medical marijuana has done miracles for me to manage my pain... it doesn't completely take it away but I can avoid screaming pain on the floor episodes more often...

I think the biggest problem for me is, natural remedies are also only a band-aid. A band aid that is no where near as effective and immediate for people that live nonstop lives. Everyone has their own perspective on their condition as well as a different pain tolerances. Defining my struggle as my own as been the most difficult to each doctor I come across. They all want to assume they understand my systems, diagnosis, daily life, and have a preconceived notion on exactly how they can help me..WITHOUT hearing my story or understanding my chronic, everyday, all day, PAIN.

This post should be a safe place for women to come and discuss their level of pain and perhaps a need of medical care that they may not have found yet!

Any and all options are acceptable and any and all options deserved to be discussed!

I hope no one makes anyone feel like they've been doing the "wrong" thing. We are all different. :)

I hope we all find comfort here to b*tch and complain and help and console each other best way we all know how! 💛

Best of wishes !

YES. I have found plenty of people questioning my various pill bottles kept in my purse. Being somewhere that isn't home without medication that could help a nasty endo attack just makes me start sweating thinking about it.
I know what helps me are two heating pads, one on the lower back and abdomen, keeping ahead of the pain with medication, and pillows. I also know that if I keep my hands busy with my knitting while watching something funny like The Office, I think less about the pain and my current situation and think more of how happy I will be with a handmade sweater. But I know that there are many women on this site that have different techniques and different stages.
It's unfortunately a trial and error type of disease for everyone which makes it even more shitty.

For the ladies exploring marijuana- I have 2 strains- one has les the. 1 % THC and all CBD so I have no high and my second strain has 7% THC and 12% CBD- helps with sleep and stress but not high to the point where I can function - my family doesn't even realize when I am on it...

I often deal with the implications of needing Norco daily or pretty close to daily. I am always justifying how many I was given and how long they last and what else do I try and "Do you know how addicting those are?". It makes it so I don't take them sometimes when I really need them just because I am tired of being made to feel like a junkie. I have tried so many other things with either no relief or funky side effects. I puked for 17 hours after taking torodol and ended up dehydrated. Motrin and such make my stomach feel like it's eating it's own lining no matter what antacids I take. A heating pad helps significantly but it's hard to work and have a life connected to an outlet. Muscle relaxers help a bit but again they make me too foggy to function. Yeah, I know where you are coming from.