Re: New to this site but not new to major back pain

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Hello ,

Welcome to the group.

Sorry to hear of you pain, but you have found a great group of folks here.

I hear ya on the Yoga. I meditate also. When I can I should say. Pain medication

tends to make me nod off when trying to meditate. but I can tell a difference in

my pain level when I meditate and when I don't.

What kind of pain meds are you on?

Best of luck and pain free blessings,

Upstate New York

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[Guest guest]

Hi, . Have you gotten a second opinion about whether or not you need

surgery?

Maxine

[Guest guest]

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, we're glad you found us too. I am a chronic pain sufferer as well, but

my case is a bit different than yours. I have chronic abdominal adhesions . I

am 43 years old and live in Illinois,, I have been in and out of the hospital

15 times since April of 2003. I, too have been told everything from learn to

deal with it to it must be stres or depresion. I had a doctor fire me for

seeking a second opinion. I have had to quit my job as a psychotherapist

because I could not be counted on to be there regularly. I cannot drive because

I am on fentanyl patches and lozenges and my concentration is gone. I finally

gound a doctor who admitted that he was in over his head and sent me to the

University of Chicago Hospitals where it took a gastroenterologist five minutes

to say I had adhesions and another five to schedule me for surgery. Now, the

surgery went smoothly they cleared out alot of scar tissue kept me for six days

and sent me home. For two wonderful months I was pain free

other than the healing of the incision. And then, overnight, I was doubled

over in pain, unable to eat or drink without throwing up. So, once again I was

hospitalized for pain mangement and dehydration. I have lost thirty fiv e

pounds and am now severely underweight. My body is acting like that of an

anorexic, it is eating my muscle to stay alive. My doctor has declared me

disabled. Hosever, the feds do not agree and will not give me disability, I

have to go see a lawyer and fight them on it. they told me I could do " lesser "

work, but I do not know what because I cannot drive or concentrate for long

periods of time. You are not alone here, I am struggling to figure out what I

am going to do with the rest of my life. I'm pretty scared that this is all I

have to look forward to. There are good days and I try to make the besr of

those bur on my very low days when the pain is a ten and I have to take both

the patch and the lozenges all day long and the pain doesn't drop

bbelow a five, I wonder if I can go on like this. So I could use some support

and positives in my life.as well. Feel free to email me at simplefear@...

anytime you need to chat. Okay. Take good care and welcome again. Best wishes

and positive energy coming your way,

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rbug@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am so happy to have found this site. I am a 36 year old female

mother of two from New Orleans, Louisiana who suffers with major

lower back pain. ...