Since getting an ileostomy, I have found that there are a lot of things that are different. My wife and I used to horseplay a lot before getting this, so one night we were horseplaying and she lifted me off the ground from behind (right around the ileostomy). I happened to be brushing my teeth at the same time and I couldn't tell her that it was a bad idea. All I could do to try and protect it was to bear down and just try my best to stay on the ground. I was not successful and I ended up in the air. She put me down immediately when she realized how bad of a decision that was. Flash forward to almost a year later, and I am still in debilitating pain. My GI, primary care, and the surgeon who did my initial ileostomy surgery are at a loss as to why I am in pain and have done as much as they can for pain. I have had several ER visits and my last visit to the ER resulted in me taking Lyrica. Taking Lyrica to test a theory I shared with my GI and an ER doc, which was to test to see if I was dealing with nerve pain. At first, this worked like a miracle I had been waiting for. This was, however, short-lived. I am now taking 150mg of Lyrica (3x a day) only for it to not be working for more than 10 minutes, then it's back to debilitating pain that has me crying all day and night. I have referrals for acupuncture and a few other referrals. Ultimately, I have been left to do research and try to find some answers on my own. I am coming here hoping that maybe someone would have some theories. To describe the best way I can what I am dealing with: it feels like my stoma is a knife holder and that a knife is in it. My ileostomy is on the right side of my stomach. I have debilitating pain also piercing through the upper right quadrant a few inches away from the stoma. I have been wearing a hernia belt since the injury. I use heat and ice packs all throughout the day. Car rides are extremely hard as well as just about everything else. Talking too loud hurts, breathing deep hurts. Expanding my diaphragm at all is excruciating. As a singer, I have still been able to sing but not at full capacity. Not able to professionally record at the moment. I have expressed to my doctor that the Lyrica is proving ineffective and I am still waiting on a response. I am not the giving up type; I need some answers.
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