I Am Tired of Having to Explain My Pain and Need of Pain Meds

Fear of pain
Saturday, May 23, 2009 | A Call For Help story

I  called this call for help because maybe you  guys here have some ideas to help me.
I had the eye sewn shut and that is not helping the eye movement pain I...

Due to SO moving for work, I have had to see different doctors. I must say I now have a doctor who seems to understand me - the "me" under the pain. And he shows me trust. He has seen my X-Rays and test results, and he truly...

I was always in pain, way before the surgery. Now it's even worse. burning, pulling, stretching, raw feeling i always have in my stoamch regieon. I take 5 tylenol pms at night and four during the day. Last time i webt to doctor, the...

most people do not undersand.i wish i could go without my meds.i am not on narcotics like most who have pain,i am actually on a seizure medicine,ain`t that something!but ,hey, it works.makes me lathargeic sometimes,but it is better than...

I have had more than 40 surgeries in the last 21 years and 10 of them have been on my spine.
I am tired of telling people that I am in pain and I need the drugs I am on. I am expected not to tell anyone that I hurt because it makes...

i am so tired of having to explain my pain to people . so sick of doctors visits . not having any real relief from the pain .  having people ask what is wrong with you . i say leg pain and arms and all that . and...

Tomorrow is my 1st treatment for my GAD antibodies.  It's an all day treatment and quite frankly i'm terrified.  I've had so many doctors and so many different treatments that i feel like a guinea pig.  I simply can't get my hopes up...

well as anyone who suffers from a chronic illness can tell you it can be very isolating.  So when i had a recent pancreatitis and diabetic DKA flare up i didn't have anyone to get me to my normal hospital in seattle and an ambulance...

I know this isn't a huge group, but the title couldn't have reflected my feelings more. Pain management is not about trying to get doctors to write you scripts to get high. It's about trying to achieve some sort of normalcy in our lives...