Tired of the pain
My body is falling apart, latest is a crumbling spine. Pain's unbearable, tried everything from morphine to oxycodone, nothing helps. Can't take it anymore, no quality of life left. Doctors and consultants can't help. Mobility in legs is gone too. No other way out.
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I've tried a TENS machine and it really helped me! You can find them at Body Clock or maybe some pharmacies will carry them too. Just curious, how did your back end up hurting so much? A physio might have some good suggestions for you-like they did for me when I was in pain.
I mean, steroids really did a number on me-my spine is just falling apart now. There's honestly nothing anyone can do about it anymore. Thanks for getting back to me though.
No one should have to deal with pain. Have you had any scans to figure out what's going on? I've got issues with my neck, where the spine is caussing serious paain. It's kind of like when your nerves get messed up and start sending signals all over teh place. All I can say is that it might be nerve damage or something similar. To manage it, I use TENS to help with the pain and try to block any extra pain from spreading to other parts of my body.
I was wondering if someone got help from a doctor on how and where to use the TENS device. Maybe you know what kind of doctor that was?
For me, I've got a bunch of TENS machines-mostly twin channels. My very first one came from the physio therapist, and another one I bought online from Body Clock. Also, the pain clinic gave me one too. My first machine was single channel, but the rest are twin channels, which have moe settings for different parts of your body. I had to teach myself how to use them since my physio only showed me how to use the single channel. It cost me around a hndred pounds, and because I'm disabled, I didn't pay VAT.
You'll want spare tags-although you might get some wiht the leads. Hospitals sometimes give you pads too. If anything isn't clear or if you run into any issues, I'm here to help out! Today's my first day back after getting both eyes done. Honestly, it can be a bit of a hassle at times, but taking charge of your own treatment is super important.
I hope I didn't disturb you while you were recovering, someone earlier. I think it's important for us to take care of ourselves as much as possible. I really hope you feeel better soon.
Hey everyone, it's finally my last day with all these meds and drops! My vision is nearly spot-on now; I just need glasses for reading, but soon I might need a little rest on them too. Right now, I only grab the reading specs from Boots when I'm hitting the books or whatever.
I feel like a whole new person, honestly. The only thing holding me back is my right eye-they think I might still need another surgery, and my GP wasn't much help with that, but the machine's instructions were pretty clear.
If you're headed to the hospital for your spine, they'll walk you through using nerrve blocks and how to place those pads with two channels. The key is figuring out the power and pulse settings; it takes a bit of getting used to, but you'll get there in no time.
By the way, if you want to learn more about these machines, check online-there are some greta explanations out there. There's also an EMF machine that athletes often use for muscle toning.
thx again l8r i'll try it out idk it cant get any worse tho thx again lol