Hello all! Iam a new member and just wanted to say Hi and tell a little about myself. I am 38yrs old and I have several mediacal conditiond. I have Fibromyalgia,Degen. Disk Disease, Hypertension,Dibetes,Restless leg syndrome,Depression,Iam Bipolar,Post traumatic stress disorder,and I don't remember what it's called but I also have Splintering of the Spine.
So, I have delt with all kinds of pain over the past 10 yrs. I'm talking days where I begged our Lord Jesus to take me!I went through all the Lectures about drug addiction, the Facet Joint Injections, Trigger Point Injections,Lidocaine Patches and injections,TONS of medication Trials(most of the meds I have tried di not work but now I'm finally on the right ones),Epidurals,Physical therapy, Chiropractic treatments and last...masssage Therapy.
I am hoping to hear about other experiences with LYRICA and some of the other drugs I take and while I am hear I would love to chat with people about home remedies for some of my symptoms. Thanks for listening and I hope to hear from people soon!

Welcome in from the front. Sounds like you've been waging private wars on several medical fronts for quite a while.

If you click on the Search tab above (on the teal bar, just right of center) you can find links to forums/threads/posts that relate to your concerns. Once there, you can respond, asking questions & connecting with folks dealing with some of the kinds of nightmares you've been living in.

Just to get you started, tho, here's the link to the Chronic Pain Forum: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum10.html
Also Medications & Treatments: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...sprune=-1&f=72

Introduce yourself there, ask questions, hang out, start a thread, make yourself at home.

And stay in touch. Let us know how things go/don't go....& how you're feeling about all that.

Happy to see you have come to be with us. As you can tell there are great and caring friends here to assist you, just let us know if we can be of any help. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

Thank for the info and for welcoming me to the forum. youre right....these last 19 years have been really off the chart. I'm seriously thinking about going to see a therapist! have a good day! I;m going to try and make the best of it today!
Steph

Hello Darlene,
Just wanted to say thanks for the great wishes. I hope your day is good today and wish me luck for one too!
steph