Having a torrid couple of weeks....

[popshaw21]

These last few weeks have been frustating and painful,firstly i had a fall in the middle of the night going to the toilet which has left me in a lot of pain especialy my back.

Thankfully i did'nt hit my head but i have popped a disc which is excruciating and has left me not only feeling low but unable to sleep.

what has made things worse is i can no longer get the "Rotigine patches" to help with the restless legs.The chemist can no longer get them as they have stopped making them.

my doctor has given me an alternative medication called"Ropinirole"which is in tablet form.

I'am on a low starter course at the moment which has not really helped as it is a low dosage and will take sometime before it starts to work.

Meantime im having a terrible time getting off to sleep as the restless legs are causing the pain im feeling worse due to the slipped disc.

I'm feeling so tired and my day is filled with pain,all this is having an impact on my mood.

My rheumatoligist has suggested a possible operation on my back which carrys the the risk of infection,so ive declined any operation as ive had a laminectomy and de-compression of the spine in 1997 which made things worse,and has weakened the disc above and below the de-compression.so im stuck and exstremely fed up.

[emmaj]

I hope the new drugs start to work soon - im in the vicious circle too at the moment - in too much pain to sleep, and just wanted to sleep all the time - tiredness doesnt help the pain,and the pain magnifies the need to sleep - I hope you start to feel more on top of it once the new drugs help a bit xx

[popshaw21 in reply to emmaj]

Sorry to hear your having the same pain problem and sleep deprivation and im just like you feeling sleepy throughout the day.

I dread going to bed and i try to persevere until i can't cope anymore so i have to get up.

I hope things improve for you too.

Take care.

pops x

[emmaj]

Thanks hun - you may have tried it but I take 50mg of lyrica (pregabilin) and it does help with the pain and it knocks me out at night or most nights anyway x

[MaryF Administrator]

Hi there, I am sorry are feeling so very rough - I hope your new medication can kick in and get up to speed, Your back sounds very uncomfortable, I do hope it eases up a bit for you, all the best Mary F x

[bluebutterfly101]

Hi there, please don't accept that your chemist cannot get Rotigotine patches. I have been on them for 4 years now and still get them delivered every month from my chemist (Co-op pharmacy) and have just had them delivered for the next month no problem.

If your current chemist cannot get them do ask around at others, maybe you have a cop-op pharmacy near you, as somebody will have them.

Good luck, Monica