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

[fluffy215]

Let me introduce myself. My name is Traci. I am a new member to this forum. I have chronic back pain & fibromyalgia. What I a really need is some advice on controlling my pain. I have had injections with no help at all. Doctors do not seem to have any help for the Fybromyalgia. If anyone has any suggestions please reply. My life feels like hell on earth. Please help.

[plornt]

I am a new member . My wife  prompted me to find a forum or support group to help me with my back pain problems. I fell down the stairs about 15 years ago and did some damaged my lower back. I have a bulging disk between L1 and L2 and L4 and L5. My tail bone hurts so much some times it fells like my hips are splitting apart. I also have pain around the circumference of both hip joints and muscle pain on both quadriceps muscles. Lately the bottoms of my feet feel like some one has been beating them with a base ball bat. I can't sleep on my back or my right outside thigh goes numb and when I move on my side the feeling comes back with a sharp burning pain. That's it for my pain but I will have to go the sleep disorder section for my narcolepsy. Hank you for hearing me out. I see we all have pain problems here and I look forward to talking to all of you. I have three daughters who also use the computer so it may take a while to get back to you sometimes.

[Jon81]

I'm a newbie so forgive any errors plz. A few years ago I broke my neck in an accident it hurts and it *****. I do have alot to be thankful for though. I have a very supportive family, fairly decent insurance, an excellent PM Dr. that listens to what I have to say and treats accordingly to the  best of his ability, one of the best Surgeons in the region who was very up front about what could go good and bad and finally I've kept a fairly positive attitude about this whole ordeal. The down side is after all the outstanding things I have going for me I still can't keep my chin up (pun intended..Ha.Ha..), convince my arms and hands to do as they are told or or get this aweful PAIN under control. So I've had the best possible circumstances with the worst possible results...Anyone got any ideas where to go from here?

[wonder6371730]

Hi Everyone, I am a new member, I am looking for answers. I have a chronic pain problem I am just sick and tired of living with. I have bilateral pain in my legs daily mostly a 7-8 on the pain scale. I have been told I have some Facet joint degeneration in lower lumbar area around L4-L5, the thing is I have had the steriod injections, an ablation where the problem nerve was burned on both left and right sides, now I have a Neurostimulator and I am still in pain daily. The stimulator help, but the pain persists. This misery started in my feet and over time progressed upward to my lower back, buttocks, and thighs. Sciatica has been ruled out disc-herniation, and Spinal stenosis. I have had several MRIs and it only shows a small buldging in the Thoracic area and early Facet joint degeneration. I hurt worse when I lay down and feel better when I stand, if I stand to long and then sit the pain is excruiating. I am sick of taking pain medicine and sick to death of being in pain. I am a Nurse and I cannot work with this pain. I am hoping someone can tell me who to see or what procedure I need to have to rid my body of this pain. Help!

[ZippedUp08]

I just wanted to introduce myself- I have been a lurker for the most part for years, but now I would like to be an active member! I think this board has MANY wonderful, caring people, who really know their stuff! A bit about me-

In late '05/early '06, I started having problems with pain in my lower back, and also my knees and hands were getting weak. I was dx'd with RA, and also DDD, 3 bulging discs, multiple annular tears, and (the kicker) MS. In Feb '07, my dx of MS was retracted, and I found out I had a Chiari Malformation w/ a syringomyelia (cyst in my spinal cord). THE VERY NEXT DAY, I found out I was pregnant with # 4! I had a HORRIBLE pregnancy!! I was hospitalized on bedrest because no dr had any clue how to deal with a chronic pain patient who had CM/SM... I ended up having my daughter at 34 weeks via c-section. She was only 4 pounds, but healthy and was able to avoid NICU. In may '08, I had my decompression surgery. In Feb '10 I injured my knee, and had 2 arthroscopies as a result.

I'm no stranger to chronic pain, and have tried all sorts of things for it. PT, injections, RFA's, etc... I think a surgery is in my future, but we'll see. I'm hoping that, with your guys' help, I can push it out another 10 years!!  

[philomelus]

New to the forums here, been lurking for awhile.  Just dropping a note to say hi!