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    • Need Help understanding my Discogram
    • This is LONG, If you want to just skip to the question, go to the last two paragraphs and just keep in mind that I believe I understand the discogam.) Today I had a discogram and I had high hopes that this would reproduce my pain and I would finally have a diagnosis for my chronic lower back, hi
    • right front shoulder pain
    • i first noticed it when i would change positions in bed and put weight on it. it doesn't hurt to lift things above my head, except heavy objs like presses, and doing pull ups. stretching doesn't help. if anyone could post a good anatomy picture of the shoulder muscles i could pinpoint
    • Avinza - Is it a 24 hour or 12 hour pain relief?
    • My PM&R dr. had my blood tested for morphine and demerol. He was surprised to find it was negative for both. I told him it was probably over 24 hours since I had taken the Avinza. When I got home and looked it up, it was not even 24 hours since I took it. I was also surprised. I am real new
    • Please help - really worried
    • Hi AllThis is my first post, really on behalf of someone else so thank you in advance to anyone that can help.About 2 weeks ago, my boyfriend started complaining of headaches, something he has never really suffered from before. Over about a week, they became steadily worse, leading to disrupted
    • What would be the best pair of shoes a weight lift...
    • What would be the best pair of shoes a weight lifter can wear? What about for boxing and running?Thanks
    • eye or head problem,,,,
    • I went to my optomologist cause my eyes seemed top be bothering me and I got headaches occassionally. She said that due to me switching my contact solutions various times that I causes an irratation/redness under my eyelid.So,,,,she out me on Prednisolone Acetate and patanol for one month. for t
    • Just cant get out of bed in the morning!
    • I recently started the Duragesic patch and was bumped from Norco to Percocets.I don't know if it is just me, or does anyone else suffer from having a hard time getting up in the morning? I usually go to bed kind of late (11:30 or midnight'ish), but I can't seem to get my self out
    • member of AA: to tell or not?
    • I am a member of alcoholics anonymous. I have been sober for many years, but now I am forced to go on long-term pain medication. I have not had any problems with desiring drugs. As a matter of fact, I hate the side effects. Should I tell my doctors about the AA? I am afraid of a backlash.
    • Several weird feelings in head
    • I'm a 21 year old male. Since about mid-March I've been experiencing odd sensations in my head. I'd been diagnosed with panic disorder, and also have some type of sinus infection. I get the normal sinus, eye, cheek and forehead pain. But i also get these odd sensations in my head.
    • Frontal headache,neck pain & confusion
    • I've been having what I thought were sinus headaches. They come on suddenly and feel like I'm being struck between the eyes. I stop, wince, and can't think very clearly, and the back of my neck starts hurting, right under my skull--like a whiplash, only I dont have whiplash. I do,
    • Leg flexor pain from squats
    • Hello everyone, new member, long time reader.I've been following ripptoes for the past 5 weeks and my squats are starting to get really heavy.I believe my technique is up to scratch and I am making no obvious mistakes.From this i've developed a sharp stabbing pain in my leg flexors (im
    • knee pain question
    • i know there are a lot of these knee pain threads so i searched but couldnt really find the answer i was looking for. anywho... my name is brian. i am 21 years. i am currently doing rippetoe's workout program. i am on my 6th week. the first 5 weeks of the program were going really well but
    • shoreline,about tolerance[anyone welcome feedback]
    • Hi again my pain friends! Very lucky for me,i have a very understanding doctor! Just want some opinions. I've been on opiods for 3 yrs.Mostly oxycotin,wich my past and my doc. now,findthis med. works for my pain.Talking to other peaple who are,or have taking o.c find that the dosage needs t
    • Advice please?
    • My Doc today raised my Dilaudid dose from 2mg to 6 mg every 4 to 6 hours. Problem is as far as I know the 2mg tabs are the only ones covered. I got a script yesterday for 40 2mg tabs. But isnt 6 mg 3 tabs? In that case the script will be gone 3 times early. I have informed the pharm. Well I just
    • Wrist Pain
    • Hello. I have injured my wrist during flat bench press. I cannot put any pressure on it during pressing out such as bench, dumbell presses. Can I get the same type of mass building in the chest and shoulders doing fly machines? I have to find a way to replicate doing what the bench used to do fo
    • After doing an MRI, does anyone know the duration ...
