any one else living in chronic pain,?

Question

out there,I take lortab buts its not helping like it did. what to suggest I do.Y'all.

Answer 1

I've lived in chronic pain for years; I have rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrtitis, fibromyalgia, and scoliosis. I have a wonderful group of doctors from my family doctor to my bone and joint surgeon to my spine surgeon. I am presently taking Lortab, Soma, Neurontin, and Voltaren. I've had two spinal surgeries, a knee replacement and a hip replacement. I get prednisone injections in my lower back every 3 months. Everything helps some; nothing helps a lot during a flare-up. Weather changes are especially painful. I try to keep myself busy even if it's surfing the web, crocheting, or reading. I can't do very much housework and what I can do I can only do for a few minutes; then I have to stop. But I'm alive; I have great family and friends; I can see the sunrise and hear the birds sing. I focus on my Lord, my blessings, and the positive things in my life that pain can't take away!

Answer 2

my husband is in chronic pain and he takes Lorcet 10/650, methadone, neurontin, and dilaudid.
It took several years and many doctors before he found one that would help him manage the pain.
I would suggest that you talk to your doctor about the med you are currently on not working as well and discuss your other options, whether it is an increase in current med or adding some other med to even changing completely. Don't do anything without you doctor's advice and if you want to enlist the advice of another doctor, you have that right. Keep on trying until you find one that won't think you are a junkie just looking for more junk and actually help you with your problem. The problem with looking for another doc is that the doctors will most likely think you are doc-shopping just for the drugs and may cut you off completely. You have to be careful. Unfortunately the practice of most junkies doc-shopping have given a bad name to anyone that really is in pain and just looking for help. Doctors tend to look at EVERYONE that is in chronic pain as a junkie and are reluctant to give pain meds for that reason.
I wish you luck

Answer 3

My first swollen crimson sizzling appendage was once my finger on the age of 21. At 29 I was once informed I have RA and I am hoping to make 50 quickly. I can be in agony till I die, every time that allows you to be. How do I cope? Well first I recognise the motive, RA. Second I have got to receive the truth their isn't any medication! 20+ years is many years to manage agony, joint disorders and each more thing that existence throws you. The alternative thus is what? Go to mattress keep their? Or receive the truth I have a incurable situation that's persistent, existence lengthy? Once I authorised it, then the worry eased and that's the important thing, worry. Like it hurts, I refuse to contact it, so move to my GP who grabs it and movements it? Am I deranged? No, my GP can transfer my crimson sizzling swollen painful joint due to the fact I believe him, so the predicament is I don't believe myself. The worse case situation of getting RA, I will die! The worse case situation to existence, I will die! The alternative, to supply existence the first-class I can, or to visit mattress? Either approach I am nonetheless going to die! Therefore I don't have anything to unfastened and the whole lot to achieve. Best of Luck

Answer 4

I just posed a question asking what others might be taking for pain relief, and I also mentioned that Lortab doesn't do it for me. I've taken Vicodin, Morphine, and Percocet without success. The only drug I have found which adequately relieves my pain is Dilaudid, and the first person to answer your question mentioned her husband finding relief with it also. There's your answer, talk to your doctor about Dilaudid.