Pain

I can relate to what you are saying, although my chronic pain is much differant than yours, I too have been in cronic pain for over 24 years.I have alot of nerve root damage.Most of mine is in my lower back and in my leds & rear end.It hurts me very bad to even sit most of the time, my siatic nerves in both sides have been damaged.I can not stand long, and can not walk very far.I have pain 24/7.I have all kinds of medications, tens units, massagers,etc. there is no relief.And no cure. I am told I will have to live with it. Cronic pain is very devistating, it wll affect every area of your live, your person relationships,It will affect everyone that is near & dear to us!! and your mental state of mind..I always hate it when some doctors tell the patents "it is all in your mind"I believe they do this, because they are tired of trying to find out what the problem really is!! I wish you luck in dealing with your condition, and finding the cause of it!! My prayers are with you, My Friend!!

Well honey I have been suffering with chronic back pain for over a year now- I had surgery a few months ago and seemed to be improving but about a month ago I had another problem and can now barely walk so at the moment I am waiting on an mri scan that will hopefully show the problem up and am staying positive that my situation will improve! Having said that it can be very difficult to live with pain and it can bring you down a lot! I try to escape into my mind when the pain gets really bad and just imagine it gone - not always achievable though! I am so sorry that your doctors have not helped you with your pain and really hope that you can find a doctor who understands your condition - I know how depressing it can be and I have only been suffering for just over a year - you must be strong to still keep it together after such a long time! xxx

It is really painful to know that you are suffering some pain which is unidentifiable by physicians for 22 years. A very long time - 22 years! I am blesed that I have not been put to suffer with such pains. ASL19741978, you are an ardent believer, I konow you rely upon God very much. Continue with your prayers to our Lord Jesus and I am sure your pains will be cured. God bless you.

I think you should try to be more prayerful. There are lot things that can't be explained in this world. Offer all your pains to God.

I also live in pain every day. One day I woke up with a blinding headache. It lasted for days until I was sure I was having a brain aneurism like my mother had (My sister had one too but not until after my own pain was sort of diagnosed). The pain was blinding. I cried and I am a VERY tough person. I went to my doctor who did every test in the world and was clueless. Suddenly, the pain moved to my neck. More tests revealed that I have two bulging discs and a herniated one at the base of my neck. There is no cure but surgery was an option and there are no guarantees that I will get better and a good chance I will get worse. I won't have surgery so.......... I live every day with pain throbbing in my neck to my head and eyes. Everyday when I get up, it's there. Not always terrible but there. Lately it has gotten MUCH worse. I can't think straight. It's hard to work. I don't want to even move. I don't take medication but now and then will take a couple Aleve but they don't do anything. It's very difficult living in pain. It wears on you physically and mentally. My doctor said I shouldn't hurt this much at this stage. Well, I do. I try heat, stretching, relaxation, massage, anything I can think of. But it really never goes away. I don't mind as much when it is all in my neck but when it slams my head, it's scary for two reasons. Severe headaches stink and I need to be able to work and see. But, now that my sister also had a brain aneurism like my mother, I have an 85% chance of also having one. I never know when the pain hits if it is truly neck related or...not. I just pray it is my neck and, if it gets blinding, I will go to my doctor or the ER to be sure. I rarely do that because I have lived with this for three years now. All I can say is I sympathize with you and hope you find relief and, if you do, come back and tell me how you did it. I would love one week of just no pain. Normal everyday life without being distracted by pain. What a dream that would be, You are in my thoughts! Oh! By the way, I was told my pain was psychological as well at first. I also found that even if it WAS, it's still pain and it still hurts. If they had not found what it was, they were going to try antidepressants to see if that would help. Deep inside, I knew it wouldn't but I was willing at that point to do almost anything. Hang in there. There is a reason for your pain!