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Re: Hello Everyone! Living with Level 5/S1 trouble! KBear, do you mind telling me what kind of back pain medication you take?
Re: Hello Everyone! Living with Level 5/S1 trouble! I am taking 1-2 7.5mg Hydrocodones a day and that's it (usually only 1 a day).Originally Posted by bluesunday
Before surgery, I was on 40 mcg Kadian a day (morphine), 5-6 10 mg Hydrocodone a day, 300 mg Lyrica a day, 120 mg Cymbalta a day and 2-3 3 mg Zanaflex at night. Even with all that I was still in a lot of pain all day, now the medication takes it completely away.
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: Hello Everyone! Living with Level 5/S1 trouble! Thank you for sharing. I'm surprised that none of the doctors I've seen have even bothered to talk to me about narcotics. I mean, the strongest thing one of the technicians recommended was aleve!
Honestly, I feel there's a whole pharmacological universe out there for people with terrible back pain and so far, not one surgeon or MD has bothered to discuss with me what those are. I've scheduled another appointment with the pain center and a visit with Dr. Lee. I want to know more about the pain pills available for this type of pain!
Re: Hello Everyone! Living with Level 5/S1 trouble! Definitely ask, if the pain is unbearable or unmanageable with Aleve, tell them so. They don't usually offer it up, but if you are in pain there are lots of different things you can try- some narcotic and some non-narcotic.
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011
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