Constant Pain.

[meggi56]

I'm 59 & have endured the increasing pain of spondylolisthesis for more than 20 years. Prescribed drugs don't really help. My life is limited by the pain. I get very depressed.

[Boozybird]

Hi Meggi,

You've come to the right place... There are lots of people here who suffer too and share their difficulties so welcome! Perhaps if you can tell us what you've tried and what makes it worse or better if at all and if there are any surgical options on offer to you? Anyway, sending you best wishes 👍🏼😜🍀🍀🍀

[grace111]

hi there meggi as boozybird says you'v come to the right place. even talking to someone of a forum and knowing that your not alone, even if we dont have the same condition as each other as pain is pain and depression is depression, so many of us suffer from pain and depression.do you have any family or anyone to support you in your life? as that can always be a help. iv just read that there is a facebook site for health unlocked so there will be people there to talk to as well. if your prescribed drugs are not helping your pain then you should let your doctor know as if the pain is lessend then you will be able to do more. i know that i couldnt do without some relief of the pain i suffer at times, though its not as bad as a lot of people here. there is always someone around to talk to before long. so keep your chin up and try going to your doctor to get better pain relief, love grace xoxoxo

[lowlife]

Hi, I also have spondylolisthis and the pain is awful. Pain meds don't get rid of all the pain but can help to take the edge off. I've tried coming off all meds and was in agony for about a week after so I know that they do work a bit. I'm on some good anti inflammatory meds called celecoxib and they do help. The only way I cope is to listen to my body by walking, standing, sitting, lying when needed because if I stay in the same position for too long I'm in agony and when it gets too bad nothing will ease the pain. Nights are worse with the pain and I can't wait to get up and walk but im so tired most of the time. You have been trying to cope with yours for many years so I take it that you've tried pain management, stretches, tens machine and injections?

[lyzzie in reply to lowlife]

Hi lowlife, Lyzzie here, By the way, your name made me smile! You and I sound very alike in our problems, do you read? I find like you I have more pain at night and usually end up either reading or nosing about on google, which was how I found this site. It isn't very nice being awake while everyone else is snoozing, but like you I get so tired, the fibromyalgia doesnt help does it? Do you let yourself sleep in the daytime? it doesnt matter when you sleep so long as you get some decent sleep. I dont suppose this is very helpful, but next time I'm wide awake at three or four in the morning I know some one else is too!!. ps. again, your name makes me think you should be out on the razzle anyway, more fun than chronic pain. On a completely different tack, do those silly questions you get asked when you do go to an arthritis clinic "rate your pain on a scale of 1-10 drive you potty, they do me, no one has the exact same sense of pain so how can you really answer that?, the other one is describe the pain, well, Duh, it hurts, let me whack your bones with a nice hammer then you can tell me. Okay, feel better after that little rant. Thanks for listening, Lyzzie x

[lowlife in reply to lyzzie]

I called myself low life when I first joined health unlocked because I was in a depressed state at that time but thankfully managed to pull myself out of it. You are right, night time is worse with the pain but if I had a mate to go clubbing with I would definitely be tempted lol. Just thought I'd mention that my pain right now is 8 out of ten but ask me every five minutes and it'll be different each time lol. I sometimes try and sleep in the afternoon but I rarely get off but I get so exhausted that I crash out for one night then here we go again. I try to look on the bright side and know that there is people alot worse than me, however I still get the odd downer.

[lyzzie in reply to lowlife]

Hi lowlife, have to say I was hoping for a racier reason for your name!. Sorry you suffer depression do you think its another symtom of all these type of illnesses or do you think the pain drives you to that place? I hope that makes sense. I know just what you mean about sleeping. I've had a bad time lately with fibro.pain like you sleeping has been a fond memory then suddenley I manage to have a good nights sleep (at least 4 hours without waking!) then the next night I'm back to half an hour before the pain wakes me up again and I have to move. You can find some really odd programmes on Sky in the middle of the night!. It makes me feel so much easier to know that others suffer in this way, pain can be a lonely place. Thanks again for replying, I'm really enjoying chatting to you all. I worked with computers for years but havnt done for at least 16 years until I finally got a laptop in March and now wish I had done years ago, I'm still fumbling around a bit but it has enabled me to use this site, great. As for clubbing, well, I was 60 this past December, I think dancing the way they do now would be a major miracle!!!. Bye for now. Lyzzie. By the by, my real name is Megan, but always went by Lyzzie, my middle name when I was working. Bye! Lyzzie.

[Tillee]

My mother had terrible back pains for many years ams they told her she'd be a paraplegic before she turned 50. After numerous long and invasive and sometimes failed surgeries, years on strong, addictive and dangerous meds which only barely controlled her pain, my father saved up and sent her to a pain clinic for 3 weeks. It was quite miraculous. Mum is 83 and apart from other normal, age-related health issues does not have pain from her damaged back.