Yes thats me. My body control is set to constant flare. My pain wakes me...would love to have 5 min no pain

Hi.
like you my pain is constant(the bang your head against the wall kind)
i think that how i deal with it varies.
for me bad weather/stress/pms etc make me not handle it so great and i isolate myself as hate people seeing that side.x

#Morehope Believe it or not, a good many people have periods of remission. More seem to be like me. We live at an 8 on a 10-point pain scale, and often or rarely, flare up to nine or ten. My flare ups usually last for days, easing down to my normal 8. Since I started taking Cymbalta and Gabapenten, I have even had a few 7 days in the last six months. When the pain is really bad, I take hydrocodone--Norco.. I have had narcotics to take, but I don't want to take chances, so after a few years, I started a no narcotics policy, except for surgery. It takes me prayer, prayers from others, meditation, medicine, and sometimes just rolling with the pain for hours or days, but eventually the pain lessens.

I am in constant pain as well. I seem to have what I guess people consider flare-ups if I overdo it and with hormonal fluctuations throught the month. My pain level increases. I have gotten used to the constant pain, and I would describe it as a constant state of discomfort. During flare ups, I feel like I'm being tortured!

Oh right, thanks guys. I get the 'flare ups' now. I do get them haha. Every time I do something, even hoover up.
Sending hugs to you all.