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Okay, I saw the third specialist early this month. He was good, he listened to me, and understood why I wanted to get off Fentanyl. I asked him if I would have any side effects if we switched to an extended release of Oxycodone. You see, I've been using a Fentanyl patch since 2001. The...

Yes? What do you want to show me? And it better not be an advert to buy something....

Moe - I know what you mean by stress affecting you. Stress most always cause me to go into what I call Flare Up mode. That second pain specialist did a number on me. He stressed all my joints to see where pain was coming from, in doing so he created a lot of pain. The next day I went into...

Moe, I'm 61 years old. I'm on Disability - my employer forced me to retire in 2004, they said I could no longer perform the critical functions of my job. Their problem was they wouldn't let me, or others in my position, to work part time from home. Now, years later it's a requirement, you must...

Maria, I was on Tramadol/Ultram back in the late nineties and in 2000. But then it l o st it's effectiveness. That's when my doc switched me to a Fentanyl patch. I want something that will replace the fentanyl, but still keep the pain away. Next week I have appointments with two new Pain...

Like many others, it took many years and many physicians to finally come up with a diagnosis. Before I was diagnosed, I saw pain doctors, orthopedic docs, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, and regular Doctors. Then I was referred to a Rheumatologist who specialized in Diagnostic Dilemmas. (He...

Hi everyone, Sorry for the longish post, but sometimes it's needed, right? I've been taking narcotic pain meds since early 2001. They've been the only thing that controls pain. Over the years I've tried numerous alternatives, but nothing has been effective. Acupuncture was a joke, I...

It's quite common for upper arms to be painful. I get it in both bicep muscles, a deep aching pain that makes me want to scream (sometimes I really do scream). Remember, Fibromyalgia is a disease of the muscles, so anywhere you have a muscle, you can have it Flare into pain. Koren