My pain begins within an hour after lying down which brings on AD. Numerous exploratory procedures have not shown a cause. The pain is so great that I chip my teeth from clenching my jaw through the night. The use of pain patches relieve much of the pain and diverts the AD.
Merrill _____ From: Billy Lang [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:53 AM To: quad-list Subject: [QUAD-L] Bone on Bone I saw the doctor yesterday about pains in my shoulders and hips. The pains are infringing on my quality of life, after 20 years in the chair but doctors say there's nothing they can do. I'm averaging about three hours a night's sleep. Seems the joints are all bone on bone in both shoulders caused by using muscles to compensate for movement in ways the joints were not designed. My hips have stress fractures, causing that pain. So, it's pain meds for me. I don't like taking them because they turn my brain to mush. So, I have some questions for the group: Is there anyway to replace fluid in the joints? Are there any pain meds out there without the harsh side effects? Will a foam memory mattress provide some relief in sleeping on a bad hip? The doctors injected cortisone in both shoulders to give me some temporary relief. Any suggestions would be welcome. Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! Billy www.langfoundation.org
