Re: What do you do for pain?

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Hi " Alejitarami " ,

From my own experience it does hurt more in the AM...but that may be because

when you are in bed the swelling does go down some. As soon as you get up--BAMM!

the blood rushed down from gravity and the swelling begins and stretches the

skin over the inflamed nodes...at least that is my best guess.

In addition to leg elevation and cold compresses, I use support stockings to

help with the edema or swelling. In fact after 41 yrs of over 100 flare ups I

have not had one in over 2 yrs..but I still wear those support stockings--well

actually only one on the left leg which is the leg that got EN most of the time.

My legs don't match anymore, but I am painfree ;-)

I hope you feel better soon.

Love,

http://poems2order.wordpress.com/donate-to-erythema-nodosum-research/

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> Hi everyone,

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> I'm new to the group and can't tell you how happy I am that I found it!

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> I'm on my 3rd breakout, the first two were a while ago, but no one ever knew

what they were, all I know is that my pain was so bad I was on crutches. I

don't have a lot of lesions, as a matter of fact one on each leg, but the one on

my left is huge and is the one causing the most pain and discomfort! I've tried

ibuprofen and it helps a little, but I'm still left with a burning sensation; I

do ice and elevation everynight, but it oly helps while I have it on.

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> Is there something that you guys do to ease the pain and discomfort when you

have a breakout?

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> Also, is it worse for you in the morning? or is that just me?

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> Thanks a lot for all your input!

> Stay healthy!

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