... I had been to the surgeon only a week before and been told "everything is fine. you have a little fluid build up, but that should go away." I knew it was time to visit my GP again. ... (25 replies)

... it can be kind of an individual type thing depending upon your symptoms and what it is you are trying to treat. ... (3 replies)

... I was on Neurontin from July 2006 until last month. I was originally on 900 mg. It was increased to 1800mg. I started getting pain in all my joints and swelling. ... (20 replies)

... t. It took 3 yrs to find the right doctor to find it. A skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. We don't know what caused it so it's idiopathic. All the doctors can do is "treat the symptoms". ... (3 replies)

... An ER won't do anything more than give you more pain meds. You are better off going to see a pain management doc who can see about doing a nerve block and then possibly some cortisone to settle down the inflammation. ... (2 replies)

... You can usually find me on the Back board, but I happened to notice your post. ... (7 replies)

... stabbing pains in my left foot following severe compression injury from swelling due to a fractured femur. A couple weeks after I started on Lyrica, the pain was finally down enough to be able to sleep and concentrate on other things. ... (1 replies)

... Thank you for both of your replies to both my posts and I'm sorry for your struggles. As for my story. ... (9 replies)