[Suzi T]

Hi Jodie, I find that by evening time my neck weakness really starts to bother me (although TBH it is always there 24/7) so I wear a neck brace to help keep my head up. I am in constant pain with my neck and shoulder – I was put on Buprenorphine patches to help combat this and I can tailor the strength to how painful my neck has become. I have trigger point injections every 4 months to also help with the pain but it can be a bit hit and miss. Usually after these injections, I can reduce the dosage of the patches down to 10mg. Right now, I am due my injections again and my pain is currently horrendous. I am on 20mg patches and also have to take oral morphine (usually during the night) to combat the pain. It prevents me from sleeping so I tend to be awake for a few days until I am so exhausted that I finally sleep.