there is pain
August 11, 2008 6:31am
Not too good today, backs very bad and i've hsd no sleep but at least that means my brain is empty. My legs are numb and everythings crunching …
Becky32’s Profile
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About Me
I am 32, used to be a Science teacher, married with cats. I hurt my back 4 years ago and my life has changed completely. I'm stuck at home and daytime tv is turning my brain to mush. theres only so much old gerry springer you can watch. My pain is constant but i hate taking tablets. Ive put on weight since i hurt my back which i;m trying to lose so i can have a baby but i keep getting infection after infection which makes it impossible to diet so how do i lose weight if i cant exercise much?
Interests
i love reading, cinema, movies, learning (anything), sewing, animals, socialising, pretty much anything except extreme sports. going for a walk is an extreme sport for me now! i love shopping, theatre, Shakespeare and friends.
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Becky32 replied to gra30ves’s discussion post What else is out there? in the Back Pain support group 6:12pm
I had exactly the same thing at the age of 26.I spent a number of years on a lot of meds because they…
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Becky32 replied to cherishedgirls’s discussion post Feeling scared about the numbness... in the Back Pain support group 8:41am
I've had my surgery but i still get burning feet, numbness and patches of cold throughout my legs from…
August 11
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Becky32 wrote a journal entry: there is pain 6:31am
Not too good today, backs very bad and i've hsd no sleep but at least that means my brain is empty.…
April 8
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Becky32 turned 34 12:00am
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Aaaaaargh!
July 30, 2008 2:27am
Dont you hate people who use comedy titles. I need to rant. I cant sleep and feel like my brain is going to explode so today you are going to …
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sorry.
June 8, 2008 2:40pm
I'm sorry, yesterday was a really bad day. Black, black, black. However todays been great. Weve had a day out for the first time in ages and we …
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I live for sarcasm.
June 7, 2008 3:11pm
Just when you think things cant get any worse you go and get a bad haircut. I mean earthquakes, cyclones there are awful terrible things going on but …
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Literary Intentions
May 29, 2008 12:28pm
It was a dark and stormy night as the girl lay on the orthopaedic bed with her hot water bottle and diazepam to ease the spasm from her tortured …
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Just wanted to send my new friend lots of hugs, I am so glad we are friends. Love Dezna
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Thank You for your response you have been helpful! I hope you have a better day today...
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Well, if you want to message me, I will gladly 'listen'. {hugs}
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Great to see you back at UK Health...........hope your absence was for good reasons {{hugs}}
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Close Chronic Pain
I hurt my back 4 years ago, i dont know how. Had 3 prolapsed discs and arthritis. They tried various treatments but i ended up on crutches for 2 years. Became agony to walk last year and eventually got emergency discectomy and laminectomy in Dec 2006. Can walk better now but back pain is still chronic and get all sorts of wierd nerve pain in legs. Since op get infections all the time because immunity so rubbish.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Too Soon to Tell
- Sometimes helped when pain was very bad but it sometimes made it worse so i'm not very helpful here!
- Ultram Somewhat Helpful
- takes the edge off average pain
- Voltaren Working / Worked
- had to stop because of stomach problems
- Fentanyl Working / Worked
- Worked very well as pain killer but slept a lot, also very addictive so try not to use unless emergency
- Morphine Working / Worked
- useful for bad pain flare ups. again makes sleepy but does help muscles spasms as you relax
- Valium Working / Worked
- helps when back is in spasm as makes relax, again makes drowsy. v. addictive.
- Elavil Working / Worked
- works really well at low doses as reducer of nerve pain. On this constantly as pain in legs is terrible without.
Close Back Pain
In short i hurt my back 4 years ago. it got much worse. Rubbish doctors, very unhelpful ( turn to God, you just have a low pain threshold) I lost the ability to walk last september and was drugged up to the eyeballs and finally got an emergency laminectomy and discectomy on christmas eve. I can now walk but back pain is constant and terrible nerve pain in legs. cant work and very bored.
Treatments
- Acupuncture Not Working
- Chiropractic Adjustment Too Soon to Tell
- sometimes good sometimes made it worse. sorry not very helpful.
- Cortisone (Injection) Working / Worked
- great injections but only worked for a month.
- Fentanyl Working / Worked
- brilliant pain killer but gave me hallucinations (which were actually quite fun) and made me sleep a lot.
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- definitely has helped improve balance and core stability and gentle exercise does help. Difficult bit is not to do too much otherwise end up in agony.
Open Hypothyroidism
I have only just been diagnosed with an underavtive thyroid
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