Pain & Pain Management - January 2007

I have SIckle Cell and one thing that ticks me off is when I tell Dr.'s that the pain meds they give me don't work and they're like well we'll just up the dosage (like I haven't already when in enough pain) or they're like take it in conjunction with something else (like I haven't already). The pills still don't work and it's like they won't prescribe anything else. I'm like come on I'm 24 and you have been giving me the same meds for YEARS, does it occur to you that my body is so used to them that they no longer have any effect?? Tylenol w/ codine, prescription ibuprofen 600mg, even oral morpine, they are all jokes to me. Even percasets won't effect me. What in the he-zee can I do?

2007-01-26 05:28:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

does the pain from an appendicitis feel excruciating or just annoying or distracting?

2007-01-26 05:24:36 · 5 answers · asked by jerome c 1

I don't know if it's my spine or my tailbone, but something's not right now there. I can't sit on hard surfaces without it hurting like mad above my butt. I have this urge to have someone pull my torso one way and someone else wrap their arms around my hips and pull the other way to stretch my back out. I have an apt. with my Dr. next week on Thursday, but that's a long time from now. Are there any exercises or stretches I can do to help this pain ease up?

2007-01-26 04:55:40 · 7 answers · asked by Heidi 2

Please only respond if you no or have brought meds from another country.....to have pain or not have pain..wow

2007-01-26 03:43:52 · 4 answers · asked by ROXCEE 1

i am dying of menstral cramps and fed of popping pain killers, what other remedies are there to use, especially while i am at the office?

2007-01-26 00:02:17 · 9 answers · asked by trinichick 2

2007-01-25 22:49:37 · 8 answers · asked by sophlouisa 1

Anyone have any experience using methadone for chronic pain? Pros and cons?

2007-01-25 19:49:27 · 9 answers · asked by raykpcs 3

Everytime i use the mouse my hand pains. I can shift from computer to computer and still there is no difference. Is this a medical problem or just a normal irritation. Please advice.

2007-01-25 19:44:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know anything about the patch or something that is similar to it without all the risks?

2007-01-25 18:45:42 · 3 answers · asked by ronniestang 1

My daughter has hypermobility disorder, which means her joints partially dislocate. She's been given a handicap sticker by her Doctor. She's in severe pain much of the time and even walking/stair climbing puts her in excruciating pain. But at 18 years old, she hasn't worked enough to apply for disability with the social security office. Also, if you're disabled, how are you supposed to work in order to receive benefits? Is there any way she can apply? Are there any exceptions?

2007-01-25 17:03:42 · 9 answers · asked by Gayle 4

I noticed that when i get turned on while (Making Out), i would get this cramp like feeling in my lower stomach!!!Sounds weird!! I dont know why it happens only when im making out. The pain in my stomach is very light n doesnt hurt..What could it b! Answers Please

2007-01-25 16:57:54 · 7 answers · asked by lovely 1

I have a pain in my shoulder, finger joints. I have visited doctors but they couldn't give/tell the final cure for that

2007-01-25 16:31:42 · 8 answers · asked by Daniel 1

My aging mother suffers from several "diagnosed" problems including arthritis, spondolosis, and 2 (repaired) compression fractures in her lower back in the last 6 years. Having exhausted all conventional treatment, we have seen a Pain Management specialist who recommends "Prolotherapy". I understand the concept behind it. I'm just not sure it's worth the pain and price she will have to endure since it isn't covered by insurance. If you have had this treatment, I'd love to hear whether it helped or not.

2007-01-25 15:54:28 · 2 answers · asked by G.W. 1

My left knee?
My left knee hurts and it has this big bump on it, and when I move, walk, stand up for more than 5 minutes or am holding more than about 15 lb it hurts. WHy and what can I do to cease the pain?

