call your doctor if you can get a hold of them.A different persciption might work, one thing I try to do is sleep when I hurt if possible,sometimes I take 800 mg of motrin and that numbs me a little. sometimes i can be doing nothing but sitting then all of the sudden it feels like someone stabbed me,and i have been stabbed before, I actual jump out of the chair and walked around in circles ,I have a lot of nerve damage. Just hang in there littlewing,

I'm so sorry about your pain. My case is a little different from yours. Due to liver damage, I cannot take anything for my pain. My doctor told me a long time ago that when I am at death's door and I want pain relief, they will give me morphine because organ damage will no longer matter.

I have had to look into other ways to deal with pain. I don't think about the cancer...it's there...it's being dealt with. This helps, but it's difficult to not give in to it. I've tried meditation, but my attention span is short. The one thing that brings me the greatest relief is laughter. My pain is so much lessened when I am enjoying myself.

I come to TBD to laugh and the pain doesn't completely go away, but it helps a great deal.

I'm with Pru on this one. Since pain is your brain's response to certain stimuli, distracting it often works. I also use laughter, but if laughter doesn't work for you, try something else. Also, more and more medical professionals are buying into the notion that pain management can actually improve treatment outcomes, so seek out a doctor who specializes in pain management. They're out there (check out http://www.doctorsforpain.com/). Don't listen to those idiots who tell you you should just "suck it up" or you should "accept your fate" or "God won't give you more than you can handle." Remember, God also provided medications, biofeedback, yoga, meditation, and pain management physicians.

Deal with the pain you are having in the present moment. Take the codeine without fear. Life, like your pain, is occurring now, in the present moment. The future will take care of itself.

Goodluck to you.

JackieRodzinski

TheInquiringEye

Thanks for your respone Gene. You were stabbed?! I feel for you, and I am hangin in.

I am so sorry, Prunella. I feel like a crybaby compared to what you deal with all the time. You are an inspiration. You have a shining soul, and a beautiful mind. And, you have made me laugh here when I didn't think I could. Thank you.

You are absolutely right about laughing. There isn't really anything to be done but laugh or cry. Crying hurts, so that leaves laughing in any of its forms. And all I really need to do is pull out an old journal of mine and it will be chortle, snort, heehaw and bray because I used to take myself so seriously.

Thank you so much.

Thanks Harvey. Since I have read all of the responses here, I realize that this is a new thing to learn in life. This pain came unexpectedly, and with force. But now I see that there are ones worse off than I am who have learned to say "this is how it is now", and find ways to fight it, and live on. You all are helping me see this differently.

No, I don't accept platitudes or jibes either except for their sort of comedic effects, and I never say those kinds of things to people. Bless you for saying that Harvey, and for giving me this list of Drs. to check out.