Lori, try to find a pain specialist in your area and seek some other
form of pain management.
Get on lyrica instead of neurontin, try ms contin or cxycontin
instead of methadone. Consider a baclofen pump or spinal stimulator.
My best,
Brien
On May 13, 2006, at 4:53 PM, lori wrote:
Hi,
My name is lori ann and I'm a C-6 complete, just over 13 months
post. My
biggist problem is PAIN,PAIN,PAIN!
It is so severe it colors every aspect of my life and I know it
has held me
back from recovering some independence in my life.
I was in a car accident on my way to the meth clinic, where I was
trying to
beat an addiction to prescription pain meds, that was completely
out of
control.
I was being treated for chronic pain.boy if I'd have only known
what was in store for me!!!! Now we can't find a pain med that
comes close
to even touching the pain. It's so ironic too, 'cause the pain
keeps getting
worse and worse. Everyday I'm astonished at the intensity. You just
can't
prepare yourself against it. I'm very depressed, I wish I wouldn't
wake up,
I'm ready to die..
Being a quad though, I'd have to have someone assisst me with
suicide. I'm
almost ready to ask my fiancee' of 12 1/2 years if he would do it.
I don't
think he would, though. Even if I begged.
I have all kinds, the hellfire burning, which for some reason is
getting A
LOTworse., I Also have shoulder and hip and knee pain.but the
biggest worse
pain I have is in my buttocks. It is SO severe that I can't stay
in my
chair for more than 4 hours at a time. Even in bed I have to be
rolled onto
my side, and then my shoulders and hips ache. And that's in an air
mattrress. I try to work through the pain, it just wears me down,
Here's what meds I take for pain:
3900 mgs neurontin split in 4 doses
120 mgs methadone a day
70mgs of baclofin a day (for spasms, which I never had, dr.tells
me it
helps w/pain) does it?
1mg klonopin 3 x day
75 mgs trazodone at bedtime ( to help me sleep though the pain) hah!
Well, I've whined enough, just wanted to get it out, thanks for
listening
and any suggestions greatly appreciated,
Hi, again everyone,
Lori ann
