Well, that's good at least.

Nov 20, 2007 23:16

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smacksaw November 21 2007, 14:33:29 UTC
With my constant/chronic pain I can tell you there's nothing I can really do but view success as better managing it. I live with it, but try to lessen it. Frankly I think most medications (especially painkillers) are worthless at best and aggravate the problem at worst. There's some sort of gland in the brain that releases endorphins to fight pain, but when you have chronic pain they just don't do anything anymore. These medications either make you secrete something to fight pain (which is like trying to get milk out of an empty carton) or they confuse you so that you can't concentrate on the pain which isn't really living. You might as well just get drunk. If getting high made a difference, maybe ( ... )

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unbound_chaos November 21 2007, 16:45:36 UTC
I hate the waiting, but I'm nervous about having a massage or anything else until I know what's causing the headaches. They came on suddenly and severely without any trauma. I don't want anything to exacerbate the problem if there is one. If it turns out to be .. nothing in particular causing them, then I am not opposed to trying alternate methods of pain management other than pills.

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nellisir November 21 2007, 18:05:24 UTC
Malee's sister speculated might be a pinched nerve. Possible?

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unbound_chaos November 21 2007, 22:19:04 UTC
Anything is possible, I'll ask the doc.

I have your jackets!

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