Date: 26.01.2017
From: Sue
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Subject: Pain
Good morning everyone, can anyone help, I'm on my medication & now morphine patches, but still in pain, with my arthritis , my husband thinks I'm lieing about the pain, is anyone else in constant pain
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Date: 26.01.2017
From: Colin W
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Subject: Re: Pain
hi Sue , what level are your patches they go from 12.5 to 100 , also what other painkillers you taking & is your blood results up a bit (CRP & ESR)
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Date: 26.01.2017
From: Sue
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Subject: Re: Pain
10 mg Colin and paracetamol also 300mg gabapentin 6 a day
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Date: 26.01.2017
From: Colin W
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Subject: Re: Pain
I always think pain as your freind because it tells you when your arthritis is not under control , some pain killers dont work on joint problems but work well with other conditions Gels can help like Voltarol on joints , you could ask your GP to increase the patches , some people have fibromyalgia where it affects the pain you receive fells worse , but pain is a very personal thing as no one can fell it or understand what you are going through
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Date: 31.01.2017
From: Sue
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Subject: Re: Pain
Morning Colin, I'm now also on 8 5mg of steroids a day, they are helping, but the pain in the knees is off the scale, every time I stand it feels like there full off broken glass
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