Pain relief from medication?

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truthfully all the painkillers they gave me in hospital for my lung cancer were nice. I am not really a painkiller person, and I will admit. I think a few combinations of the drugs do have a numbing effect or interfere with that part of your mind. part of it though, after a certain number of injuries it is very hard to get panicked anymore over a lot of things. most of the people here have some sort of story that most people consider horrifying. We have a worst injury thread, it gets rough. but I had a few fucked up stories long before the epilepsy, i cut off the tip of my index with a bicycle wheel. i had to go find the tip before we went to hospital. it is hard for a lot to shock me after that. I think it is similar for a lot of other people, even more so for those who have their epilepsy from an injury
 
I had three Excedrin just because it was hurting to breathe
 
Wow it’s been 3 years since I first posted about this.
I’m currently in the process of getting surgery scheduled for a hernia. I’ve known about it for months. I would notice it occasionally.
I believe my hypo manic episode a few weeks ago aggravated it quite a bit. If it’s sore I can push it back. I’ve had a hernia in the past. I should be in excruciating pain.

Still hard to explain. It hurts but I don’t feel pain 🤪
Good problem to have I guess.
 
I HATE it when I'm in severe pain since they say that with the AED's I should only use acetaminophen. That NEVER gets rids of my pain. If I'm having the pain at night, I don't care & take ibuprofen. At least I sleep in peace.

I'm starting to wonder if my quilting hobby has caused some type of long-term injury or pain issue. Recently, my right thumb joint (where it joins my wrist) has been constantly hurting. I will often wear a tight thumb brace on it to lessen the discomfort. Sometimes at night I will rub a pain relief cream on, then wear the brace to alleviate the pain.
 
I take more Advil than I would like and I have lidocaine patches for my shoulders. Unfortunately my fingers have been getting worse
 
This quote doesn’t apply to me. 😜
“To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness.”

- John Lubbock
 
I really need to find something that will help with the pain I get in my thumb joint. Yesterday I didn't do ANY quilting/sewing, but in the evening, was in SEVERE pain. I not only took some ibuprofen, I rubbed pain cream on it then put the brace back on before going to sleep. I've been wearing a thin compression brace on it, basically 24/7--sometimes even doubling them up.
 
Sabbo said:
I really need to find something that will help with the pain I get in my thumb joint. Yesterday I didn't do ANY quilting/sewing, but in the evening, was in SEVERE pain. I not only took some ibuprofen, I rubbed pain cream on it then put the brace back on before going to sleep. I've been wearing a thin compression brace on it, basically 24/7--sometimes even doubling them up.
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Do you know what's causing the pain?
 
I'm thinking I may have developed or carpal tunnel arthritis in that area. I don't type a lot but do use my thumb & forefinger the most in quilting/sewing & embroidery. For cutting quilt fabric I use rotary cutters--cutting straight w/ scissors is almost impossible. One cutter has an ergonomic handle; the other's handle is straight.
I'll probably discuss it with my new reg MD when I go my check up in a few weeks. My old reg MD retired last year--locating another MD that was accepting patients was a PAIN.
 
On doc said carpal tunnel. But it is all ten fingers so they are saying neuropathy and a pinched nerve in my neck
 
I came across this older discussion and wanted to add that some seizure meds can dull pain for me too, especially right after a big event. It usually fades after a day or two. Out of curiosity, did you ever notice a pattern with certain meds or doses? I’m wondering if it’s more of a temporary post-seizure effect or something tied to the medication itself.
 
Hi Renewindi,

Welcome to CWE! The best pain killer for me is hempvana which is medical marijuana that you can buy in the store
and it doesn't have any thc in it. I use it on my back and it does wonders.
I will tell you everyone here have been a wonderful help to me over the yrs. and very supportive. You have found
a great forum! Wishing you only the best and May God Bless You!

Sue
 
No, I’ve never noticed any patterns. I have a bad knee from an old injury. It will get a little swollen if I do to much sometimes. Still not as painful as it used to be. I guess it’s a good thing. 🫤
 
I'll have good & bad days w/the pain in my thumb joint. Oddly, there are days when I haven't done a thing (that I feel) would stress or "overwork" it, and I'm in severe pain. Then, there are days that I HAVE spent cutting fabric, sewing, or do doing other things requiring me to use my thumb more, & I there is NO pain! I still recall when it started one morning--I woke up w/the pain. At one point, it was SO bad that bringing my thumb & forefinger together hurt.
 
Sabbo,

Try some of that hempvana for the pain and if you think it's arthritis they have the hempvana for arthritis also.
I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue
 
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