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decreased pain tolerance - 4/12/2007 11:54:12 AM

nyrisa

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Lately I have been having a lot of shoulder and arm pain (gotta have some surgery on my neck to fix it....bummer). I have always had a really high tolerance to pain, but after a couple weeks of this, I notice that small things that would normally not even make me blink.....for instance, a playful, unexpected slap on my butt, or a tug on my hair, makes me flinch, and seems to hurt out of all proportion to what it should. Anyone have any thoughts on why this might be happening? And if things will go back to normal, once I get past this health issue?

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/12/2007 11:57:06 AM

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I would think you would get past that point,I have had a should joint replacement a few years ago and still have lots of pain...bounty

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/12/2007 1:47:55 PM

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It could be your so busy tolerating the non-fun pain the kinky pain is heightened some, or your tolerances are lower as the tolerance is sort of exhausted.
I know if I don't feel good I have a very hard getiing into the right frame of mind to play.
Maybe the other pain is just too distracting.
I do hope after your neck surgery the condition improves.
LOL look at the bright side, your Sir has to work WAY less to get a nice reaction out of you now.
Maybe to him that may be a plus.
Good luck with the surgery and your recovery,
suzanne.

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/12/2007 5:17:38 PM

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Chronic pain affects your brain in alot of different ways, not generally good ones. You may also just be more aware of everything because of the constant pain. Hopefully when the surgery fixes your shoulder and arm, you will get back to your old self. I've found that my pain tolerence differs depending on so many things including the weather, mood, who i am with, the circumstances etc...

Best of luck on the surgery

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/13/2007 4:51:16 PM

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Generalized hyperalgesia such as you're experiencing can be caused by inflammation, for instance, in which case it should fully revert to normal once your treatment is complete. Or, if it has already caused long-term potentiation, that'll require the attention of a doctor that specializes in pain management, and the treatments are outside the scope of this post.

It can probably be managed with regular painkillers or, failing that, codeine or somesuch. Alternately, I seem to recall TCA's having been considered for this use, although that would again be for the doc to comment on.

If it drags on, PKC inhibitors or NMDA-antagonists (e.g. memantine) can be used to avoid tolerance buildup to the painkillers, depending on the type, and in some cases can avoid increased hyperalgesia. Again, this is for a pain management specialist to have a go at.

Start by talking to your doc about it. If he's kink-aware, you can just tell it to him like it is. Otherwise, you might want to think up a suitable explanation for why you might want to deal with it without losing your sensitivity to other kinds of pain (provided that's a kind of play you're into). Managing it in the short term should be easy enough; only time will tell after the surgery, though.

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/14/2007 2:45:37 PM

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Thank you very much, everyone who replied, for the information and encouragement. It has been very helpful to me. Just another reason why I enjoy and appreciate the forum so much. *smiles*

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/14/2007 5:12:19 PM

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i have MS, and with it alot of nerve problems. my nerves don't send signals they way the should, so sometimes just a brush of my hair can make me cringe. if you're having nerve inflammation problems, that can be the cause. in the case of injury type problems where surgery will help, that will usually go away, though in the mean time yes, pain meds can help as can medicines that help with chronic pain due to diabetis like Lyrica, gabapentin (Neurontin), Cymbalta (and several other antidepressants like Elavil, nortriptyline, valium) and muscle relaxants like Zanaflex or baclofen. if you're not already seeing one, see if you can see a neurologist or even a pain management specialist, though pain specialist are usually hard to get into. there's many options to help...some work, some don't..but it never hurts to try, pain isn't something you have to "just live with" ~good luck!~

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RE: decreased pain tolerance - 4/17/2007 10:33:40 AM

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I had my back broken in high school and managed to keep a stiff upper lip for the a while, but after about a month it just plain gets old. I'm not an expert on the science involved, but I can definitely say that consistent pain will change your outlook over time.

In my case, eventually it stopped hurting and I returned to my usual, cheerful self.

Ok, that part's a lie. My usual, grumpy self. But somewhat less grumpy than before. :)

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