Re: not getting any better

[Guest guest]

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Good luck in getting into the pain clinic soon. In the meantime try

to hang in there as I know that is easier said then done It has

made a huge difference for me in my life. The pain clinic where I go

also addresses both aspects of pain from the medications and the

overall well being in how to manage it. I also attend a follow up

group meeting that meets every other a week. I was in a 8 week pain

management program that teaches you how to manage the daily stuff from

stretching exercises, mental health using relaxation and many

discussions to better educate on ways to manage then most

importantly I learned that pacing is the most important and critical

for me to manage my pain levels. Also one of the most difficult

things for anyone to master in managing the day to day stuff. I

believe anyways.

Hugs and Happy Holidays!!

Pamela

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> Well, I might be getting some where.

> I am on a waiting list for a pain clinic

> the " Wasser Pain Management Clinic " at Mount Sinai Hospital in

Toronto and to a pain clinic at the local hospital.

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> One center is to deal with the medication side of everything.

> and one side deals with how to handle pain.

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> I have the appointment for the one that deals with how to handle

pain. Feb 17 2004 seems a long way off.

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> Anyway until then, the doctors are trying to overdose me.

> They tried change my medications within 2 days and all the doses

climaxed and I almost lost it.

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> anyway all is well now.

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> Pain is still bad

> @(*0*)@

> koala5@r...

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> The burning sensation, it will not go away.

> It seems stronger and stronger, every day.

> The pain, it is intense.

> This illness, doesn't make any sense.

> The pain travels up and down the side,

> their is no place for your brain to hide.

> Hotter and hotter, the worse it is,

> To forget that you have the dreadful disease called MS.

[Guest guest]

GOOD MORNING

AMANDA, PAMELA, SHARON, AND DONNA

AS I READ ALL OF YOUR POSTS I WAS THINKING AND I BELIEVE THAT SHIRLEY SENT SOME ADDRESSES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AND I ALSO TYPED IN PAIN MANAGEMENT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OUT THERE. I AM SURE THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAY AT LEAST HEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AS FOR ME IF THE PAIN GETS BAD I SHUT DOWN IF IT GETS WORSE I CRY AND SCREAM .....LOL

YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS

MAKE IT YOUR DAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

LYNN

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Fortunately for me.. I inherited the biggest part of my mother's tolerance for pain.. She was at the tail end of her terminal illness before she needed, or asked for anything for the pain. I think the doctor's were astounded in that area, because she should have had pain.. She had a type of leukemia, that isn't really any "type" of leukemia (in laymen's terms they called it pre-leukemia).. which only meant that they didn't have any treatment for it until it converted into some "type" that they had a treatment for..

I think that it might be a good thing that I inherited some of that from her.. at least in most cases it is.. In some cases.. I just go with flow, rather than seeking out a doctor, and sometimes that's not good either...

When I was growing up, my parents didn't take me to the doctor for every sore throat or every runny nose.. You had to be downright near death, I think, to go see the doctor.. LOL.. I guess it's just something ingrained or learned or some such thing.. However, it does tend to T me off when I do call the doctor these days, and they blow me off! Because I still don't call them for every little thing.. so if I do call them.. it's because I think it's something that needs attention.. Awww.. we won't go there.. LOL.. I'm still p.o.'d at the neurologist from last week...

|)onna

Re: not getting any better

GOOD MORNING

AMANDA, PAMELA, SHARON, AND DONNA

AS I READ ALL OF YOUR POSTS I WAS THINKING AND I BELIEVE THAT SHIRLEY SENT SOME ADDRESSES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AND I ALSO TYPED IN PAIN MANAGEMENT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OUT THERE. I AM SURE THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAY AT LEAST HEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AS FOR ME IF THE PAIN GETS BAD I SHUT DOWN IF IT GETS WORSE I CRY AND SCREAM .....LOL

YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS

MAKE IT YOUR DAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

LYNN