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PLEASE HELP strong pain medication

i suffer from OA and Bursitis. the joints affected are neck and shoulders, lower spine & hips, knees and one ankle and hands. among my meds are Tramadol,...

i suffer from OA and Bursitis. the joints affected are neck and shoulders, lowe...

biffysmum

•11 years ago

9 Replies

High Flow Oxygen for Cluster headache relief

For my wife She has recently been diagnosed with this after over 5 years of symptoms, and is now chronic We are having problems getting the high flow oxygen...

For my wife She has recently been diagnosed with this after over 5 years of sym...

telll

•11 years ago

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Age is just a number - or is it?

It is said 40 is the new 60, do you think there will be a difference in opinion of that statement between the healthy population and those who are living with...

It is said 40 is the new 60, do you think there will be a difference in opinion...

Hidden

•11 years ago

7 Replies

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Crap days are getting more frequent...

As I said on my main heading...this is just yet another crap day... Over the last few months, everyday is becoming a crap day, as in the way am feeling,...

As I said on my main heading...this is just yet another crap day... Over the ...

joe69

•11 years ago

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PASTURES NEW

Hello Well it looks like I will be moving to Berwick very soon, as work on my property is involved in the Morpeth flood protection scheme, we might feel...

Hello Well it looks like I will be moving to Berwick very soon, as work on my...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Recovery ...a long process!

I had a major hip operation last year. Then 4 weeks ago I had a tendon lengthing both feet. I went back for my three week review and they took the plasters...

I had a major hip operation last year. Then 4 weeks ago I had a tendon lengthing...

rcwallace21

•11 years ago

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Getting it right for every one at the Doctor's Surgery.

My Dr told me not to go back unless I had questions about 'it' I am not sure what 'it' he was talking about, he added just to ask for repeat scipts. When...

My Dr told me not to go back unless I had questions about 'it' I am not sure ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

10 Replies

Has anyone tried Hypnotherapy for pain?

Hi I suffer from severe pain over most of my body. Part, due to an operation but the rest of it is still undiagnosed. I have tried so many medications and...

Hi I suffer from severe pain over most of my body. Part, due to an operation ...

Rocky1

•11 years ago

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If NHS Treatment was taken away, then we had to go PRIVATE!!!! Then who doc's & Specialist would do more????

Then my answer would be Yes....I think they would do more if it went Private.... Why do I think this? Well to me, it's the society of today, when everything...

Then my answer would be Yes....I think they would do more if it went Private.......

joe69

•11 years ago

15 Replies

OxyNorm and Tramadol

Do OxyNorm and Tramadol combine effectively? For instance, if I want to top up the OxyNorm but don't want to go the whole hog of having another OxyNorm would...

Do OxyNorm and Tramadol combine effectively? For instance, if I want to top up...

macwylie

•11 years ago

6 Replies

GETTING INFORMATION ON NHS

One of the best places to get information on the NHS is by interrogation of the website NHS choices it covers everything about health and departments in...

One of the best places to get information on the NHS is by interrogation of the ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Ketamine/Memantine/Methadone

Has anyone been prescribed these for pain relief, and if so how did you find them? My next pain clinic appointment is in Jue and my specialist wants me to...

Has anyone been prescribed these for pain relief, and if so how did you find the...

dori2o

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Capsicum cream any good for arthritis?

Anyone tried capsicum cream?

rowantree

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Naprosyn 500mg twice a day

Has anyone else been prescribed this? My GP prescribed it a few days ago for the pain I'm constantly in.

Has anyone else been prescribed this? My GP prescribed it a few days ago for th...

Hidden

•11 years ago

7 Replies

DOCTORS TIME

One thing I suppose that we as patients need to do is to act in partnership with your GP, It has three tracks the GP, you and the Specialist, I suppose this...

One thing I suppose that we as patients need to do is to act in partnership with...

Hidden

•11 years ago

15 Replies

OxyNorm 5mg

I have been taking 4-8mg of Buprenorphine for 6 months.. now is day one of OxyNorm 5mg - it says 1-2 tablets every four hours.. do I HAVE to take it this...

I have been taking 4-8mg of Buprenorphine for 6 months.. now is day one of OxyNo...

macwylie

•11 years ago

4 Replies

pain

after years of having chronic sciatic pain, i can now say, i dont suffer any more

after years of having chronic sciatic pain, i can now say, i dont suffer any mor...

caesar1956

•11 years ago

9 Replies

OxyNorm 5mg Pudendal Nerve Syndrome?

