Pain management without medication
Re: Pain management without medication
Anyone with chronic pain discovers they need an arsenal of treatment options, traditional ie medication and PT and nontraditional ie meditation, relaxation, acupuncture, etc. to manage their pain. The more we learn what works for oneself after trial and error the better. I have a massage once a week but if the massage therapist is even a little too aggressive with my butt and/or legs it flares me up and I suffer for a couple of days but if they keep the pressure just right I am feeling better the next day. All our treatment plans need to be very individualized and adding non-medical treatment regimes to the daily mix is certainly key to minimizing pain.
2/07 LAVH and TOT 7/07 TOT right side removed 9/07 IL, IH and GN neuropathy 11/07 PN - Dr. Howard
6/08 Obturator neuralgia - Dr. Conway 11/08 Disability, piriformis syndrome - Dr. Howard
4/09 Bilateral obturator decompression surgery, BLL RSD - Dr. Howard
9/10 Removed left side TOT, botox, re-evaluate obturator nerve - Dr. Hibner
2/11 LFCN and saphenous neuralgia - Dr. Dellon 2/11 MRI with Dr. Potter - confirmed entrapment
5/11 Right side TG - Dr. Hibner 2012 Left side TG - Dr. Hibner
6/08 Obturator neuralgia - Dr. Conway 11/08 Disability, piriformis syndrome - Dr. Howard
4/09 Bilateral obturator decompression surgery, BLL RSD - Dr. Howard
9/10 Removed left side TOT, botox, re-evaluate obturator nerve - Dr. Hibner
2/11 LFCN and saphenous neuralgia - Dr. Dellon 2/11 MRI with Dr. Potter - confirmed entrapment
5/11 Right side TG - Dr. Hibner 2012 Left side TG - Dr. Hibner
Re: Pain management without medication
Fantastic post, Sunil. Thank you for sharing what you've learned. 
I can certainly relate to that. I've been med-free for just over a year now. The pain is horrible but I feel so much better in other ways.sunil wrote:Having drugs to help me in the long term did not help me, it set me back in many ways.
I couldn't agree more, NYT.nyt wrote:All our treatment plans need to be very individualized and adding non-medical treatment regimes to the daily mix is certainly key to minimizing pain.
Ultra Sound in 03/08 showed severely retroverted, detaching uterus with mulitple fibroids and ovarian cysts.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Pressure and pain in lower abdomen and groin area was unspeakable and devastating.
Total lap hysterectomy in 06/08, but damage was already done.
EMG testing in NH in 04/10 - bilateral PN and Ilioinguals
3T MRI at HSS, NY in 09/10
Bilateral TG surgery with Dr. Conway on 03/29/11. Bilat ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric neurectomy 03/12. TCD surgery 04/14.
Re: Pain management without medication
Excellent post, Sunil. Thankyou for sharing. I really agree with you that conservative methods are extremely important in managing this pain.
I do take tramadol and nortriptyline, and these are a valuable help for me, but I regard other elements of my pain management programme as equally important, if not more so. In particular the relaxation and breathing techniques from CBT and the visualisation techniques from NLP are essential for me. And there are other things as well, too numerous to go into here.
It is like having a toolbox with lots of things that all help a bit, and I can use any of them that I wish. Nothing makes it go away, but it can be managed.
I do take tramadol and nortriptyline, and these are a valuable help for me, but I regard other elements of my pain management programme as equally important, if not more so. In particular the relaxation and breathing techniques from CBT and the visualisation techniques from NLP are essential for me. And there are other things as well, too numerous to go into here.
It is like having a toolbox with lots of things that all help a bit, and I can use any of them that I wish. Nothing makes it go away, but it can be managed.