New members can introduce themselves here....

[sandee1818]

We welcome new members here everyday and alot of times new members will sit back and observe and read awhile before posting. By introducing yourself it helps us members get to know you and also welcome you to our wonderful community we have.

We not only support each other with pain issues but with everyday life and how the pain effects it. We have all had days when just need to vent and express out feelings toward dealing with pain and how it effects every single aspect of out lives. So feel free to do this.

I know all of our wonderful members will make you the new members feel welcome and at home here. I myself consider my friends here my MedHelp family.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask. We have many different features here including a pain tracker   http://www.medhelp.org/user_trackers/gallery/pain  that will help you keep track of your pain levels on a daily basis and you can even print it out to take to your Doctor's appointments to help them treat your pain.

We have health pages that will give you more information on pain and your medical treatments and so much more.
Med Help also has many more communities also - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/list

We all here look forward to getting to know you:)

Sandee1818 & Tuckamore
Your Community Leaders

[sandee1818]

Welcome Kat,
  We are so glad to have you here. I am glad that you spoke to your PCP and got some much needed relief. I do hope that you find the root of your pain soon and in the meantime have your pain treated. That is very important.
We look froward to getting to know you. We have such a supportive community here with some really great people who genuinely care.
Good luck with your appointment, we will look forward to hearing how it went;)

[opus88]

yes welcome kat, there does come a point when we need to reach out and go beyond what we've always thought of as taboo....we do deserve to function and enjoy life as much as possible and with no quilt....I hope you get you're pain under control to enable you to participate in some fun activities with you're children.
good luck with the PM appt.

[beanoville]

I came to medhelp after I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  So much has happened since then (Christmas 2006) but I come today 2 years in a pain management program.  I have been on methadone (5mg tid) for bone pain related to chemo and idiopathic lymphedema in both legs.  Sprinkle in osterarthritis in many joints and when I'm in my bathrobe with my walking stick, I feel as though I bear a striking resemblance to Methuselah...without the beard of course!  The methadone has been a lifesaver, I also work with biofeedback and a psychologist to monitor the personal side of things and how they relate to my pain.  I'm so lucky to live near a major university hospital and get the kind of treatment I need.  I plan to post now about an issue I have and look forward to getting to know you.  Beanoville (Diane)

[sandee1818]

Welcome back Diane:)
          Were so glad to have you back and we look forward to hearing from you. Med Help is always here and I am glad that MH was able to help you when you were diagnosed with breast cancer. How are you doing? Are you in remission?
I am glad that you have found some relief with the Methadone. I am sure you do not even remotely resemble Methuselah. You are a strong person who has had alot to deal with and I am sure your as beautiful as you always were:)
Welcome back!

[beanoville]

Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate the warm welcome!

[kjoy85]

I found this website a few weeks ago through a friend on Facebook. I didn't know where to begin looking for support communities online for chronic pain. I'm 25 and both my mom and I are chronic pain patients. I've had chronic pain almost all of my life and have usually gone unmedicated because the doctors wouldn't listen to me. Fortunately, I have friends who are fairly understanding of the fact that I have limitations, but it doesn't remove the frustration. I've been labeled as having fibromyalgia, but it doesn't cover all my symptoms or explain why I'm prone to soft tissue injuries. I know that I may never get all the answers, but I have to try.