Dealing with Chronic Pain

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My name is Jamie, I am new to this group and just wanted to introduce myself. I am a 36 year-old Canadian man with Chronic RSD going on 11 years now. I am in constant pain. A "good" day for me is waking up and being able to open my meds bottles, wash it down with coffee, clean myself up and get dressed, all within two hours. I might get outside or even a short walk on a really good day. My daily life is a struggle, but i have been able to remain hopeful and thankful for life. Lately it has been harder and i hope that by joining this group i will be of help to other people when they need it and in turn give me a reason to go on.

Hello, Jaime. Welcome to the family. It's always good to have another guy join in. There's a lot of women in the group, and they can gang up on us guys sometimes, so it's good to have some moral support.

We have several Canadians in the group, so you won't feel lonesome. I'm glad you found us, though I'm sorry you had to have chronic pain to motivate you to do so. But that's what motivated everyone else, so don't feel bad. LOL

I'm Dan, one of the managers here, which really doesn't mean much. There's not a lot to manage. We go by the golden rule here as our main rule, and it's been working for us for... gosh, I'm not sure how long. But a long time. Cyndy will know. LOL I should, since I started the site. LOL But dates are something I don't pay a lot of attention to. What's more important is that you're here with us now, and if you need help, or have questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Over on the left is a lot of information on chronic pain, as well as links to other sites that deal with chronic pain.

One thing I can tell you is that we refer to RSD as CRPS now. That stands for Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, and truly is a more descriptive name for the condition than Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which no one knew what that meant.

Welcome again.

Dan

Hi Jamie and welcome to the group.

I am going to post a proper welcome over on the main board, but wanted to say I read your bio and I am glad you decided to join us. I am so sorry you suffer so much with RSD. I can tell you are a good person, by you saying you are wanting to be of help to others. That is the kind of spirit that will get you through the bad times. Helping others can help you sometimes just as much, spiritually at least, and even physically, as feeling happy and useful does seem to lessen pain sometimes.

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