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fluffyluggage Posts: 4723
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For nerve pain, there's this great line of topicals by Peaceful Mountain, out of Boulder, CO. The one that seems to work best for nerve pain is called Shinglederm Rescue Plus. It's for the pain related to Shingles, but you use just a little--basically a little goes a long way. It smells a little funky coming out of the little bottle, but not when you slather it on. It looks gloppy, but it goes on clean and clear. It's given several people I know, including myself some relief. If I could remember to use it regularly, I'm sure it'd help me much more! Their whole line of joint/muscle relief is pretty good, but I like the texture of the Shinglederm the best, cuz it goes in and leaves no residue, whereas the others tend to leave a residue, and being a writer, I need to have my hands and wrists free of the residue, but I need to be able to still put it on my hands and wrists where I need it! As far as pain meds to use, I've tried everything, literally, and very little actually helps with relief... Can't help you much there. It takes the hard narcotics with valium to give me much relief, and those usually just take the edge off. I live in chronic constant pain. It's hard to find relief for that. *hugs* jen  Just because it's impossible doesn't mean it can't happen.
I'm not a doc, so anything I say is my opinion only. Nothing I say is meant as offense, I offer what I can as help. I believe in educating myself on all my medical issues and being my own advocate, for no one else with do that on my behalf. I recommend we all do the same!
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Perhaps I truly am insane for expecting these docs to listen to me when I say the same things repeatedly to no avail? LOL. I am tired of seeking out new docs and getting the same result time and again...Forgive me if I seem bitter some days.
Something has changed within me/Something is not the same/I'm through with playing by/The rules of someone else's game/Too late for second-guessing/Too late to go back to sleep/It's time to trust my instincts/Close my eyes and leap...I'm through accepting limits/Cuz someone says they're so/Some things I can not change/But till I try I'll never know/Too long I've been afraid of/Losing love I guess I lost/Well if that's love/It comes at much too high a cost/I'd sooner buy Defying Gravity/Kiss me good-bye I'm Defying Gravity/I think I'll try Defying Gravity/And you won't bring me down...
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