DH in such pain!

Hello Synonymous, read your post yesterday which put me in mind of my probs last year. I have PN, which can be quite painful. 18 months ago I also had a bad session of sciatica which normally goes in 3 to 4 days. but last years attack was well into 3 weeks. I was having to use crutches in the house because it was so bad. I had a bad fall backwards and landed with a heck of a thump. We had to call paramedics to get me back on my feet. I spent 3 days in hospital, two weeks in a care home from where I was taken to a rehab home. I was in continuous pain in my right leg and back. My right leg was so painful that the careworkers had to help me get into bed. One day, a male assistant told me about some cream which may or may not help me. He told me that it doesn't work for everyone and was very expensive. I was in so much pain that I told my wife to order some on the internet. A couple of days later it arrived and she brought it to me at the re-hab centre. I must be honest and say that I was 100% convinced it would not work. I rubbed it on my leg, my hip, and on my back. Over the next 5 minutes the relief was dramatic, I lost about 70% of the pain. The gel, which is an American product, is called Sore No More. and is very expensive. I used it for a few months and now keep a jar handy just in case. My wife also used it for some of her probs. It might help your husband, it is worth a try. Type in Sore No More on your search engine on the puter and you will find it. I had severe pain in my hips, back and legs which made my leg useless. I had 5 xrays before the docs were convinced that nothing was broken. I will keep watching this thread. Good luck.
Brian.

I’ve miss this thread up to now synonomous, you and your husband have been having a dreadful time of it. I hope he continues to improve and that you’re able to get enough rest. My best wishes to you both.

I've just been catching up on your thread synonymous and glad your husband is finally home - you must both be relieved. I hope the strong meds help - they will probably make him feel grotty for a few days but hopefully that will subside as they start to kick in properly. It must be very hard for you to cope with the caring - I hope you are finding all the help that's available out there and also the financial help too. My parents both had carers allowance for each other which seemed odd to me but what they were entitled to and we did have carers going in to look after my dad 3 times a day once my mum went into a care home but the bulk of it fell to my husband and I so know how hard it is. Make sure you look after yourself and I hope he continues to make good progress.

Thank you Bumblebee that is very interesting. I do use essential oils and Sore No More is a combination of oils in a base and having looked it up it has given me ideas for different combinations. As you say these things can be seen as expensive in relation to prescription costs but as DH said (as did you!) he didn't care how much it cost he just needed the pain gone. Some of the sites offering it have discontinued but I will continue looking.

DH is just so full of inflamation at the moment. The Polymyalgia Rheumatica has kicked off again, gout in both big toe joints and Costochondritis in his chest (and added to the continual pain in his leg/ankle) all of which has reduced him to tears. He tries to hide it from me but for a big man who is always such a stoic it really underlines how desperate all this pain is for him.
This morning for the Costochondritis I used Cypress oil and Panaway (in a base of the cream which can be used as a carrier) topped off with Frankincense on his chest as he was finding difficulty catching his breath for the pain and thamkfully it was so effective that the pain was eased in minutes. I am about to give him a foot bath and will then oil him up with German chamomile in addition to the above mixture which will reduce the gout gradually and will continue until it goes. I used Deep Relief and Panaway last night for the Polymyalgia as it stopped him sleeping and he visibly relaxed and then dozed off as I watched him. I use variants of the same oils on his leg in a regular round of massages and it is expensive but such a blessing for the relief given. It helps to keep drug usage to the minimum as it plays havoc with the Warfarin taken for a heart condition. They do say that creaking doors last longest! And it is all keeping me out of mischief too!
I hope you are keeping much better yourself now Bumblebee and that you have less need of your special cream. Big Pharma does not hold the only answers and we do try to go for the natural option like your suggestion if at all possible. Having said that there are certainly times when it is necessary to hit problems with all available options!

Thank you Willlow for your kind message. DH has had some help with mobility issues but no care component as we haven't asked. I find it so difficult to organise help but have phoned an agency twice with no response to messages on their answer phone so DH has now sent an e-mail which will jolly them up hopefully.
I'm not up to doing much so we are having very simple things to eat as and when we feel like it. Just had a delivery so we won't die of malnutrition anyway! When DH feels able I am looking forward to taking him to our favourite restaurant for a jolly good feed but at the moment tempting him to eat anything is a challenge so it may be sometime. The birds are feasting pretty well on what he can't manage!

Just to add another dimension to the mix the electricity is doing weird things. DH says it it is an RCD which keeps shutting everything down. I don't know what that means though. It is going on and off continually so I have an electrician coming tomorrow morning. We are all electric so I hope I can continue to get it back on ok and it doesn't blow completely. I now have a thick oven glove ready to put on to help me push the switch as it is hard to do and painful for my hands. The glove helps. Going to fill some flasks with hot water just in case. You just have to laugh don't you -or you would cry!

Oh dear sorry to hear of all your problems. Fascinated to hear all about those pain relieving oils. BIG Pharma does not always have the right answers. Hope you manage to get over the pain.

Can you switch the fuses off one at a time to isolate the problem, Synonymous?
It might just be on one circuit.

You used to be able to get capsaicin on prescription for pain relief. Used to be called Zacin. It's from chili peppers.

DJ I am not at all confident with electricity - probably to do with DH doing a bit of rewiring and when it was time to try it out he made us all get out of the way, warned us to wait for the bang, switched it on and there was not only a huge bang but there were amazing blue flashes as well.
Anyway I have tried to find what is going on and one lighting circuit keeps going out and also one power circuit so that is 50% of both but I am not sure what to do next. I think I might have to pin my hopes on the electrician. He is coming at 9am tomorrow so we will just pray that it all keeps going until then! Just in case, I have filled a couple of flasks and have got the woodburner going although I haven't got anything very slow burning to keep it in overnight.

I see what you mean. I'd leave it then. Just don't tell the electrician that your husband did some rewiring!

To be fair to DH the current situation, if you will pardon the pun, is not his fault the situation described above was a very long time ago but is forever seared into my memory!

Electricity sorted quite quickly so that is good.

DH so very unwell that they have taken him back into hospital for which I am thankful but I am starting to feel like I am trapped in a revolving door! Hopefully there will be some progress soon.

All best wishes to you two

Synonymous, so glad the electricity is fixed but so sorry DH back in hospital but I think he needs to be there. I do hope you can get some rest now. Take care.

At least you only have your husband to worry about now, Synonymous, and not the electricity. No more flasks to fill, etc.
Good luck to you both.

I do hope that the hospital will be able to keep his pain under control - it is awful watching a loved one suffer.

Thinking of you and your husband. Perhaps he was discharged too early. Hoping they can at least get on top of his pain.