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[Charlie-boi]

hey, im realy hypersensitive around t-10 mark, especially just on top of the bottom ribs and alot of the time i have bad almost like prolonged pinching pains. Its annoying as hell! is there anything anybody would advise putting anything on the skin or a medication that will help. Must admit ive pretty much stoped takeing pain killers because hate the idea of constantly bein meded up! thanks

[Smileyblue]

I'm in the same boat.. I think its just part and parcel of the whole SCI experience for many of us.. My neurologist at one time suggested capsicum (cayenne pepper) patches, but I never got round to testing them..

[Soryfam]

Seems like a lot of us have the same problem. It has gotten better over the years, but it definitely is still there. It is very annoying.

Sandy

[pistol_pete]

Yup, me too.
I liken it to the 'Chinese burns' we used to give each other as kids. Maybe you guys called them something else, but you would grab the victims arm with both hands and twist the skin in opposite directions.
Feels like someone is doing that to my torso around the chest level.

You just have to find the med that works for you. Tramadol slow release does it for me, takes the edge off without making me too dopey or drowsy, enough that I can still function adequately anyway. It would be good to get off it one day though.

I hope you find your solution to this annoying, painful problem Charlie-boi.

[Charlie-boi]

Cheers pistol... Yeh I take tramadol, just before bed! They would nock me straight out in the day! Was also warned there quite nasty drugs if you get to stuck on them! Type of morphine there based on right?? I did where a corset for a while! This helps with having something tight over the sensitive areas but also had it's downsides such as it got realy hot and could create sore areas if you sweat etc, and also I'm a guy and not into wearing a corset for my life! Im not sure about this but I also have thought somehow going the gym expanding energy can help a little??

[Edinburgh Colin]

If it's nerve pain you may want to ask to try Gabapentin. That will target nerve related pain without making you drowsy.
EC

[wheeliebear75]

pistol_pete, on 02 August 2011 - 03:32 AM, said:

Yup, me too.
I liken it to the 'Chinese burns' we used to give each other as kids. Maybe you guys called them something else, but you would grab the victims arm with both hands and twist the skin in opposite directions.
Feels like someone is doing that to my torso around the chest level.

You just have to find the med that works for you. Tramadol slow release does it for me, takes the edge off without making me too dopey or drowsy, enough that I can still function adequately anyway. It would be good to get off it one day though.

I hope you find your solution to this annoying, painful problem Charlie-boi.

Here in the U.S. I think we all call them "Indian burns" as in Sitting Bull & Pocahontas.

Pain....yup got more of that than I can shake a stick at! There are quite a few meds out there and there are other solutions like TENS unit that could help without having to worry about side-effects.

[russ1]

Edinburgh Colin, on 03 August 2011 - 06:19 AM, said:

If it's nerve pain you may want to ask to try Gabapentin. That will target nerve related pain without making you drowsy.
EC

I'd echo this too does wonders with this exact type of pain and I've had no discernable side effects