Welcome Wild Coyote!

I also have a few things going on...

(and for everyone else, cuz I don't think I've ever actually put it all down)

I have fibro, diagnosed three years ago I think. When my doc told me that it *was* fibro, I could have cried, because that meant that they might be able to make it better.

I was also in a bad car accident a little over a year ago, and it really screwed up my back. Since the wreck, I have had steroid injections in my cervical spine, thoracic spine, and more than I can count in the lumbar area. A couple scans later, I was told I have severe spinal stenosis in L4/L5. I actually am going for surgery tomorrow to hopefully deal with the stenosis... The wreck also gave me headaches, a certain type. They start and the base of my skull at the back and then radiate ov ER the top of the skull to the forehead. It's basically a nerve that got aggravated. Main thing to do with those in massage my neck around where the headache starts.

In other scans, it's shown that there is calcification in areas, which has been explained as arthritis, but I don't really remember too well...

In addition to all of that, I have addiction issues, so I can't take any pain medication with addictive properties. Bit I also have stomach issues, so I can't take NSAIDs... my pain doc prescribed tramadol, and so far so good. Itg doesn't quite knock out the pain, but it helps.