Hi All. You may all be a god send. I'm 41 and 18 years ago I had an accident in the army. I broke both collar bones and herniated three discs. Plus have thoracic outlet syndrome. And assorted other fun bits. I have pain every day. Mostly manageable without drugs. But it flares up pretty bad. It flared up about 8 weeks ago. I've been in constant 24/7 pain for about 5 weeks. Bad. Excruciating pain. Rolled up on the bed crying pain. Note I have my teeth drilled without Novocain so I have a pretty high tolerance for pain. I'm on gabapentin, Percocet and some old Lortabs and flexeril. Nothing seems to be working. The va takes their own time. I have an MRI scheduled for the 24 and I don't see a dr until 10/11. I'm at my wits end. My arm feels like it's either on fire, being crushed, being zapped by a zillion volts of electricity or that super uncomfortable dull achy pain. It's 24/7. I don't know what to do. Only if I double a dose. Will I get to a point where I can't feel it. And then I'm so drowsy I fall asleep.

Anyway. Thank a for listening. I think I need to find a local support group. No one seems to be able to relate.

Night.

Matt