Fed up pain

[kat898]

Hi, extremely tired today and fed up,just waiting on call back from Dr, still trying to get refferd neck pain sorted out, I'm so worried the Dr will fob me off again, iv taken all the medication I can, I can't sleep at night and feel like it's breaking me. I feel so pathetic writing and thinking that. How do you cope with constant pain.

[johnsmith]

You can't. You have to modify what you do and allow the pain to win. Ritchie1268 I think has some useful ideas about your situation.

Find his reply to me at

healthunlocked.com/painconc....

In this thread I have commented on the Alexander Technique and the British Medical Journal Youtube videos in reply to painintheneck1.

healthunlocked.com/painconc...

talks about the concept of stress breakdown point. You need to investigate and see what stresses you can reduce. Removing lots of little stresses are in your control while the big stress (referred) is not.

My experience is that doctors and consultants make diagnosis of referred pain and other than pain killers they have no means of dealing with it. You need the help of the complementary. Chiropractors are worth investigating. You need to network with people who have used them.

Sleep is important. The brain only gets rid of waste products when it is asleep. A kitchen timer for short power naps is useful. You need sleep for the fine control of muscles. Muscles have an influence on pain.

I have extended discs in the neck impinging on nerve roots courtesy of a road traffic accident in 1991.

Sorry I cannot be more helpful.

[Hidden]

I just have the mindset..I will not let my pain or anything else take me down. My pain is 24/7 with a multitude of pain conditions, some worse than others. Meds(prescription or natural) wont cure what I and many others deal with, they r just a bandaid.. BUT..it helps ease it enough to claw my way through my days. Some days nothing helps ease the pain except for distraction... music,pets,even a food I like, and my favorite..humor and etc...Ive learned to have many tricks up my sleeve.. many of which others might find silly,but they work for me.

Sorry to hear what u r dealing with AND with all that..you were still able to share with us.Non of that is pathetic..its pretty brave.. and I hope it helped you to get it out. We are all dealing with pain..just in different ways.Glad ur here with us.

Sending a hug ur way..

[kat898 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your kind words, I have pain relief and yes bieng tired makes it feel so much worse just can't sleep properly with the pain. Thank you for the hugs x

[Truffs]

Sorry to read you’re in so much pain, you’re definitely not being pathetic & actually being really brave telling people how you feel. This message is too late for this Dr’s call but make an appointment & tell the Dr what you’ve written to everyone....you could read it to them? Nobody has a magic solution to sleep or I’d have tried it, plus pain feels worse when you’re so tired too.

Are you managing to nap during the day? Do you work?

You need to get the pain to a level that’s tolerable & your Dr should refer you to physiotherapy, pain clinic and Consultant who can treat your neck pain. The one thing I’ve found that helps with sleep is not worrying about sleeping & telling myself that it’s not important to sleep it tricks my brain into relaxing & not overthinking my pain no sleep etc & I sleep!

You’re really not alone & I really wish there was more I could do to help you.

[kat898 in reply to Truffs]

Thank you for your kind words also, a lovely Dr saw me this morning, gave me a form for x-ray but they said it was inappropriate for the injury to x-ray it would need MRI or ultrasound. So waiting on call back from Dr to see where to go from here as it's going round in circles. I have napped through the day but try not to as I have an 8 yr old so not fair on him,no am currently not in work so don't have that worry.

K.

[kat898]

Don't see any of my family helping either, seems all I'm good for Is free childcare for them!

[Billyboy2u]

I had the same problem about 6 years ago then my Dr give me Pregabalin to try and it worked a treat. Although now that to is restricted and my 2 a day got cut to one but still one is better than none so when its getting too bad I pop it and feel great. I hope this helps you as it did me....

I hate it when I'm told "Everyone has pain, it's how you deal with it that matters. When your in pain try and do something you enjoy"

When your in pain its so hard to do anything, but try and get out of the habit of falling asleep during the day, it's hard but struggle through it, and I hope Pregabalin works for you, it changed my neck pain so I didn't feel it. Now it's just my back that kills me....

[kat898 in reply to Billyboy2u]

I haven't been given anything strong. Have they investigated the cause of your pain. X

[kat898]

Do you mind me asking what it was for? Dr thinks it's a nerve trapped in tissue or something. Am awaiting an MRI. I got given Dizapam to take twice daily. I had surgery last week that's unrelated to this so don't no wether the surgery has made the injury worse aswell thinking about it. Do you still take the pregabalin for pain?

Kat.

[Happyheart123]

Hi ,sorry to hear how much pain you`re in.Can i ask what current meds your drs have prescribed you? Only i also have severe neck pain (degenerative ,started at my lower spine).Been on Zomorph for years ,now they want to stop it and put me on high doses of pregabalin ,which cause so many side effects it`s unreal!I`m sure they throw pills at us to placate us ,and hope we`ll just get on with it!I don`t have time to sit and feel sorry for myself either ,i know what it`s like to just want even a little break from the non stop pain.Good luck ,hope someone here can point you in the right direction.xx

[kat898]

Sorry to hear about your pain X I agree with the giving us tablets to keep us quite although I think my last Dr has held back this time, she has given me Dizapam only 4 days worth and a depressent to sleep on the night time. Seeing physio on Monday and waiting for MRI. Your very strong I have sat n felt sorry for myself. X