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Two weeks out from a total knee revision

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Thank you all very much for responding. There is one other issue.I'd like your feedback on if you have some. As you might imagine.
On my 12 year journey with this terrible trigeminal pain I have tried solution known to man. I have a long list of highly skilled providers who have failed to reduce my pain . It is no reflection of them as they have done all the right things. I have been told repeatedly that my facial pain configuration is exceedingly rare. Twelve weeks ago I decided to get off the buprenorphine patch because it was not reducing my pain enough to justify its use. I then enrolled in the compassionate.Use program for cannabis and have been using that supplemented with my own cannabis for paying control. It is a little like going to a gunfight with a pea shooter , but I was sick of all the codeine and other narcotics. Because of the major interaction between cannabis and hydrocodone I have not used any cannabis , medical or otherwise in the two weeks since my total need revision because of all the is is hydrocodone. I would very much like to resume that for multiple reasons. I have been reluctant to do so but it is getting very hard or not to resume. Can any of you please share any experience you may have either directly or indirectly. I know this post is probably in the wrong place and would ask that the moderators help me and put it in the right place so I can get a maximum response. Thank you all for your compassion. I am very grateful

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@hashemis1
As mentioned in my previous post, my daughter struggles with trigeminal nerve pain as well & it affects the left side of her face from forehead down to her jaw. Stress and heat seem to exacerbate the pain. She was referred to a great pain clinic (she lives in Grand Rapids, MI) who worked with her to get a combination of low-dose meds to manage the pain. The pain clinic opted for a combination of low-dose meds so that it would not be detrimental to her liver or other organs. Although she's never been a fan of pain meds, she has no option at this point and for the rest of her life she will be on meds to manage that pain. I would highly recommend finding a very good pain management clinic (even if you have to travel a bit) & possibly one who recommends other natural options as well. Best wishes.