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It’s a malady that is certainly not tenuous. Explaining the pain to others is not easy.
I am currently off the usual prescriptions gabapentin, pregabalin etc as they offered no relief.
I do take Alpha Lopoic Acid
with a small degree of help. Additionally, I take 15 mil. of oxycodone at varied doses during the day 5@5am 2.5@ 11-12 and 7.5 @6-7pm
I have found this to ease my pain through the day.
I have seen 2-neurologists providing little value. I will be seeing another that apparently, thinks outside of the box, and is world renown. It will take me 6 months to get an appointment UGH!!
Physical therapy has done nothing. I currently average over 8000 steps a day but although my strength is better my pain persists.
Thank you allowing my loquacious diatribe
It makes me feel not alone
Regards,
Ron
I hope 🙏you find some relief
I feel your pain. Thanks be to God, I've had no broken bones but four fusions and eight knee operations put me in your league of polyneuropathy. I lived on Oxycontin, Lyrica, Baclofen, and Amitriptyline. The side effects of the abuse of Oxy have made life a living hell here in the State of TN. It was bad enough that my GP was forced to discontinue prescribing Oxycontin by my state, but now they are forcing pain clinics to close or jump through a maze of hoops to stay in business. I had a manageable quality of life until May 8th when the State of TN forced the closure of my last pain clinic. I am now on a two-year waiting list just to get into another clinic. All of that time without the Oxycontin that I was living on.