Pain is changing

[Guest guest]

Ok I will admit that I have been one of the fortunate ones who has

not had a lot of pain except when SOD spasms or pancreas attacks.

Of course everyone knows either of these are pain enough. But in

between times has been pretty good for me over the years of having

CP and SOD. Now I am beginning to hurt everyday (almost all day) in

my back on the right side, up the right shoulder and around the

right side. Pain scale it can go from an achey 1 or 2 to a more

extreme 6 or 7. I am not on any pain meds at the moment but as I

sit and post this message I certainly wish I had a pain pill!! The

pain in my back is excruciating at the moment and I attribute that

to have just eaten my dinner about 20 minutes ago. Nausea is more

frequent now also.

Has anyone else gone through periods where the pain changes? I am

so used to dealing with the pain I've had.......this new stuff just

scares me. I know so many of you have had some tough pain

experiences and pain to me is a scary situation in itself. As CP

progresses I suppose the symptoms get better/worse and things change.

Thanks for letting me vent a little and coming to my pity party.

Sometimes you just need to vent to someone who knows how you feel.

Zoie

[Guest guest]

Zoie,

I've had this disease for many, many, years. I was very naive all

throughout my 20's thinking that my illness were viruses. I have

been crazy sick the last 8 months, my pain and the symptoms have

changed their wicked ways. I've never had back or rib pain until

this year. I thought it was the purse I was using, no such luck! I

would have attacks that lasted anywhere from one or two days to a

month. Although, the last two months have been horrendous for me!

My attacks have shortened in duration, they usually only last

anywhere from 3-9 hours. But the pain has changed. I get no

warning sign what so ever and bam! I am in attack mode. A few days

ago I literally went upstairs to change to try and get out of the

house, I didn't even take off a sock, because I was in attack mode.

It is the pits! The attacks are so sudden and uncontrolable until I

take 2-4 mgs. of dilaudid and 25 phenegran. Who wants to take

diaudid all the time? I am already on methedone, 40 mg/3X day and

phenegran 25 mgs./3-5 a day. The only good thing about the attacks

is I have gone to the ER with 3 of these attacks and the meds

usually knock the pain out and I don't have to be admitted, but the

ER people probably think I am a druggie. But, then again, what

druggie drags along their parents to every single ER visit and

hospitalization?

Take care and feel better.

Now I am beginning to hurt everyday (almost all day) in

> my back on the right side, up the right shoulder and around the

> right side. Pain scale it can go from an achey 1 or 2 to a more

> extreme 6 or 7. I am not on any pain meds at the moment but as I

> sit and post this message I certainly wish I had a pain pill!!

The

> pain in my back is excruciating at the moment and I attribute that

> to have just eaten my dinner about 20 minutes ago. Nausea is more

> frequent now also.

>

> Has anyone else gone through periods where the pain changes? I am

> so used to dealing with the pain I've had.......this new stuff

just

> scares me. I know so many of you have had some tough pain

> experiences and pain to me is a scary situation in itself. As CP

> progresses I suppose the symptoms get better/worse and things

change.

>

> Thanks for letting me vent a little and coming to my pity party.

> Sometimes you just need to vent to someone who knows how you feel.

> Zoie