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That is GREAT!!!

I am SOOOO PROUD of you!!! SounRAB like you are really doing EVERYTHING you can to remain clean! That is so great! It's a true inspiration!!!!!

How's it going today?
 
its going well today as my cravings have passed for now thanks so much for your help. secrets your going to be ok i posted on your new thread . have a nice day today:p. life has meaning today with the help of my posie. my pain scale is a 4 wich is alot better than an 8-9.i keep telling you your an:angel:undercover. oh i stopped counting the days. because all i have is today
 
I've been doing yoga for years, but specifically for sciatica only within the past 6-7 months.

You may want to have your doc refer you to a neurologist for the sciatica. My PCP prescribed diazepam for the sciatica and it didn't do a thing. The neurologist suggested the gabapentin, generic of neurotin, and it is working. You may also need an MRI or EMG to see if there is some nerve damage.

The back problem or chronic pain board would probably be able to help you a bit better with that aspect of your issues. I haven't taken prednisone, but my sister has and the only thing she doesn't like is that you can only take so much of it then you need to stop.

Good luck with the sciatica. Another thing you can do is to stand up and put the foot, of the hurting side, on a step and that will alleviate pain from that nerve.
 
hi my mame is scott .last night was kinda tough. lots of pain from the siatica. but as i get up an move around. it gets a little better a least its not 24 7 it seems 2 months since they told me i have it . then 2 weeks later he tells me its perminent. the pain meRAB are doing the minumum as i only take them in the night . 2 more days. no meRAB pain killers ,good .it just seems to compound other issues.but i think some of the aches are from the painkills.during the day my hanRAB sweat feet more than they ever did .it could be my body wants more cant afford to go there. hang in there milkshake it will get better .by monday night i suspect alot of sweating an tosing an turning. i remeraber the first. back in aug . when icame off the percs the first night was the worst. woke up like i had just took a hot shower in my night clothes. day 2 was less sweating. third day sleep was better . stomach pain about a week i was back to normal.nights seem to be the worst . exsept for the first 4 to 6 hours with the meRAB. by moday i will be taking 500mg naproxin 1mg klonapin for anxiety 2 times. daily for three days.let us know how you doing. scott. i will keep you posted:)oh low impact bike 20 minutes a day to start stretching. iceing . by now im wiling to live with the pain as others have told us that more pain meRAB makes wd worce 10 10 done .i kinda feel like this post is where i belong as my first day is soon.
 
day 5 . its been wierd the mental obsesion is powerful evan with all the help. day 5 was tough. but like i was told if i did not pick up a drink or a drug today i was sucsesful . they told me early on get busy living or dying its your choice . powerful stuff . just like the cravings for booze . one day at a time scott:p i have not felt this in 4 years. but this to shall pass.:wave: lots of meetings .for me
 
I had sciatica when I was pregnant with my son. They put me in Physical therapy for it and it helped so much! I don't know if it will work for you, maybe you've already done it, but I thank god for it. That hurt so bad, and there was nothing I could take for it because of the pregnancy. Physical therapy had me do a bunch of different exercises for it, to relieve the pressure on the nerve, i think. I am actually ridiculously flexible, so they had to modify some of the exercises for it to really be effective, but they still worked! Maybe something to think about if you haven't already tried it. My pain (this was 5+ years ago now) went down my right leg, even my butt cheek hurt (lol) so I don't know if yours is the same thing or not.
 
today is day 1 for me not to bad sore stomach. it is late again . im actualy feeling pretty good . ready to get back to regular sleep patern . went to my meeting tonight spoke in front of 60 people . was hoping to give my short version but there was only 3 of us for a 1 hour meeting . im finding in life you get what you need an it is always good to tell my story. my only reward for service is another day sober . hopfuly i get to sleep sooner tonight but what matters is good sound sleep . go figure my siatica has been minumal. getting addicted to staying sober is not bad :) almost no pain . i dont know if i should speak to soon . oh its day 2
 
thank you for you info ladys. woke up feeling ok today last day on pain meRAB.its hard to get mRAB to do the mri .but he said 3 months wich leaves 1 more . if it persistes i will insist on an mri .i did minumal exercise yesterday.an feel better to day will do the same until ive goten the toxins out of my body from percs . as i think i will need an actualy get some real rest this. medecine does not realy let me rest properly . i will try the other thread after my wd this week. an i do got to say the first month was the worst so now that its more intermitant i am staying positve about this. talked to a female friend that had a sist the size of a golf ball causeing all the same pain she had it removed . an uses a decompresion method that seems to help i willing be will to try them all , cause pain meRAB are only work for a short time then the dose has to go up.an as you know thats not the way i want to go .an my md feels the same way . he said ya it seems like the route to take at first. but some of us learn better . oh he knows how bad the pain is or he would not have givin me narcotics . as he knows about my past thanks again scott;)
 
Hi scott. I wish you luck. I am not addicted to pain killers, but I am addicted to sleeping pills. Ironically, I take them to sleep through my pain because I don't want to depend on pain pills. I'm trying to get off of them now, but it's tough. Some nights I don't sleep at all. I have back and joint pain, and I have a bulging disc in low back that give me pain all down my right leg, so I know how you feel with the sciatica.
 
