Male, 30 years of age. I've been actively riding motorcycles and generally being physically active in extreme sports since about 8 years old. I was in a serious car accident at age 19, which I was not buckled in and was thrown about. Nothing was broken, but I pay for it today.
I have dabilitating pain that comes and goes in my shoulder than runs down my back and up my neck and face. It also runs down my arm.
I've had tons of probing and exams, they've jammed huge needles in my back and shoulder to listen to muscle health or something I'm not even quite sure what all they've done anymore.
Pain pills make me sick, and don't actually do anything for the pain. This is a genetic issue, as my mother and grandfather also received no pain relief from medications. Even the high doses during my mothers death from cancer, the pain relief finally only came from high doses of IV fed pain medications in which she was basically comatose. Percocet makes me tired, Oxycontin does nothing at all. I had surgery to have my appendix removed and they injected a high dose of something into me in the recovery room but all that did was dope me up so bad I slept.
Bottom line is this: The pain is so bad I sit in a chair all day. I dont' want to sit but I'm kind of out of options. I've stretched, done yoga for 3 months. I drink water, I'm healthy, my immune system is extremely fast to react and I don't get sick. Why am I stuck with this pain? And why can't they identify it? it's so bad I walk funny.
What are my options? Medical marijuana is an option I'm about to look into. I know most doctors don't like it but whatever... I can't take pills that don't work and therapy has done nothing. I had massage therapy for about 3 years 3 days a week. Before I go asking doctors, what should I do? I've rejected their further attempts to dope me up with pills.