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@excentrk hello. I am new here. Just joined connect 2 days ago
I am SO fatigued from constant pain as well. I too take tramodol. I have for the last 5 years, but 50 mg tablets. I now take 2 per day. Sometimes they help my excruciating chronic back pain. Sometimes they don’t
I sustained 7 spinal compression fractures 6 years ago, due to severe osteoporosis from taking prednisone for many years for a chronic illness, ulcerative colitis . Had 2 surgeries (kyph) which did help a lot. But I am still left with back pain every day. It has been a monumental struggle. For the first two years I could only walk with a walker. Now I can walk half an hour at a time, sometimes one hour, w/o walker, then take a tramodol and rest. I only use the walker first thing in the AM, to help me out of bed
I wish I knew other people who have suffered compression fractures so I could find out what works for them
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Hello, ,I also from terrible thoracic pain. I had three compression fractures from osteoporosis, but I never had any pain until a chiropractor decided to press down on both sides after I showed him the MRI and asked him not to touch that area a few yrs ago. I had kyphoplasty after that but I didn’t get that much released because they were old fractures Then recently the pain has really increased I like you really don’t know what to do. I take hydrocodone 7.5 and I am taking 4 to 5 a day. I also have cervical problems and lumbar issues after five spinal fusions. . I do take Prolia shots for Osteoporosis and I’m due for another bone density next year. I am 68 but my pain has become progressively worse. Do you have a good pain management doctor and I’m having an epidural in the T 11-12 L 1 this week for a slipped disc in the L1 area but the pain is higher. I was wondering what type of brace you use.? Not sure if you read anything but I’m the one who went to scolicare for a possible brace, but it seems it’s more of a scam doctors are saying unless you’re a younger person with bad scoliosis…. Is it this is a very hard plastic brace that is molded to you, which can cause more damage than help for an adult. I know this probably isn’t much hope to you, but I know you were looking to talk with someone who has compression fractures…..good luck…
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@eviejudith you should check out Buprenorphine for your chronic back pain. It has done wonders for me. Please read: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675640/