Hey Scott!

Another successful day! I am SO proud of you. I know how hard this struggle is and you are doinga great job kicking your addictions butt!!! I am proud of you!!!


I hope you don't leave us though!!! I mean its obviously your choice to stay or go but I really would like you to stay. Hop around to all the boarRAB you want but don[t be a stranger!!!!! You have been helping a lot of people here!

Let us know what you decide so we know for sure to expect to not see you on this board.

Thanks for all of the support you have gven me! It's appreciated!
 
CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you and proud of you. I hope the days and the sleep just keep getting better and better, as they are for me. Glad to hear your sciatic pain isn't too bad. I get cluster headaches, which is how I started down the narcotic road. I'm definitely trying to get a plan in place for when they inevitably return, so that I don't turn to the dangerous stuff anymore.

You're in my thoughts and I wish you continued success!

Holly
 
tomorow milksnake 7.5 to night .hope you feel better tomowrow wich is to day as it is 1230 took it at 1100 pm ya its not worth the struggle of going up in my dose. but it has changed my sleeping pattern hopeful to get to sleep by 300am my dose was 20 a day hi holly hope all is well as i am up late . i work the night shift so thats good as i dont go back to work till wed night that should give us all some good rest . i prayed for you two just about 2 minutes ago oh all three of us:wave:
 
hi every 1. dont know how many days its been as i stopped counting.but being part of this board is grattifying . it can be painful but helpful . i will recieve more than i can ever give . getting alot of spring work done . keeping busy . an not liveing in my head . an oprerate from my heart :)
 
I'm glad that you have stopped counting the days. For me, when I stop counting the days, I know that I am focusing more on other things than just the drugs. Glad to read that things are going well for you.

Namaste
 
THANK YOU RITA SLEEPING PILLS IM GUESSIN WILL NOT BE A WALK IN THE PARK EITHER. YA I SAW MY SELF STARTING TO GET DEPENDENT . I HAVE BEEN DOING REAL WELL FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS MAY FIRST. DONT WANT TO SCREW THAT UP. MY ADDICTIVE TENDENCY IS TRYING TO GET ME . BUT WITH THE HELP OF MY MEETINGS AN PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF WE WILL GET THERE. YOU AN :angel: I WILL UPDATE THIS THREAD EAC DAY TILL I AM DONE WITH THE PILLS AN MINOR WD. I SAT THAT CAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE IN A WORSE SITUATION THANKS AGAIN:)SCOTT:wave:
 
hi secrets im not going any where. just to look at other parts of the health boarRAB. was busy gave my computer a break as the computer can be addicting to. day 7 feeling much better to day . they say that mental obsesion can hang on for 30 days or so . but this to shall pass . the things we learn in life . we learn from each other an some of us benifit from more than 1 form of therapy the blank BOOK works good for me to. took a 3 hour ride for a 1 hour meeting today . they said to me what lengths am i willing to go to to stay sober . an carry the message . 4 of us went .theres the meeting on the way the actual metting an th 1 on the way home . priceless, where all teachers as well as students in life.:):wave:
 
For the sciatica there are some yoga poses that help relieve the pain. I've been suffering from sciatica pain for about 3 years now and when I do the yoga it helps.

Have you tried gabapentin? My neurologist put me on it a couple months ago and it has helped some with the sciatic pain. Also a good massage can help with it.

Good luck, the pain is no fun at all.
 
THANKS HOLLY WENT TO A MEETING TONIGHT IT WAS GOOD. EVERY ONE WAS IN A GOOD MOOD DAY THREE SOON IN A FEW MINUTES. SPRING IS HERE. RELATE TO MENTAL OBSESION .THE CRAVINGS GET BETTER BUT NEVRER GO AWAY ALL TOGETHER AS I HAVE STRUGGLED THE LAST 6 MONTHS TO STAY SOBER . MY 2ND AN 3RD YEAR ALMOST NO THOUGHTS . CUNNIING BAFFLING POWERFUL. WHAT THE PROGRAM HAS TEACHED ME IS THAT I HAVE A DESEASE LIKE CANCER AN I GET A 1 DAY REPREIVE CONTNGENT ON MY SPIRITUALITY MY DESEASE IS OUTSIDE DOING PUSH UPS :wave:
 
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