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Welcome, Guit30. That is great that you have figured out a way to work with a different pharmacy in order to get the prescriptions you need to manage your back pain. I understand the need for a fully customized pain management program implemented with one’s own doctor to manage Scoliosis, cervical stenosis, spinal stenosis, sciatica, bulging…[Read more]

Guit30,

It is the stigma of living with chronic pain. There has been so much negative information put out to the public in regards to opioids and chronic pain patients. This has been brewing for some years however it exploded when the CDC put out the guidelines in using opioid medications that were meant for primary care providers. All types of…[Read more]

Hi Kristy,

Thank you for sharing this with us, we are so pleased to read this. We are committed to doing all we can to help people with pain find ways to interact with others because we are also live with pain and we understand how isolating the pain can be.

Take care,

TPC Yaya
TPC Community Moderator

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Kristy,

Welcome to The Pain Community. We do wish it was under different circumstances. If we can help you in anyway please let us know.

Take care,

TPC Yaya
TPC Community Moderator

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Hello Durango430,

Welcome to The Pain Community (TPC). We do wish we were meeting under different circumstances. We have known many who suffer with the Trigeminal Neuralgia and we are so sorry to read your post and how this came to be.

We are committed to providing you with the tools, resources, support and coaching you need to be your own best…[Read more]

Jhonsontic,

It is our pleasure to help you in anyway we can. We would like to also let you know that we have live hosted chats here on the website on Monday – Wednesday – Friday at 11:00 AM ET.

We also have support calls every Tuesday and you can look at that schedule at this link;…[Read more]

Hello Guit30,

Welcome to The Pain Community (TPC). We also responded to your message on the other forum however like Noki4 we wanted to also post here.

We are sorry to hear that you are having issues filling your prescriptions from your health care provider. As Noki4 mentioned this is in part due to the new guidelines that pharmacies are putting…[Read more]

Hello Guit30,

Welcome to The Pain Community (TPC). We are sorry to hear that you are having issues filling your prescriptions from your health care provider. As Noki4 mentioned this is in part due to the new guidelines that pharmacies are putting in place.

If you have tried speaking to the pharmacist and your doctor has tried and they still…[Read more]

Hello Johnsontic,

Here are a few of the alternative treatments that may help to ease the knee pain you are experiencing. Before trying any of these alternative treatments it is important to talk to your doctor so they can help you decide what treatments may be right for you to try to help manage your symptoms.

Massage therapy
Aqua…[Read more]

Hello Jhonsontic,

We hope that you will find our website and the forums to be helpful. If there is anything we can help you with please let us know.

TPC YaYa
TPC Community Moderator

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Hi Terri,

We do understand the impact that chronic pain has on our mental health. Chronic pain isn’t just the pain — it is also how the pain impacts our whole lives and how it limits us from interacting with family & friends and the world in general.

We found this to be such a huge problem and concern for people living with pain that we started…[Read more]

1fortunateone1,

I somehow missed your reply please accept my apologies. How are you doing now? Has the additional pain eased as you were hoping it would do? I do hope that you have found some relief for the pain.

I also want to invite you to check out the, Outreach Support Conference calls every Tuesday where you can talk to others who are also…[Read more]

Hi Alpha Mode,

This is something that I have not heard much about. I will look into it and see what research that I can come with and get back to you as soon as possible.

Take care,

TPC YaYa
TPC Community Moderator

“The views or opinion(s) contained herein do not necessarily represent those of The Pain Community.”

Hello Alpha Mode,

Thank you for sharing the link. Have you tried any of the back massagers mentioned in the article? If so we would love to hear your review of how well it worked.

We would also like to invite you to join us for the Outreach Support Conference calls every Tuesday where you can talk to others who are also on a pain journey. You…[Read more]

Hi Brucestevens,

It can be a never-ending journey when we are searching for ways to relieve the pain. Have you tried some of the complementary and alternative approaches?

We want to invite you to join us for the Outreach Support Conference calls every Tuesday where you can talk to others who are also on a pain journey. You can read more about…[Read more]

Hi 1fortunateone1,

Have you received a diagnosis on why you are having the severe back pain? I too suffer with back pain and once I had a diagnosis of why I was having the pain, my healthcare team then searched for the treatments that were better suited for my pain needs.
I have degenerative joint disease and the disc have deteriorated so I have…[Read more]

Hi Pca355,

You have certainly been through the maze of healthcare haven’t you? We do hope that since your move to Florida that you are now receiving the care that you need.
Please do keep in touch and let us know how things are going with the new team of health care providers.

Take care,

TPC YaYa

TPC Community Moderator
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Hi Richardbaker,

It is nice to meet you. May I ask what brings you The Pain Community forums? We do hope you were able to look around and find helpful information regarding chronic pain.

If there is something that we can help you with please let us know.

Have a great day

TPC Yaya
TPC Community Moderator

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We look forward to seeing photos of Ms. Kitty enjoying her new adventures with BD in their new home on dry land.

TPC YaYa
TPC Community Moderator
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Hi Alignedpretzelyoga,

Welcome to the TPC forums. It is great that you have found yoga to be so helpful. Many people living with pain are discovering that yoga and other types of programs are helpful with their pain.

I always think back to something my grandmother always said when we were children. She use to tell us that if we didn’t go out…[Read more]