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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Sleep, stress and environmental factors >> Sleep, stress and environmental factors

Sleep, stress and environmental factors

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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP34 >> Often wakes with pain in the night so tapes programmes to watch at night.

Post-surgical adhesion pain/abdominal pain since 1979. Treatments: Coeliac plexus nerve block. TENS. Counselling. Current Medication: dihydrocodeine, amitriptyline, dipipanone (Diconal) for flare-up.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP47 >> Pain disturbs her during the night and if she doesn't get enough sleep the pain will be bad the next day.

Neck and shoulder pain since 1992. Irritable bowel syndrome 1988. Treatment: Pain clinic. Current Medication: meloxicam (Mobic). Antiinflammatory drugs.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP28 >> Is often disturbed by pain at night and finds it a lonely time and wishes their was someone to phone.

Neck injury during surgery (hysterectomy), 1993. Surgery: Cervical discectomy followed by microsurgery to release trapped nerves. Pain managment: Out-patient pain management clinic. Medication: morphine, co-codamol (Tylex), diclofenac.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP46 >> Says pain and fatigue go hand in glove but feels that it is better not sleep during the day.

Low back pain since 1993. Pain management: In patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: None

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP36 >> Explains that stressful events like Christmas, bereavement and dealing with young children can affect your pain levels.

Back pain since 1989 (in remission at time of interview). Treatment: Physiotherapy, ultrasound, mobilisation. Pain management: Outpatient NHS Pain management programme. Current medication: None. Past medication: ibuprofen, co-proxamol, diazepam.

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• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Chronic Pain

Publication date: March 2005          Last updated: November 2010.

Review date: November 2012

 

Chronic pain can have a wide range of causes and symptoms. We interviewed 47 people about their experiences of chronic pain. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP46 >> Says pain and fatigue go hand in glove but feels that it is better not sleep during the day.

Low back pain since 1993. Pain management: In patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: None

• Chronic health issues >> Chronic Pain >> Age 41-60 >> Interview CP47 >> Pain disturbs her during the night and if she doesn't get enough sleep the pain will be bad the next day.

Neck and shoulder pain since 1992. Irritable bowel syndrome 1988. Treatment: Pain clinic. Current Medication: meloxicam (Mobic). Antiinflammatory drugs.