About Me: Female, Seattle, WA, member since Jan 2011
I have chronic pain that I know is associated and believe is caused by herpes simplex in my face. It causes neck and shoulder pain which is excruitating and debilitating at times. It is becoming most of the time now. I am on 4 different medications used to treat it so t
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[More]here's not much else I can do however I am having a hard time convincing my doctor that this is what my pain is from. I need a diagnosis and some validation. I feel like my phantom pain is affecting my ability to function and my family doesn't understand how much pain i am in most of the time and how exhausting it is fighting it. I am a mother of a very lively 4 year old and it is really super hard to deal with. Getting ready to file for disability soon.
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