Posted by simcha on August 22, 2010, at 16:48:14
In reply to Re: Cymbalta approved by FDA for chronic pain, posted by sigismund on August 22, 2010, at 16:11:43
Yes, I give up on getting my pain properly treated because there really is nothing that docs seem to be able to do about it on a consistent basis.
I do go in when I have a huge flare-up though. And it takes an exceptional flare-up for me to have the will to go in and see a doctor. These days they give me a Toradol shot (anti-inflammatory) and vicodin. The last time it was so bad they added prednisone and valium. I had a herniated disk in my neck. Believe me, I was on Cymbalta and it didn't even touch the pain I was in. I was crying in my car driving home after putting up with the excruciating pain, numbness, and tingling for a week or two. I pulled over and called an advice nurse for my health plan and she convinced me to go to the emergency room. I was having numbness in my right arm and hand, radiating pain, and tingling. I still have occasional numbness in my right hand. They told me that I might have some residual nerve damage, lovely.
Our medical system in this country is terrible at treating chronic pain and some of the physical issues causing it. I've given up on having my daily pain treated. I'm used to it now.
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