Hiya Welcome To Spine Health Firstly i want to say you are not alone We understand your pain and frustrations Have you had any surgery at all ? what other medication are you on? Have you ever had any PT(physio) Missy, i was in hospital on friday I had the facet joint injections At the moment each day the pain feels worse , i have lost the feeling in my toes on the left side(i have been told this can happen) , my sides and hips feels like ive been kicked by an horse The doctor said i had more problems than he thought in the L2/L3/L4/L5/S1... I knew it was worse because of the pain , Waking up with my back in complete spasm at night i have been having catnaps an hour here and there. Unless people we know experience this kind of pain , they cant even begin to understand our pain Keep your chin up , we are all here for you you can message me anytime you want to.

Angie

I have had fibromyalgia for about 15+ years. I recently had an MRI and was told that I have nerve impingement and bulding disc.? and something to do with narrowing of the ? sheath that holds nerves. I don't understand all this but I had to fill out a lot of papers about my pain. and read a lot of papers on opiate thearpy. I was told that one dr. wanted me to have an epidural injection of some kind. I am to say the least a little SCARED.

hi and welcome to the forum! we are here to offer you support and answer what questions we can. i hope you find some comfort being around other people who are suffering as you are. i wonder why you haven't tried a pain pump? they are a last resort for many people here and they have found much needed relief. there is a "Sleep Problems" forum you might want to drop by. it can make a long night less lonely. i hope to see you around the forums and maybe in a better frame of mind from speaking to other forum members!! feeling alone can make the pain so much worse!! Jenny

You are definitely not alone in your journey. Have you tried the long acting opiates? I also went through 3 years of different drugs and procedures that worked for a short time. I now take opiates and have been able to get some quality of life back. Also, have you tried to position yourself as comfortably as possible in a recliner to get some sleep? I have talked to some people here that say that is the only way that they do get sleep. I am so sorry that you have suffered for so long with little to no relief. Does your PM doc have any suggestions for the next thing to try?

I just noticed your post here. You will probably get much more response if you start your own post by clicking Post Topic at the top of this page. Most of us have been the injection route and some have had success. I know that it is scary but just imagine how well worth a few minutes of being uncomfortable will be if it eases your pain. Good luck to you and please keep us posted.

You're not the only one as you can see already! I have had pain for only 10 months and off work too and I can barely walk, lift anything or have any kind of life outdoors or sitting down. I felt very down not unlike yourself, and needed more pain meds so I told my Dr. the med stops working 4 hours after taking it and it's supposed to last 12 hours. She doubled my meds and I still have pain but not so bad that I wanted to give up.

I've got a new hobby, bird watching from the window! We have bluejays, gold finchs, cardinals, brown doves. So I have that hobby and I do some ancestor research online. I hope you take time for yourself Miss Priss and find something you enjoy doing. And I hope the injections help and you get some pain control and get something to help you sleep if your Dr. orders it.... Take care. Charry