take a shower without fearing hitting the tile floor. To

cook a meal without dropping pots cause my hand cramps. To go to a store

and not have to use a motorized cart.

To be semi-normal!

I hope we all can achieve some sense of the life of a functioning human and

not a pain filled miserable human.

In friendship and understanding,

Lou