My 1st 10 years of paralysis, I seldom needed pain meds, from age 40-age 50, after 50 I began to need them more and more----If you can get by without them thats great-- As we all know the less medication the better in many cases. Dan H.
________________________________ From: "jume9...@comcast.net" <jume9...@comcast.net> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thu, August 16, 2012 9:55:48 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain I don't know how you guys handle all the medication, first of I get nausous and then there is that darn constipation. I started taking pepcid which reduced the nausia and also helps with the constipation but still, that just another pill to take. Meredith ________________________________ From: "Bobbie Humphreys" <bobbie...@aol.com> To: jume9...@comcast.net Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 6:27:21 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Meredith, Morphine one capsule time release and a quick acting for intense pain in my neck (syrinx) and for my spine (scoliosis). I also take Valium 10mgs, gabapentin 500mgs, hydrocodone and pennsaid which is a topical solution to put where ever I hurt lower back, shoulder, neck and back. I've been a C-4,5,6,7 complete quad 39 years now. I've been dealing with depression on and off. I use to drive but no longer can. Now I can only be in the van as a passenger twice a month including Doctor appointments. So now I can't go to see my counselor I was seeing for depressing. The has NOT been a good year at all! Bobbie Sent from my iPad On Aug 15, 2012, at 11:55 AM, jume9...@comcast.net wrote: > Hi all. > > I haven't been on this list that long, I was on it a long time ago but I >haven't been up to date until about a month ago. So I have missed any >discussions about dealing with chronic pain. > > I have been disabled for 31 yrs. I have only been in pain for about a year. > It >is in my neck, upper back and shooting into my left arm. I have tried >chiropractic adjustments but he doesn't want to make me worse so he actually >told me that I should stop. I had a cortisone shot in my neck but it did not >help. So I have tried naproxin, tramadol and vicodin. The vicodin is the only >medication that helps. I don't want to take it for the rest of my life because >I >know it isn't safe. My question is what do all of you do for pain? Thanks. > > Meredith
