Reviewer: twanagen, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years

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I find it works unless I do too much physical activity. The morphine works up to a certain level of pain, then I have to listen to my body and take a break for hours or even a day. My pain is caused from radiation treatment damage. If I didn't have a doctor who insisted that I deserve to be able to TRY to live a normal life which means control pain by use of morphine I would be a different perso ... Show Full Comment

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I find it works unless I do too much physical activity. The morphine works up to a certain level of pain, then I have to listen to my body and take a break for hours or even a day. My pain is caused from radiation treatment damage. If I didn't have a doctor who insisted that I deserve to be able to TRY to live a normal life which means control pain by use of morphine I would be a different person today (not much use to anyone). I find that the nausea that occurs and the constipation are managable. I do get a case of the itches once in a while. Otherwise it is a life saving drug for me! I realize I am dependant on the drug, which is different than addicted. That's okay with me.
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Reviewer: rtd1958, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I started going to pain management in 1997 for a shattered left wrist. In 2002 I fell of a ladder and now have 11 bad disc's 2 in neck, 6 in thoracic and 3 in lumbar. Hade RF Ablation in 2005 on right side of lumbar spine. I take 2 100 mg. MS contin, 3 10/350 Percocet, 3 10mg. valium and 3 10 mg. Baclofen. I have also had 3 nerve blocks that last about a year. We who take this type of medications ... Show Full Comment

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I started going to pain management in 1997 for a shattered left wrist. In 2002 I fell of a ladder and now have 11 bad disc's 2 in neck, 6 in thoracic and 3 in lumbar. Hade RF Ablation in 2005 on right side of lumbar spine. I take 2 100 mg. MS contin, 3 10/350 Percocet, 3 10mg. valium and 3 10 mg. Baclofen. I have also had 3 nerve blocks that last about a year. We who take this type of medications are called medical addicts and may never be able to stop taking them. I am 50 years old and work in construction. I don't miss many days of work but do miss alot of weekends trying to recover from the weeks work. I never live pain free but having a great doctor who understands and cares is the ticket for getting through the next day. I don't speak openly anymore about the pain. Most of my friends have judged me because of the doses I take and when they complain to me about how much something hurts I just smile and say I'm sorry to here that your not feeling so well. The quality of my life has improved thanks to a wonderful doctor who has made the study of pain management his lifes work. To fellow sufferers I hope you find that doctor. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope it helps.
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Reviewer: dsss, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months

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causes pain to increase bad

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causes pain to increase bad
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Reviewer: DontItMakeYouSmile, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I had 2 spinl surgery's when I was just around 18,i'm 27 now.The second surgery was to fix a pin that slippined either in phiscal theropy or when a nurse taking me to P.T.had my I.V.on the wrong side and I tripped over the cords.The pin slipped hit and tore up a piece of my vertibrate and spine.I was in so much pain and they had me jacked up on pain meds so much they started to believe I was fakin ... Show Full Comment

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I had 2 spinl surgery's when I was just around 18,i'm 27 now.The second surgery was to fix a pin that slippined either in phiscal theropy or when a nurse taking me to P.T.had my I.V.on the wrong side and I tripped over the cords.The pin slipped hit and tore up a piece of my vertibrate and spine.I was in so much pain and they had me jacked up on pain meds so much they started to believe I was faking the pain and thinking I was an ADDICCT!!It took me,my mother and my father to demand the hospitol to take more xrays and sure enough,they found the pin that slipped. Now, after all that, about 2 years ago I was working,I was a butcher and sometimes would help out the deli at a local grocery store.Late one night I was taking some food back to the freezer and when exiting I sliped on a sheet of ice.I mean like in the movies sliped,both feet in the air,my back around a meter off the floor before gravity kicked in.Was in EXCRUCIATING pain.The kind you know that just makes you want to give up,your just so aggitated,misreable,offensive,I mean just horrid,horrid pain. Went threw 3 Doctors whom you must go if your hurt in the work place,took xrays, told me nothin' wrong, your fine,blah,blah,B.S..I finaly couldn't take it,went to my old doctor whom put me on morphine sulfate,30 mg's 3 times a day. Didn't touch the pain.So he had to gradually increase it untill now,i'm on 100mg's 4 times a day.Now he told me go back to the orthopitist that did my surgery and see whats going on.So,I did go back same hospitol and surgeon,took 3 xrays,came in and told me the rods they put in my spine after the first operation,2 on each side and the pins that go into my bone to stabilize it snapped in 2.Now I have to go threw a third freakin' surgery,10%chance I can be paralyzed and/or never walk again,75% chance ill have a very weak knee from all the nerve damage and 75% chance that it will do nothing for the pain because so much damage was done.We have a big case for suit but what of the pain? Sux
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