Stefanie wrote:
> Hi! I was referred to this website and need some help. I have had
> Crohn's disease for 6 years and have had 4 abdominal surgeries. I
> suffer from chronic pain, because of abdominal adhesions. The pain that
> I have can go from mild to so severe that I can't stand up, because it
> hurts too much.
>
> Recently, I was told by my surgeon (which is the closest we have to a GI
> specialist here) that he thought that I was taking too many narcotics
> and that I might be addicted to them. I decided that I would stop the
> narcotics right away to prove him wrong. I have been off them for 2
> weeks now and haven't had any withdrawal symptoms or cravings. However,
> I am having a lot of bad pain which prevents me from sleeping at night
> and sometimes leaves me unable to get out of bed during the day. I am
> taking chloral hydrate to sleep at night, but sometimes I can't sleep
> anyway.
>
> In the past I have tried a lot of medication for chronic pain, which
> include anti-depressants, sedatives/hypnotics,anti-inflammatories and
> herbal remedies. I have also been to a naturopath (can you say
> "quack"?), a natural healer(ugh!)and a chronic pain specialist (who put
> me on narcotics). My question is does anyone have a similar amount of
> untreatable pain who has been able to succesfully manage it successfuly.
> If so, how did you manage it? I would appreciate any responses ASAP.
> Thanks.
>
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> Stefanie
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