Originally Posted by Geordie

Thankyou all for your support and understanding and very kind words.Im in a sober state reading this and not ashamed to say I can hardly see through the tears to read not from the pain but from the support and non judgemental posts.


I have also reduced the alcohol by at least half the last two days and not touched any before 6pm I know it's only 2 days but it's a start and I actually feel better for it not only physically but mentally.

I'm not too good with words at times and cant find the right ones to thankyou all with. I hope I can return the kindness you have shown me.

Love G

Originally Posted by Geordie

Hi all I look in to this site most days but don't post much I guess I'm just needing to vent some tonight. We are all in pain if were here to start with.I guess but how do we deal with it?. Me personally I have seen a pain psycologist twice physio once a week one stellate ganglion block (only a couple of Hours relief ) referred to a neuro surgeon refered to a pain manage programme.A ll very well and good but none of this makes me feel any better why do I feel I am on my own here ? My wife suffers fron fibromyalgia and spondylitis and I looked after her while being self employed working 60+hours a week.

I can no longer work due to this demon I have it in both hands and it's creeping up my left arm. I take Gabapentin ,Amitriptoline duluxotine.also ramipril and felodipine for blood pressure. I have always drank socially but now find myself drinking more and more to numb the pain in my hands.It works to an extent if I have enough but in the morning I'm worse so I've started to drink in the morning to get the same effect as the night time. I thought I had been hiding this well but obviously not.Sorry for any spelling mistakes as I'm typing with my thumbs in a not too sober state.

What I need to know is how do other people cope with the pain of this? I realy need to get back to work for my own sanity.

Sorry for the rant but I really need help to deal with this




LOVE G

Originally Posted by heatherg23

Hi,
you can "rant" anytime you want. Have you tried a pain management doctor instead?

I take Gabapentin l(anti seizure meds to stop the pain signals from getting to the brain) which works well. Amitryplyline because I can't stay asleep as night without it. Pardon the spellings it's late lol. Morphine for the pain. As long as I stay laying down the Gab. and Morphine help a lot! I have RSD in my right foot and entire leg. That's why I have to lay down all day every day. Which I've excepted so that doesn't bother me like it used to. So those meds are the first way I deal with the pain. I also try to stay positive. The whole "It could be a lot worse" thing..etc...Another way I deal with it is to stay very busy all day. I took up hobbies that i can do laying down so I don't think about it. Having 2 very happy lovable dogs also keeps a smile on my face.

I think of life as a balancing act. I have to have good things to out weight the bad things. That's my life plan.

I have like 2 drinks a year. Drinking won't help in the long term. i think medication is a better way to go.

I hope you feel better really soon!