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Chronic pain, how do you deal with it?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:23 am
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:23 am
I injured my back severely, two years ago, I can barely stand anymore, but I don't want to take opiates, is there anything you all can suggest?
TIA
TIA
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 4:26 am
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Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:25 am to Tunasntigers92
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:27 am to Tunasntigers92
ddpyoga
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:27 am to Mr Clean
I've tried the chairs, I'm at my wit's end
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:28 am to pioneerbasketball
I've put off Percocet too long for that
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:38 am to Tunasntigers92
Back pain is a crippler. Get in yoga, go to a great acupuncture specialist and physical therapist. be proactive in your care. Drs. PRACTICE medicine. want to be a guinea pig?
IF YOU TAKE OPIATES YOU WILL GET HOOKED AND ULTIMATELY THAT WILL END YOUR LIFE AS YOU ONCE KNEW IT!!! Get help NOW.
If worse comes to worse find the best non invasive surgeon. Backs can be fixed today. 20-30 years ago it was hit and miss.
IF YOU TAKE OPIATES YOU WILL GET HOOKED AND ULTIMATELY THAT WILL END YOUR LIFE AS YOU ONCE KNEW IT!!! Get help NOW.
If worse comes to worse find the best non invasive surgeon. Backs can be fixed today. 20-30 years ago it was hit and miss.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:39 am to Tunasntigers92
Have you tried epidural steroid injections? They work good for me. I still hurt but I’m functional and the pain is bearable except in acute situations.
Neurotin. It’s a nerve pain medicine. Non-narcotic. Just started and it is working great.
Takes care of back,neck and some neuritis in shoulder.
Physical therapy. Can work wonders.
Lose weight if you are overweight.
Even after all that there will be times you can hardly stand and you just gonna have to be as tough as you can.
Good Luck and hope you get some relief.
Neurotin. It’s a nerve pain medicine. Non-narcotic. Just started and it is working great.
Takes care of back,neck and some neuritis in shoulder.
Physical therapy. Can work wonders.
Lose weight if you are overweight.
Even after all that there will be times you can hardly stand and you just gonna have to be as tough as you can.
Good Luck and hope you get some relief.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:39 am to ffokcuf
I slipped another disk in yoga, I literally have nowhere to turn
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:40 am to Bigfishchoupique
I've lost the weight, that is what the doc told would fix me, it didn't, you can bet I'll try the next thing though
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:49 am to Tunasntigers92
My neighbor had a minimally invasive procedure done on his lower back the other day.
The surgeon using a scope put some vertebrae separators between the vertebrae’s. Kind of like some little scissor jacks. It’s so good so far.
Ask the Doc about some injections. When they work you get off the table almost pain free.
What did you do to your back ? Is the pain going down your leg through your buttock and to you foot ?
The surgeon using a scope put some vertebrae separators between the vertebrae’s. Kind of like some little scissor jacks. It’s so good so far.
Ask the Doc about some injections. When they work you get off the table almost pain free.
What did you do to your back ? Is the pain going down your leg through your buttock and to you foot ?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:52 am to Bigfishchoupique
The pain is through my lower back and into my thighs, I injured it on a boat. The minimal invasive surgery just scared me sometimes
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:53 am to Tunasntigers92
I hear CBD and THC edibles can help. I despise opiates. Absolute poison. I eat IBprofen and paracetamol like candy. It dulls it, a bit, sometimes.
But the thing I learned is that growing older is going to hurt. I see why my father was grumpy. My back aches. My feet hurt. I pay for all the punishments I’ve inflicted upon this vessel.
But like black coffee I learned to savor the bitterness. I accept it, try to find some level of comfort and treasure the fact that I am still on this side of the daisies.
Try acupuncture, chiropractors, whatever. But the opiates are a poison pill. They don’t make you not hurt. They make you not care about anything but getting more.
But the thing I learned is that growing older is going to hurt. I see why my father was grumpy. My back aches. My feet hurt. I pay for all the punishments I’ve inflicted upon this vessel.
But like black coffee I learned to savor the bitterness. I accept it, try to find some level of comfort and treasure the fact that I am still on this side of the daisies.
Try acupuncture, chiropractors, whatever. But the opiates are a poison pill. They don’t make you not hurt. They make you not care about anything but getting more.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 4:57 am to fr33manator
The problem is, I'm still young. I tried CBD, I can't say it helped, and I can't say it hurt. I won't cherish the pain because I'm too young to feel this old, I suppose I should just keep going in for my cortisone shot
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:00 am to Tunasntigers92
I’ve had three ruptured in my back for thirty five years. No knife yet.
Three ruptured in neck. One fusion b/c I had a great risk of paralysis without it.
I’ve had pain for a long time and it’s a bitch.
I put the “ Don’t mean nothing.Drive on motherfricker.” attitude in play quite often.
Three ruptured in neck. One fusion b/c I had a great risk of paralysis without it.
I’ve had pain for a long time and it’s a bitch.
I put the “ Don’t mean nothing.Drive on motherfricker.” attitude in play quite often.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:02 am to Bigfishchoupique
So you just soldier on, that seems like the safest option at this point, honestly.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:07 am to Tunasntigers92
Neurontin can help but has drawbacks.
It's non-narcotic but it can put you on your arse just like narcotic stuff.
I'd look at some THC stuff instead of CBD if you can.
It's non-narcotic but it can put you on your arse just like narcotic stuff.
I'd look at some THC stuff instead of CBD if you can.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:08 am to MrLarson
How has THC helped you?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:11 am to Tunasntigers92
If you were on a commercial boat you need to go see my younger brother and make the cash register ring. The Jones Act may be in your favor.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 5:12 am to Tunasntigers92
Look, I realize how it feels, empathetically. I’ve been there. It will get better, you will learn to deal. Cortisone shots help.
Doctors won’t like me saying this but alcohol helps too.
A few margaritas and I’m dancing like i did 10 years ago.
Well, 5 years ago at least. I forget, but I pay for it the next week.
Not gonna sugar coat it, you’ll feel the unfortunate paths of time harder. But, For me, it helps to think that there were times before I didn’t get the chance to grow old. To live long. To feel the pain.
So in that I find value
Doctors won’t like me saying this but alcohol helps too.
A few margaritas and I’m dancing like i did 10 years ago.
Well, 5 years ago at least. I forget, but I pay for it the next week.
Not gonna sugar coat it, you’ll feel the unfortunate paths of time harder. But, For me, it helps to think that there were times before I didn’t get the chance to grow old. To live long. To feel the pain.
So in that I find value
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