Hi - after 16 months of chronic and acute pain, that came on suddenly out of nowhere one day, (inside my privates, pelvic area and lower back..) I spent 11...

Hi - after 16 months of chronic and acute pain, that came on suddenly out of now...

macwylie

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Hospital reviews

Today I got my copy of the review I had at the hospital, and the specialist nurse under a different heading, Many feel that they are not listened too...

Today I got my copy of the review I had at the hospital, and the specialist nurs...

Hidden

•11 years ago

5 Replies

bedroom tax latest

Mr Duncan Smith ... also said he would advise local authorities that discretionary support should remain in place for other "priority groups" such as...

Mr Duncan Smith ... also said he would advise local authorities that discretio...

hamble99b

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Has anyone found a doctor who LISTENS to you /

john-edward

•11 years ago

20 Replies

Any experience of spinal cord stimulation?

Pain mmgt specialist suggests I try but it sounds like a torture! I can't face going to the gp for a referral to discuss because that's an ordeal and I always...

Pain mmgt specialist suggests I try but it sounds like a torture! I can't face g...

Boozybird

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Another weary day

As the Madness song goes Every morning I awake My arms my legs my body aches The world outside is cold and grey So begins another weary day I have felt...

As the Madness song goes Every morning I awake My arms my legs my body aches ...

gillimac

•11 years ago

11 Replies

How other people see us

Overheard two colleagues comment about people with chronic pain, "Well, they do tend to focus on the pain, don't they?" I was busy (& guilty of...

Overheard two colleagues comment about people with chronic pain, "Well, they do ...

teadrinker

•11 years ago

26 Replies

Is Spring sprung in your areas.

Spring is very important to me this is the time of year that my complaint always flares and I am in trouble for about four weeks.After this generally I have a...

Spring is very important to me this is the time of year that my complaint always...

Hidden

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Is there a designated group anywhere for relatives of Chronic Pain sufferers?

Anyone who lives with and or cares for a chronic pain sufferer knows just how hard it can be. There are carers groups and foruns for all sorts of disabilities...

Anyone who lives with and or cares for a chronic pain sufferer knows just how ha...

Bananas5

•11 years ago

16 Replies

What is redox

Priegi

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Why can't I have pain free feet?!

Recovering from a bunion operation, so I can't get into my own shoes, so I'm wearing someone else's trainers, two sizes two big, due to swelling. Trouble is...

Recovering from a bunion operation, so I can't get into my own shoes, so I'm wea...

rowantree

•11 years ago

13 Replies

Does Electrical power lines directly affect fibromyalgia sufferers?

I live near an electrical pylon, the cables run directly over my house. I have found in the 18 months I've lived here that my Fibro-myalgia has got much...

I live near an electrical pylon, the cables run directly over my house. I have ...

velocettevixen

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Co-morbid arthritis and fibromyalgia or PMR?

I've had two hip replacements for osteoarthritis and have arthritic changes in my spine, and two arthritic toes following injury, and sciatica probably...

I've had two hip replacements for osteoarthritis and have arthritic changes in m...

missrat

•11 years ago

3 Replies

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Pain Concern

All posts for March 2013

PLEASE HELP strong pain medication

High Flow Oxygen for Cluster headache relief

Age is just a number - or is it?

Crap days are getting more frequent...

PASTURES NEW

Recovery ...a long process!

Getting it right for every one at the Doctor's Surgery.

Has anyone tried Hypnotherapy for pain?

If NHS Treatment was taken away, then we had to go PRIVATE!!!! Then who doc's & Specialist would do more????

OxyNorm and Tramadol

GETTING INFORMATION ON NHS

Ketamine/Memantine/Methadone

Capsicum cream any good for arthritis?

Naprosyn 500mg twice a day

DOCTORS TIME

OxyNorm 5mg

pain

OxyNorm 5mg Pudendal Nerve Syndrome?

Hospital reviews

bedroom tax latest

Has anyone found a doctor who LISTENS to you /

Any experience of spinal cord stimulation?

Another weary day

How other people see us

Is Spring sprung in your areas.

Is there a designated group anywhere for relatives of Chronic Pain sufferers?

What is redox

Why can't I have pain free feet?!

Does Electrical power lines directly affect fibromyalgia sufferers?

Co-morbid arthritis and fibromyalgia or PMR?

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