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regular79 Junior Member Posts: 65 Post Likes Received: 44 Date Joined: August 2017 Member is: Offline Send PM	Help. nerve pain management Feb 8, 2018 9:13:52 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by regular79 on Feb 8, 2018 9:13:52 GMT -8 I seen a post awhile back about a pad use for nerve pain. Anyone know where to find the post or know the name of the pad?

regular79 Junior Member Posts: 65 Post Likes Received: 44 Date Joined: August 2017 Member is: Offline Send PM	Help. nerve pain management Feb 8, 2018 10:00:41 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by regular79 on Feb 8, 2018 10:00:41 GMT -8 should also say it was some kind of pad they lay on for an hour or two a day?

vintage Advanced Member Posts: 2,576 Post Likes Received: 1,757 Date Joined: November 2016 Injury: T9 incomplete Date Injured: March 15, 2014 Member is: Offline Send PM	Help. nerve pain management Feb 9, 2018 13:19:20 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by vintage on Feb 9, 2018 13:19:20 GMT -8 Lydoderm? They put those on me in the nursing home. What I actually had was pancreatitis, so the patch was completely inadequate for that. www.rxlist.com/lidoderm-drug.htm#description

regular79 Junior Member Posts: 65 Post Likes Received: 44 Date Joined: August 2017 Member is: Offline Send PM	Help. nerve pain management Feb 12, 2018 4:48:43 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by regular79 on Feb 12, 2018 4:48:43 GMT -8 no. It was a pad about the size of one of the soaker pads they use in hospitals

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This may sound crazy but it’s true.....

I normally have a ton of nerve pains but since I’ve got to where I’m more active and on a good diet they don’t seem to bother me as much anymore. I even went without my Lyrica for a few days without even noticing and that’s something that I would always notice before.

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Help. nerve pain management May 6, 2018 14:52:59 GMT -8

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Feb 8, 2018 9:13:52 GMT -8 regular79 said:

I seen a post awhile back about a pad use for nerve pain. Anyone know where to find the post or know the name of the pad?

Are you thinking of an acupuncture pad because thats about the same size as those hospital pads? I dont use if for nerve pain, I use it for the pain associated with increased tone in my legs

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Help. nerve pain management May 7, 2018 11:51:35 GMT -8

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Tens machines? Seems like it helps some people with nerve pain.
www.painscience.com/articles/transcutaneous-electrical-stimulation.php

www.completecareshop.co.uk/medical-aids/tens-machines/dual-channel-tpn-200-plus-tens-machine-view-large?admoo=~a:9881~b:xxx~c:xxx~d:xxx~e:xxx~f:xxx~g:1042312531~h:49931225263~i:xxx~j:xxx~k:xxx~l:g~m:c~q:1o1~s:~t:9046436~v:online~w:pla~y:4301280013189559816&gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlBEDHSAfjrAITdXxF37BlURdNwvG7vDC1UfwxUbnDosfJbM7vrUjohoCCKsQAvD_BwE

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Some people use lidocaine pads - percentage of lidocaine makes the difference between prescription or not. I have had success for both nerve and muscle pain with tiger balm patches, which come in a range of sizes. Capascin cream is also often helpful, but be careful to either wash hands after applying or use gloves to apply. Topical CBD is often helpful although duration of effectiveness can vary dramatically between producers and quality of CBD used. I have found NMES to be better for pain relief than TENS units, although TENS is sure better than nothing. I know a couple of folks who swear by vibration plates for both pain and spasticity, and have an acquaintance who has a setup of air massage leg wraps and a device that swings his legs very gently from side to side all night and credits it with getting him off all pain meds and baclofen. IME nerve pain is much worse if I am not taking magnesium and calcium. It’s a lot of trial and error, and it gets expensive fast. Best wishes for a good solution.

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Help. nerve pain management May 8, 2018 5:25:03 GMT -8

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I tried CBD oil for a couple of weeks but found it pretty useless for my pain. Just lately, this past month, my pain level has risen dramatically. A recent CT scan revealed no anatomical problems: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and all the major organs are fine. No blockages in the intestines and no masses. My consultant therefore feels the pain is neuropathic. 'Pain' isn't the right word. 'Excruciating agony' is more like it. I could literally scream. Sometimes it goes on for eighteen hours and more. At it's height, I am scared to move. Movement causes spasm and the spasms make it worse. A terrifying aspect of this pain is the dramatic rise in blood pressure (A.D.). The intensity of the pain threatens to drive me insane. I am in pain from 4:30 AM until I go to bed at 10:30 PM, dosed up to the eyeballs with sleeping pills and diazepam. You can imagine how I feel the next day. Occasionally I get some relief and I'm pain free. Today, for example, I am able to function. Got to be thankful for small mercies. Incidentally, the pain is in my right side and back, exactly where the intrathecal baclofen pump is situated, and the catheter which extends from the pump, round my side and back and into my spine.

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Help. nerve pain management May 8, 2018 15:34:14 GMT -8

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Post by tetra on May 8, 2018 15:34:14 GMT -8

May 8, 2018 5:25:03 GMT -8 mikeq said:

I tried CBD oil for a couple of weeks but found it pretty useless for my pain. Just lately, this past month, my pain level has risen dramatically. A recent CT scan revealed no anatomical problems: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and all the major organs are fine. No blockages in the intestines and no masses. My consultant therefore feels the pain is neuropathic. 'Pain' isn't the right word. 'Excruciating agony' is more like it. I could literally scream. Sometimes it goes on for eighteen hours and more. At it's height, I am scared to move. Movement causes spasm and the spasms make it worse. A terrifying aspect of this pain is the dramatic rise in blood pressure (A.D.). The intensity of the pain threatens to drive me insane. I am in pain from 4:30 AM until I go to bed at 10:30 PM, dosed up to the eyeballs with sleeping pills and diazepam. You can imagine how I feel the next day. Occasionally I get some relief and I'm pain free. Today, for example, I am able to function. Got to be thankful for small mercies. Incidentally, the pain is in my right side and back, exactly where the intrathecal baclofen pump is situated, and the catheter which extends from the pump, round my side and back and into my spine.

Your consultant therefore feels the pain is neuropathic because there is no cause s/he can locate. Neuropathic pain becomes a throwaway diagnosis, one step advanced from "it's all in your head." My own experience confirms that when i get increases in nueropathic pain something is WRONG. Mikeq fi the pain is "exactly where the intrathecal baclofen pump is situated, and the catheter which extends from the pump, round my side and back and into my spine" I assume that means you have at least limited sensation in those areas- correct?

The pain location itself is the proof of what is causing the pain. Sending a PM.

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I completely agree with you, Tetra. It's all too easy for consultants and doctors to quote neuropathic pain. It saves them from conducting further investigations. A bit of a fob off if you ask me. As you say, there are always reasons for pain. A number of things can generate pain. The chief problem with a diagnosis of neurogenic pain, is that you are pigeonholed, labelled,, so that whenever you present with any kind of pain the GP or consultant says "it's neuropathic". Instant dismissal

tetra Advanced Member Posts: 815 Post Likes Received: 942 Date Joined: November 2016 Injury: C5-7 Incomplete Date Injured: 5/28/2008 Member is: Offline Send PM	Help. nerve pain management May 9, 2018 7:04:43 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tetra on May 9, 2018 7:04:43 GMT -8 Neuropathic pain commonly amplifies real pains. It usually does not invent it's own unless we mean chronic stuff . kind of hard to describe the area adequately which is why doctors can use it as a "fob off".
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