WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: Still having horrible pain..depression setting in!

Re: Still having horrible pain..depression setting in!

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:17:12 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Connie wrote: >
>I have done many posts on this board and have gotten various opinions,
>all of which I have read and welcomed for the honest, sincere answers.
>But, I am still having pain constantly and trying to exercise in spite
>of it. The pain pills are not helping and I know I will be contacting
>my PCP to inform him that I am needing to double my dose just to get
>thru for a few hours. I am sick of it and sick of no one being able to
>find the cause of my chronic pelvic pain.
>I feel that I have now become a "statistic" as I have a friend who is in
>search of an answer also and the latest one is "slow release morphine" I
>hate to see this becoming my only hope also! We both are in very busy
>working environments and in the medical field...now, do you think our
>employers will understand why we have to maintain pain with
>narcotics...I know myself, I am becoming very depressed over the whole
>situation and feel like some kind of addict or something...I can't take
>it any more...I am wish someone, somewhere had a definate answer....any
>uplifting words would be appreciated...I just want to crawl in a hole
>somewhere and hide! I feel alone, even though I know that I am not!
>Any words of wisdom?? I might add, I am usually a very upbeat
>person..but this has gotten me down so much!
>
>--
>Connie
>

-- Dear Connie, In response to your plea for relief, I want to share some ways in which I have found relief from pain and depression.

I am also in the medical field and an avid exericser. I have also struggled with pain and the stress and depression that it can cause.

Have you considered any alternative treatments?

Both my sister and I have found pain relief through a massage technique called "myofascial release" It is a technique that releases tension in the connective tissue. I have also found very effective pain relief through acupuncture.

I know how "depressing" depression can be. I went through five months of postpartum depression and am still stuggling with it. I have found strength though prayer and believe it or not-yoga! I have been taking yoga instruction for only one month and mentally feel incredibly better. I would recommend finding a skilled practitioner that can give you some personal instruction. It is worth it.

I stumbled onto each of these treatments and am so thankful that I did. I hope you find relief. You will be a stronger person because of this.

I would really encourage you to look into some of these alternative treatments.

Amy

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