Anything new for pain,

[granny128]

Hi every one,
Every one calls my granny although I am a male, Its short for Granville, Although i am a Grandpa now.
I have been wheelchair bound for about 15 years now. I heart a failed heart bypass op with attack on the table, The point I wanted to make was I have lower back disc disease to which they was going to operate on ,but decide I couldnt go under the knife again. Pains awful in my back I cant stand only for a few minutes.
I have also collected Fribromaralga{wrong spelling I know} Pain more than awfull, Lots of Tramadol and pregabalin .
Finally I have been diagnosed with Bipolar.
I have not come on this site to moan or brag how ill I am. I need to know if there is something new out there I can talk to my Doc about. He just scratches his head. He's a graet Doc and very understanding but I think he is at a loss.
The pain got so bad all things pain came at once Last October I decided to take my life. I didnt realise the harm I did to my family.I am still here by the way;-} .
Is there any one out there that can help?
Ps I feel better already for talking
Buy

[sandee1818]

Hi and welcome to our community.
I would ask your doctor about a long acting pain medication that is released thru out the day.It seems with the kind of pain you have your doctor would have already tried these medications. You might need a second pain medication in addition the the extended release for break thru pain.
have you discussed this with your doctor at all.
make sure he inderstands that your in pain and the medication that your taking just is not doing the job.
I have no idea about the interaction with bi polar meds but the doctor will know what is safe for you but he does need to know the medication your taking is not working.
I am certainly glad your still here, have you talked with a physcoligist at all about your feelings/ there are pain physcoligist that can help you.
I hope we can help you , everyone here in the community knows what it is like living with pain day after day and just having someone who understands to listen makes a big difference.
Please remember we are here for you if you want or need to talk or if you just need to vent. We all have to vent sometimes as leaving the frustrated feelings we have from time to time only makes things much worse.
Good luck:)
Sorry about any misspellings, my spell check is down;)

[Tuckamore]

Hell  Granny,

Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. I am glad you are still here and very glad you are feeling better. Interesting to me that you are the second male I know that is called Granny. You might want to change your profile page as it indicates you are a female.

Wow, you have been through the mill. I am sorry you are having such pain and discomfort. Have you considered seeing another physician for a second opinion? Or are you involved in a Pain Management Clinic? Those are the suggestions that some to my mind first.

Sometimes it takes a second or even a third look to come up with a new approach. You may have built a good relationship with your current physician and that is great. However I doubt he/she would take acception to your wanting another oppinion. I have a great physician but about once a year she refers me out for another opinion. She says she never wants to ignoer the obvious or be so blind by her focus that she misse something. I appreciate her humble thoroughness.

In 15 years they may indeed be something new out there. Others will post with their suggestions. Please let us know how you are doing. I will look forward with interest to your updates. Take Care, Tuck