Poor, Sick…and in Pain

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17. and then there are those of us who STILL need pain relief medication

Look, I think exercise- and I spend an hour+ a day doing aerobic and specific rehab exercises, has been more effective than anything else with the possible exception of meditation, but I still have uncontrollable breakout pain at times; particularly at night. I have a TENS unit. Useless for me despite much of my pain being of nerve origin. I've tried sympathetic nerve blocks, gabapentin, lyrica and many other drugs.

I'm good at distracting myself from pain during the day; at negotiating an uneasy alliance with my CRPS, but there are times when oxycodone is a real life saver.