This is something that many chronic pain sufferers including myself will tell you and many countries (or in the case of the USA, many States) also know this and let chronic pain sufferers get access to medical cannabis. By saying cannabis I am talking about actual cannabis which contains THC and CBD. CBD alone is … Read more
As you know I went back to trying every 48 hours for my Fentanyl patch due to even at 60 hours, still having withdrawal between patches. I had tried 48 hour intervals last year but I had side effects such as feeling too hot all the time plus the “drunk” feeling I had even at … Read more
I initially wondered why I wasn’t diagnosed with Fibromyalgia seeing as I have chronic pain plus chronic fatigue, but there are some differences as to why it isn’t Fibromyalgia. I have suffered from severe pain for decades and only got a diagnosis in the last few years which was diagnosed as just “chronic pain” as … Read more
Going back to changing my Fentanyl patch every 48 hours.I was still getting withdrawal between patches at 60 hours, not anywhere near as bad as at 72 hours but still was there. I tried 48 hour intervals last year and had some issues. I am trying 48 hours yet again due to the fact that … Read more
This is a list of things not to say to people with a chronic illness. Why? Here are a few reasons! We see our doctors very frequently, I for example speak to my doctor every 2 to 4 weeks (yes that frequent!), and they know better than you. Some of us have had this for … Read more
Had my telephone appointment with my doctor this morning to see how I was getting on with the patches at 60 hours. I thought I would update here at the same time Basically the chills and sweats the night before I placed my patch at 72 hours has pretty much gone, although when I change … Read more