    • After doing an MRI, does anyone know the duration on how long it takes for the results?thx
    • Anyone out there tried Midrin?
    • Has anyone out there tried Midrin for tension/vascular headaches? Please any success out there? :bouncing:
    • Prolotherapy & injured elbow
    • Just thought I would share since this has been the most frustrating injury I have ever had.Long story short I developed tennis elbow/tendonitis almost 2 years ago. Well, after two rounds of a medrol dose pack, three rounds of prednisone and four cortisone shots spread out over the last 2 years i
    • My back isn't feeling right...
    • I was playing tennis today.. .haven't played in a few weeks and my back felt like trash. When i lunged for hard to reach shots... i had pain and it felt stiff. I hurt my back squatting in the past but i gave that time to heal and it is feeling alright now. But yeah whenever i extended or ex
    • Lexapro vs Zoloft
    • My doctor prescibed me Lexapro. About a year ago, I was on Zoloft and did pretty good on it. Anyone know of a reason why my GP prescribed Lexapro this time and not Zoloft?
    • pain patch?
    • hi alli have degenerative disk disease and migraines too. so far the only thing that really works is percocets. my migrains are odd and typical meds like immitrex do not work for me. I was wondering about pain patches (for my back issues not my migraines)... what do they do? Can you wear them al
    • Deadlifting injury
    • Two days ago, I was deadlifting heavy 1x2.pain.itags.org.375, 8x3.pain.itags.org.300 and a few other exercises and at the end of the 5th or 6th set, I felt something like a tear in my right thigh. A few inches below my waist and kinda in line with the long tendon that runs from my pelvic bone. It feels about 3 inches long an
    • what sort of damage have i most likely done to my hand
    • last week (saturday 17th november) i drunkenly punched a condom machine in the mens bathroom of a club. (not intelligent i know)now i don't usually punch stuff anyway, and i have never broken a single bone of my body.the next day i woke up and my hand was swollen. not a hugely noticeable am
    • OTC meds- Waste of money?
    • When you are already taking Oxycontin regularly and Oxycodone for break-thru, is there nothing over the counter that works? The only luck I've had with anything is Tylenol for headaches.The rest of my aches-mostly my leg trouble- sometimes it feels like I didn't even take my Oxycontin,
    • elbow problem
    • hi guys, i have an issue with my elbow and would need some help here. 2 months back i felt discomfot/slight pain when i did any form of pressing movement (especially on an incline or standing) . It originated from the inner elbow/upper forearm. I stopped for 2 weeks and went back to training. I
    • Need some help! Question about water retention!
    • I have gained 18 pounds this past month. My hands, feet, legs, arms and ankles are all swollen. Also, my stomach is bloated to no end. I have not ate more and have watched my diet even though I haven't been able to workout.I'm going to my family doctor tomorrow to get a fluid retent
    • Shoulder injury question
    • Before my shoulders would hurt in any given situations, but now I started a RC strengthening rehab program, and now I just feel discomfort, no pain. It's weird though. It's like my RCs are stuck in a too small environment for them and they want to break free... That's how my shoul
    • Dental probs related to head meds
    • For the past 10 months I have been taking a combo of Topamax and Lyrica for my miagraine preventive along with 10/325 hydrocodone for pain. For two yearsI edged up from 50mgs to 200mgs of topamax with moderate success but the side effects finally won. Ten months ago I then went down to 100mgs o
    • Working out while sore?
    • I read in bodybuilding 101, that it is not a good idea to work-out while sore. Is that true? I've always done it in the past, but I may have been limiting my gains or risking injury by doing it. Any insights on the matter are appreciated, thanks!
    • stopping the pill & headaches
    • Ok, I'm about to go crazy here. I just went off of Yasmine after 8 years. I would get occasional tension headaches when on it but now, after 11/2 weeks off, I get almost constant headaches, night sweats, and very emotional. I can't handle the headache part. Is there anything natural th
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