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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Dec 29, 2024 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
@besmith57 did you fail medicine treatment for chronic pain as your decision to move to an implanted stimulator? I’ve got DDD, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, PN, osteoporosis and use buprenorphine patch 24/7 and I’m as happy as I can be. I’m a retired nurse and I know the need for movement to relieve pain so exercise is my main acute pain reliever. I was needing 6 Percocet a day for breakthrough pain but substituting THC/CBD 25mg each 3x day keeps me from having breakthroughs. I know if I don’t move I will hurt and become stiff so I exercise 2x a day and walk 2 miles daily. PT tweaks help me to stay on track as new issues develop. Since you’re seeking to have the device removed get a physical medicine eval possibly before your procedure to get an idea of your sext steps afterward so you have a plan in place. And hopefully this will include a PT evaluation as well and once you get a home exercise program (HEP) don’t ever stop doing it. Good luck after your procedure.
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I'm not able to exercise to help because walking and standing really hurt my back. My pain specialist won't prescribe any pain meds. I do take Lyrica, but it doesn't seem to help either. It sounds like we have the same conditions. Pain meds don't work for me. I've just been taking Tylenol Arthritis or ibuprofen. I think my polyfibromyalgia rhematica is back so I will probably have to start back on prednisone. My doctor basically said there's nothing else he will/or can do. After the first of the year, I will find another doctor. Doesn't that amount of THC/CBD make you feel high all the time? I take 5mg of it at night for sleep. So I really don't have a plan,