2007-01-25 15:13:07 · 2 answers · asked by --; cookie. 4

ok so i have liek serious back pain and stupid doctors never made a diagnosis. i have no reason to go to a doctor because the pain isnt constant. And my mom doesnt think i should go either (btw im like 14). When the pain is bad and i take an ibprofen, it makes it feel better but the pain is still there... what could this b and what should i do about it?

2007-01-25 14:30:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a burning sensation in y face and i a severely weak in my eft arm its hard to type and hard to pick up things im 20 years old i have diabetes and im bullemic i know i should stop throwing up and i am but why am i feeling this way i havent thrown up in a couple weeks

2007-01-25 14:28:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I haven't gotten a single headache in over 2 years now, is that normal? I used to get them all the time, but not anymore. Is it possible that my marijuana usage (started about 2 years ago) has anythin to do with it?

2007-01-25 14:22:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It appears to be swollen and I've tried applying heat, which didn't do anything.

2007-01-25 14:15:57 · 2 answers · asked by Mungo 6

im right handed and right on my palm below my thumb (there's a bone there) it's swollen and bruised i havent done anything to it and it hurts when i play my flute and the piano and write notes...it hurts and i have a band concert coming up and i need to be able to play the flute! any advise??

2007-01-25 13:57:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

trying to find out what is in this medication

2007-01-25 13:54:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The pain is kind of all over. It's in my thumb and part of my palm, in my fingers a little bit, in my wrist a lot, and even in my forearm. When I take notes in school, I have to drop my pencil every couple minutes and stretch out my wrist and hand because it hurts. And now I'm finding that when I try to support myself in pushup position, I get a weird pain right where my right hand meets my wrist.

I've never had this problem before; it's just been developing over the last few months. I write a lot during the day and also play piano, so I know I probably use that hand a lot, and maybe that's the problem and it's just tired. But I just want to know if I should be worried about it or talk to my doctor. Can you help me? Thank you so much in advance.

2007-01-25 13:41:13 · 15 answers · asked by Rachel 1

minor things?Docters are turning people into pill heads.

2007-01-25 12:59:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-25 12:23:25 · 10 answers · asked by tacmed01 1

what is wrong if when your thigh is hurting terribily all around but you cant tell from the outside but it hurts from the inside a lot please help.

2007-01-25 12:03:11 · 11 answers · asked by anoa 2

Lately I've been having chest pains, and it feels like my chest is tightening up on me. I only notice this while I am sitting down. I feel the pressure when I slouch, and when I straighten my back it relieves the pain. I have not gone to the doctor because I thought it would go away but it hasn't. Does anyone have any ideas as to what this could be, and how to fix it?

2007-01-25 11:48:25 · 12 answers · asked by KJWs879 1

Neither one can make you totally painfree. The dope, if taken to become painfree will turn you into an addict living in "LaLa Land" where hypnosis is not addictive. I would rather not get answers from professional hypnosis people but from other chronic pain patients that have experience with both.

2007-01-25 11:37:39 · 9 answers · asked by Fazzco 1

how do i get off it without going cuckoo?

2007-01-25 11:35:58 · 12 answers · asked by catherine f 1

Back in the beginning of January I had an ovarian cyst that ruptured in me and I went to the gyno yesterday and was checked out for it. So I had like 3 days of menstrual cramps starting on Tuesday night and they were really bad on yesterday(Wednesday) and they finally sort of ended at like 2:00 today. They were painful cramps. Is it possible for your muscles to kind of hurt down there or feel some pressure? I was wondering cuz like my last period wasnt that heavy and this one is kind of heavy and with the ruptured cyst and all i was just wondering if this could happen

2007-01-25 11:32:22 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah H 1

I am a girl, and i don't have a fever. what should i do?

2007-01-25 10:35:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think i either slept bad or prolonged leyboard usage....

i've heard of hott shower or cold shower, not sure with one...

or any other advice

seriosu answerrs only

thanks so much

2007-01-25 10:25:59 · 6 answers · asked by buddah 2