browndogisinthehouse
Peer Supporter
In October 2015, I met a pain management doctor. At that time pain was really bad and I was on narcotics which did not seem to have any effect other than making me feel drowsy. In addition, I was doing myofascial therapy which includes dry needling which adds to the pain initially. I was quite disparate for any form of relief when I talked to the doctor.
He told me that it is going to be like this and I must learn to live with the pain. In addition, he said he has travelled the world and I have seen the best of physiotherapist and that I am needlessly getting concerned as there are a number of people like me.
I have been through a similar issue earlier when I had been having pelvic pain in 2006. I actually met a doctor Stanford who had said the same thing and also added for good measure that I would be completely disabled and dependent on other people so I should prepare for it. In fact, that possibly let my ex know that I was of not much use to her anymore as I was not earning money and led to her affair with her co-worker at work.
But I did recover and worked for 5 years before falling sick again. So this time I was not quite disheartened. More than that, I was completely exhausted because they did not seem to be any way forward. I have had pelvic pain earlier which was intractable and at that time, neck and back pain used to be at least solvable because so many people had it and there were so many things to try. Here I was again after 5 years stuck yet again on what to do. I knew about TMS but I had no energy to get on the computer so at that time I was looking for temporary relief and become a bit functional
In any case, a physiotherapist help me out and the doctor with all his fancy degrees was proven at least partially wrong.
I'm comparatively better now than the state where I was unable to open doors or turn taps. But the fact that I'm unable to work and the consequent financial stress and my friends and well-wishers are losing their patience on having to offer continuous support has started to affect my morale. The struggle continues...
He told me that it is going to be like this and I must learn to live with the pain. In addition, he said he has travelled the world and I have seen the best of physiotherapist and that I am needlessly getting concerned as there are a number of people like me.
I have been through a similar issue earlier when I had been having pelvic pain in 2006. I actually met a doctor Stanford who had said the same thing and also added for good measure that I would be completely disabled and dependent on other people so I should prepare for it. In fact, that possibly let my ex know that I was of not much use to her anymore as I was not earning money and led to her affair with her co-worker at work.
But I did recover and worked for 5 years before falling sick again. So this time I was not quite disheartened. More than that, I was completely exhausted because they did not seem to be any way forward. I have had pelvic pain earlier which was intractable and at that time, neck and back pain used to be at least solvable because so many people had it and there were so many things to try. Here I was again after 5 years stuck yet again on what to do. I knew about TMS but I had no energy to get on the computer so at that time I was looking for temporary relief and become a bit functional
In any case, a physiotherapist help me out and the doctor with all his fancy degrees was proven at least partially wrong.
I'm comparatively better now than the state where I was unable to open doors or turn taps. But the fact that I'm unable to work and the consequent financial stress and my friends and well-wishers are losing their patience on having to offer continuous support has started to affect my morale. The struggle continues...
