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@tyyne21wigwam

Everyone has different pain. I would be thrilled if lidocaine in any form helped. After 20 years 30 epidurals, surgery etc. The only thing that works for me is Percocet. I guess I should have been more specific and said intractable pain is not always helped by over the counter meds. I tend to over react to the idea at 82 years old, have tried everything I know of,that opioids aren't needed. I sometimes say if drs say you don't need opioids it's because they have never had real pain. Your entire life is controlled.

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I agree with you tynne. Most if not all doctor's are young enough not to have experienced chronic pain. They really can't sympathize with you. Have you talked to a pain management doctor about trying a pain pump? I see a lot of people on this site haven't gotten significant relief with a pain pump. I believed Medicare will cover it. I to at 75yo have tried just about everything. I'm going to talk to my pain management doctor about one soon.