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Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 9 9:50am | Replies (95)
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Totally get a new doc ! I went from 5mg Norco to 10mg within a year and from every 8 hours to every 4 hours now, I too wonder what maybe next.
Same here; I hate the mornings so I have my meds near me with water and I take a pill and give it a half hour then get up. {Some days I wonder why bother} Its not like I can do much physically anymore. Thank God for "Mother's lil helpers" 😉
Honestly think surgery would improve some but is it worth the risk of making it worse later? My dilemma. I still get cortisone injections and pt these help some as well.
Keep posting ~ God Bless You man.
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@rockinrene65 lumbar surgery was GREAT. I totally recommend it! The doctors waited years too long and my Cauda Equina was permanently damaged by the time I found a great Ortho surgeon. He told me he needed to do surgery NOW and I agreed. What's left if you don't? possibly the loss of your lower limbs and incontinence. I am SO glad I did it. The nerve roots didn't entirely heal because the neurosurgeon neglected surgery but I got rid of the pain and got a lot of feeling back. The deterioration stopped. I recommend you keep searching. I have always taken opioid for the pain associated with degeneration but, but the tylenol in the Oxy helps as much as the opioid. I'm very stable on my 10/325 every 4 -8 hours for 25 years. I am 69.