Last night I found myself sitting in my local hospital's ER. My pain got the the point where I couldn't take it anymore. In the end they gave me a shot of Torodol and a 40mg pill of Prednisone. I got all of 3 hours of relief. I see the doctor on Wednesday to see if she can do anything to help me. The same doctor who has yet to help me as of yet. I hope she can help me now because this pain is crazy and I am hoping for some kind of relief soon.
Hi. I am really sorry to hear about your situation. I assume you have seen this doctor before and she has never prescribed you anything for the pain? Is that correct? Have you thought of possibly seeing another doctor?
Yeah I've seen this doctor a lot in the past with her giving me very little help. However she is the only doctor I have access to to treat my Fibromyalgia. So I am stuck with her. The sad thing is that there are no Fibro doctors in my area so I am VERY limited to the kinds of doctors I can see. I am hoping that tomorrow the doctor will find me something that will work after re-evaluating my current treatment plan.
Hey, I kinda understand what's going on with you, I'm in quite a bit of pain also; I keep being told hot showers and massages, but it hurts to do that, but afterward I get 3 or 4 minutes of sweet relief.
Is it worth it do you think?
I cried yesterday, it's bad again because I ran out of my medication and I don't want to call for more in fear of getting upset and being in more pain.
What do you think I should do?
I think it was really brave of you to go to the ER, I try like hell to stay out of there anymore..
But for you to ask for any help, but especially that much is very very bold, and very much so admirable.
I'm very proud of you!
To calm my pain I soak in a hot bath then put ice on anything that still hurts. The ice will tighten up my neck muscles so I don't use it there but it helps with other muscles because it both reduces inflammation in the muscles and numbs the nerve endings which helps me not feel the pain as much. For years that was the only way I could get some sleep at night.
I totally believe if you need pain meds to handle the pain, use them. Quality of life is tough to achieve with fibro so use whatever helps. But pain meds only block the pain they don't truly improve it. The only thing that really works for me is suppliments with powerful antioxidants. Seriously, it eventually got me off my pain meds. I still get pain but no where to the intensity I used to.
alright there all
I’ve just joined your wonderful site, some of these posts have have me eyes welling up. hope you dont think I’m soppy.
I’m a bloke with fibro. Am just thinking about what fibro relife quest has said about anti oxidants. I had b12 injections (powerful antioxidant) and magnesiium injections.
some of the guys and gals researching this condition think antixoidiant status is important in fms/cfs.
Like others here I also could not walk had muscle spasms head to toe and terrible back pain (spasming muscles) I finally got relief, and could walk again by using trigger point thereapy. Please see my post to garth under “is fibro real”
I am so sorry to hear these tales of woe, I certainly dont mind people “haveing a rant”–sorry I have a mini one below… and the intransignece of the medical profession makes my blood boil.
Drs have so little knowledge of triger points and yet JFK himself was treated by a wodnerful lady (sorry dont recall her name …travil, or simons maybe) who worked on his back pain who wrote what is now considered the seminal work on theese pesky things. Tps are overlooked by doctors whose own egos need compicated (and money makeing) schemas and yet the treatment of Tps is drug free, easy to learn (although patience for results is requiered)
on ward and upward and hopefully we can start bringing these doctors out of their medical narnia (my opinion).
all the best NBoy