http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/ A forum for people in recovery from alcoholism and/or drug addiction who also have severe physical injuries or painful illnesses such as cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or MS. People with these conditions may be prescribed pain medication which is often thought to conflict with recovery programs. This is a place where members can discuss their concerns about pain management or medications in the context of recovery. (Support and experience only please. DO NOT give or ask for, Medical advice.) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:07:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/ http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188855-whats-story-stuff-savella.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:50:22 GMT hi-

went to fibro doc today,
she wants me to try Savella...

so what's the 'skinny ' on that stuff?

I mean, she's concerned because of the anxiety thing...
so ok then.
I'd begun to believe the anxiety, isn't a 'disorder based' thing at all
but is, instead
a matter of ... I'm just not making enough money to meet my bills.

who WOULDN'T freak out about that?


NOT LOOKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE

am looking for anyone with personal experience with this new 'wonderdrug'?:thanks ]]> Recovery and Pain Management barb dwyer http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188855-whats-story-stuff-savella.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188840-flexor-tendonitis-trigger-finger.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:27:59 GMT Anybody ever have repair surgery for "trigger finger?" I have it in both hands. Had a steroid injection in my left yesterday (sore as hell today), but the right is too far gone. I'm scheduled to have the right ring finger repaired on December 7th, and the doc says I'll be able to resume my activities immediately. As I walk with a left-handed cane, I rely on my right to carry things.

So, if you have experience, could you please share what it was like after? Activities and recovery pain (pun intended)?

Peace & Love,
Sugah ]]> Recovery and Pain Management Sugah http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188840-flexor-tendonitis-trigger-finger.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188454-high-anxiety.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:49 GMT Remember that movie?

Yeah. I thought it sucked, too.

Anyway -

I've been having some very 'real' feeling anxiety...
sure enough looked it up
and it's one of the 'sides' of this dang med.

I mean -
I'm not meeting bills....
the disability is still all in the air...

so it's not like I've NO reason for anxiety...

but this is not that kind of worry.

So... *sigh*
I finally get so I can walk okay
and the med kicks me in the ... uh.... head.

LOL! ]]> Recovery and Pain Management barb dwyer http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/188454-high-anxiety.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187950-so-what-some-alternatives-youre-doing-your-pain-condition.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:19 GMT I'm curious about some of these claims on these websites...
some of it is obviously crap, but -

A friend's friend is getting this certification for something
called 'body talk' ...
so she needs people to work on.
Well, my friend says
'I know someone who's REALLY messed up!
you can work on HER!'

(meaning moi)

So I've gone for like ... two 'treatments' so far.

I can't complain about it -
but while I was doing this ...

I wondered what y'all are doing if anything? ]]> Recovery and Pain Management barb dwyer http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187950-so-what-some-alternatives-youre-doing-your-pain-condition.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187948-greetins-all-pain-gang.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:30:36 GMT ha!

Thanks so much for all the conversation about the fibro ...
I'm actually getting better about admitting it.
Just between us, however - I'm still convinced it's something else.

ANYWAY -

I've just started on that 'amiltryptyline'
(or howEVER it's spelled)
it still reminds me of whatever it is in Turkey that makes you pass out
halfway through the football game later....

and, following Desert Eyes' advice -
I got started out on a 'neensy' dose -
25 mg's or something miniscule instead of
the mind-blowing 100mg's of that 'gabby' stuff.

So far so good,
but I noticed something and am wondering about it -

food doesn't taste right.

meaning it doesn't taste like ... it always has.
I can't eat meat - at ALL.
meat tastes... like roadkill smells.

serious!

and eggs -
I couldn't even break one.
The thought ran through my head
about rooster sem** capsules....
and that , as they say -
was that.

The only thing I 'want' to eat is fruit and veggies.

I decided I'm not gonna mention it to the doc
until I'm the OTHER side of the thirty...
(who am I kidding ) FIFTY pounds
(practicing rigorous honesty here)
I gained while going undiagnosed
with the thyroid.

Just wondering if anyone else is on this -
and did YOU have the anti-food thing as well?

I mean, I opened a 'dum dum' sucker last weekend
just to have something to help with the bad taste in my mouth
(which *is* in the paperwork about the drug..that and cottonmouth)
and it tasted
just
like
FISH!

:react

LOL!

Could make for an INTERESTING thanksgiving, I tell ya that!!! ]]> Recovery and Pain Management barb dwyer http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187948-greetins-all-pain-gang.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187434-trigeminal-neuralgia.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:07:17 GMT Hi, My name is laura and I have been in the wrong forum for a month or more. I just got recommended to come here yesterday and I find it more along the lines of what I need for support. I was... Hi,
My name is laura and I have been in the wrong forum for a month or more. I just got recommended to come here yesterday and I find it more along the lines of what I need for support.
I was diagnosed about 3 years ago with trigeminal neuralgia by my dentist. I was in and out of the ER every week in severe pain and the doctors just pinned it on my TMJ. I went and spent all of my savings to go to OHSU (portland Or.) to the number one neurosurgeon. He reccomended I have a MVD (microvascular decompression) to aleviate the "I would rather die pain". I went through it in feb. 07 and it helped my "I would rather die pain" but here I sit left with the constant pain, called type 2 trigeminal neuralgia. I was on vicodin for over a year before my MVD and became tolerant to it, it just wouldnt work as good anymore. From there I went on every other pain med out there and none would work until I came across oxycodone. I was taking 30 mg 3 x day and it only worked for about a month until it started to wear off fast and not help the pain.
Here is where the abuse of my medication started...I started dosing myself every day to what would "help", chewing them up, crushing them, and taking more than I was suppose to.
I did this for about 8 months until my doctor got tired of it and kicked me out as a patient because I was always asking for early refills. So, there my quest began for a new doc to rx me some oxy. I found one and he did things different, he UA'ed me everytime I got the RX and about a month after rx'ing me he stopped because he found marijuana in my UA. I went for over a month in pain, withdrawling and no doctor to help.
I moved and found myself a new doctor and she rx'ed me suboxone for chronic pain. Not because she knew of my abuse but because she only rx'es it for chronic pain.
The suboxone has worked about 50-75% on my pain, the same as oxy did for me. I am taking 16 MG a day.
First of all, I wanted to ask if any of you have TN or if any of you have been rx'ed subs for chronic pain? I hope I have found a good support group! You all seem very nice.
Thanks for reading my post and I hope it didnt confuse you too much. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask me.
Thanks,
Laura:c031: ]]> Recovery and Pain Management funma http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/187434-trigeminal-neuralgia.html http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/186933-embarassed-admit-fibro.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:42:06 GMT ... and it's utterly ridiculous, huh?

alcoholic - no problem.
addict - not a thing...
horse addict - absolutely!

more than likely not altogether healthy
in my consumption of chocolate...

but ... let someone ask me why I'm limping,
or watch me try to get the door open on a 'bad' day...
and it's like ....

fibromyalgia ... well, um... er...

How stupid is that?

I think somewhere deep - I don't think it's dramatic enough a title.

We've got people in the rooms battling cancer,
post - heart attacks, stroke....
and here I come with fibro.:whoop

I feel like I don't have a right to mention it.

Does anyone get this? ]]> Recovery and Pain Management barb dwyer http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/recovery-pain-management/186933-embarassed-admit-fibro.html