tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774489764252949290.post371036431516133408..comments2012-04-16T19:55:42.158-07:00Comments on My EDS related adventures!: aches and painsBendy_Clutzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295978616926232843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774489764252949290.post-17574397042015317792011-01-07T00:01:04.282-08:002011-01-07T00:01:04.282-08:00Hmm... both my parents have taken Ultram before an...Hmm... both my parents have taken Ultram before and they both liked it. I tried one of them a couple times after getting cortisone shots and it seemed to help with the cortisone flare...<br />I have leftover narcotics from various things, and i don't like them at all (I'm pretty sensitive to drugs... codeine gives me a horrid headache and makes me nauseated before it knocks me out, vicodin makes me puke 99% of the time, and percocet works the best, but it gives me a headache and makes me sick to my stomach right before it knocks me the heck out, but i dont usually wake up with a headache like I do with codeine..)<br /><br />I hadn't thought to ask to try Ultram though, thats a really good idea.. thanks!Bendy_Clutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295978616926232843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774489764252949290.post-17042134999470502262011-01-06T21:25:57.220-08:002011-01-06T21:25:57.220-08:00Do you have any prescription pain relievers availa...Do you have any prescription pain relievers available to you? I have found that Tramadol (Ultram) works really well, without having that woozy, sleepy effect that you get with strong narcotics like vicodin.Jettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519340077181409815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774489764252949290.post-33440782502492777482011-01-06T20:19:16.360-08:002011-01-06T20:19:16.360-08:00Thanks for the comment =) Thats pretty similar to...Thanks for the comment =) Thats pretty similar to what my mom experienced too, shes had "pain everywhere" since she was 11 yrs old, with lots of random small injuries and various surgical complications... but after she turned 30, she said things got a whole lot worse. (I am a bit worried about that). It seems so strange how EDS seems to be more of a gradual thing, things just slowly get worse and worse... whereas in other people, they hit a certain age and EVERYTHING just starts falling apart at the same time.. <br />strange condition we have. <br /><br />That really sucks about all that extra damage =( Similar to my mom.. we didn't get diagnosed till a few years ago, mom was about 54 or 55. <br /><br />I sure hope I get a good PT...<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up, I know I shouldn't be taking them both.. but when it really hurts, its hard to listen to my own advice, esp when I need to get through a shift or sleep.. Maybe i should try just the aleve and take it really regularly and then try to cut back on the advil as just a break through thing.. really don't want to give myself an ulcer or get a GI bleed.. <br /><br /> Thanks =)Bendy_Clutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295978616926232843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774489764252949290.post-7928501966428711842010-12-30T23:39:28.316-08:002010-12-30T23:39:28.316-08:00At your age my pain was not chronic yet either, al...At your age my pain was not chronic yet either, although it was not long after that it began to increase, so please take care of yourself! You do at least have the advantage of knowing that you have EDS. I only found out this year (at age 37) after doing so much damage to myself that I can't turn back.<br /><br />I kept being told that my problems were all a result of being overweight and out of shape, so I kept trying to exercise my way to health... which even with EDS is a valid strategy, but without knowing I HAD EDS I was doing exercises in a very unhealthy way and only doing more damage. <br /><br />It is definitely great that you are going to be able to get PT, and hopefully with someone who will educate themselves about EDS and be sure you are exercising properly for our special EDS considerations. Even Physical Therapists can push us too hard if they don't understand the consequences.<br /><br />Oh, by the way... I used to take both Aleve and Advil too because I liked Aleve for my fibro/muscle pain and Advil for my joint/arthritis pain. When I mentioned it to my doctor she told me NOT take both of these meds on the same day, so you might want to check with your doc to see what they recommend for your case.Jettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519340077181409815noreply@blogger.com