((((((Wisewoman)))))))

I'm sorry for your pain and I'm sorry for your worries over the amount of pain meds.

Chronic pain sucks. Plain and simple. My husband is 29. He has nerve damage, arthritis and his right middle PIP joint is "blowing out", as in no longer there, it's bone on bone. He is a machinist. And that was a work related injury that is 5 years old. His biggest obstacle seems to be not being able to get ENOUGH relief. Nobody wants to give him what he needs to control his pain, so we are in a process of elimination, trying to give him back his quality of life, atleast a small part of what he had before. He had PT and it helped for awhile but since it's degenerative arthrosis caused by a crush injury to all the fingers on his right hand (two were amputated), it's only getting worse. He has lost some of his range of motion and has ALOT of pain, it's so heartbreaking to watch. I know it's even harder for him to have to live through it.

You are a young soul and you should refuse to live in pain! I think as long as you keep yourself in check, everything will be fine. You should NEVER have to be in pain. Not nowadays.

Sending positive thoughts your way.

Take Care of yourself,
Kimberly.