Joining the forum
 

Hello to everyone. My name is Frank. I am 58 and have been suffering from neuropathic foot pain for almost 15 years. Each year the pain as gotten worse. Over the years I turned to my various internists and podiatrists to helped control the pain. They have prescribed elavil, tegretol, gabapentin, lyrica, cymbalta, vidodin alone and in assorted combinations and theses concoctions worked for awhile and then lost their effectiveness. In March of this year I had a medical crisis, caused by my pain and my medications, which landed me in the hospital for 2 days. I don't remember anything about my hospital stay. I was "gone" during the incident. It was then I decided to seek help from a doctor who specialized in the treatment of pain. That was one of my better decisions. He got that I was in pain 24/7 and that it affected all aspects of my life. He said that he had a medication that had worked for him and many of his other patients. The medication is Subutex(buprenorphine). Its been a life-saver for my. I take 4 miligrams 5 times a day. It controls the pain so well that most of the time I am not fearing an onset of pain. The downside is that the doctor visits and the medication is very expensive. Thank God for my mother. Well, I'll stop now. I have to get ready to walk my dog. Nice meeting everyone.

Hi Frank :)
welcome to NT, as we call it.

Hi Frank! Welcome to NT. :welcome_sign:

Sorry for all your pain but you've found the right place to come for support and friends! :) I've posted a link to our PN Forum in case you haven't visited there yet. Please feel free to have a look around and join in anywhere you feel comfortable.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

Thanks for the warm welcome
 

I back from walking my dog, Corkie, (a lab/corgie mix) and checked the site and was pleased to see your warm welcome. I glad to be in the NT.

Hello....Kitty!
 

Thanks for the link. I'll be jumping off now.

Frank 405

Welcome Frank. I am a dog-lover and would love it if you would show us a picture of Corgi! I am glad you found this site.:)

Welcome Frank.

Im glad Kitty steered you in the right direction.:)

I too have horrible nerve pain in my feet so I think I know how you feel.

Make yourself at home there are lots of wonderful folks here ready
to lend an ear.

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Hello Frank, and welcome to NT! You will find many helpful, caring, and friendly people here.

We're so glad you found us! :)

I have been using Subutex for depression for several months now and it's a miracle