Life can be a Pain

Hi @MoonGal

Thanks for sharing this part of your story

I am glad you are on Section 8 now - and I believe what you say about insenitive doctors. Some of them are so paranoid they are terrified and brutal.

I have a book called The Painful Truth by Lynn R Webster who was a pain specialist in the US where things are really hard for people with chronic pain - it is a very interesting book but I had to import it - it wasn't available in Australia when I got it last year

I have tried everything for my back pain - lately I have had a flare and I think it reached a point where my back hurts because my back hurts - nearly everything snagged and on Friday I was at the end of my tether - but a slight change in my medication seems helpful - hard starts are normal but things ease up during the day

Yes - I know about the brain and spinal cord being where the pain is - and I have tried TENS - terrible result for me. We all have our own electical wiring and any electrical invention of a few different kinds sends me into a spin. I had acupunture with an electric current and also something else I have forgotten the name of - and that was not good for me either

The best thing apart from my medication is heat and I have been using it for years

I do believe if they took my medication away I would be hard to get on with but if they took my heat packs away I would throw a massive tantrum - truly - the heat gets in there very well

I am sorry about the first pain doctor - that was a bad experience - one reason I stay with the one I am with - though at times she can be darned unreasonable

Thanks again Moongal

Dec

Hi @Former-Member

I'm glad that was helpful - it took a long time but I didn't notice that - I am intrigued by your family - and somehow your help must work for your oldies- I wish you the best with that

What am I doing this weekend - mostly working at easing the pain back - the change in medication is working but I need to rest - I think my back got to the stage of hurting because it was hurting - everytime I did something - it snagged - ouch

But I do think it's easier than it was - heat and rest and getting my doctor to hear have helped a lot

Dec

Hi @Former-Member

I'm glad that was helpful - it took a long time but I didn't notice that - I am intrigued by your family - and somehow your help must work for your oldies- I wish you the best with that

What am I doing this weekend - mostly working at easing the pain back - the change in medication is working but I need to rest - I think my back got to the stage of hurting because it was hurting - everytime I did something - it snagged - ouch

But I do think it's easier than it was - heat and rest and getting my doctor to hear have helped a lot

Dec

Your chair looks sooo good @Former-Member xx

Hello @Owlunar , sending you lots of hugs my friend

Hello @MoonGal and @Zoe7 my sisters xx

Hi @Shaz51

I hope you are as well as you can be - and your mother - how is she atm

That was a big operation she had - how long was she in hospital or is she still there

Hard yards for you

Dec

Hi @Shaz51

I hope you are as well as you can be - and your mother - how is she atm

That was a big operation she had - how long was she in hospital or is she still there

Hard yards for you

Dec

Oh yes @Shaz51

How about your weather - it must feel apocalyptic - I dont like the idea of cyclones myself - does anyone

Dec

Hi @Former-Member

I'm sorry your day was crap - them's the breaks I guess

Yesterday was a tough day - I had someone different come in to do my domestic chores and the vacuum cleaner was a major problem - sure it's cheap and nasty and I have had it for a long time - but I had enough so I had a driver today who took me to get a new vacuum cleaner and then to do my shopping - something I didn't do on Friday - because my back was really bad

So - I finally got onto the Juvenile Justice System - and spoke to someone there and feel satisfied with what's going on there and there will be a chance I can go over and see - and be kept in touch with what's happening

Today is much better but rather hot -

And while I was buying a new vacuum cleaner I got a new computer mouse - it is much easier to use a computer with one of those -

The recliner will be something I will get when I feel like it - I guess like you I need to move furniture around but I can't do this myself because of my back - so when I feel like getting someone in to help - I will get the recliner

I think they are fantastic

All the best Tawnz

Dec