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Selna I can emphasis with your situation. My father had Alzheimers and I have no brothers or sisters plus my Mom passed a few years before from Cancer. Luckily my wife was willing to help. My Dad was not as bad as it could have been, he stayed mobile and able to care for most of his body functions , unlike his sister who was in a nursing home the last few years of her life with Alzheimer’s. I was able to hire people to stay with Dad when one of us could not be there. Also, for good or bad, I was diagnosis with fibromyalgia a year or so before and was able to file for disability retirement from my job so I had time free to help him. If you can set up with a local group of support for Alzheimer's families that help find patient sitters to relieve you when you need it. Check on the internet for other support.<br />
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Now the bad news I heard on the new that the feds are requiring all doctors who give opioids to take special training course to use those meds. This is just going to make it harder for all of us. Any day I expect to hear from my Doc that he will no longer be able to prescribe meds either because of fed regulations or his clinic’s refusal to give them out. Good luck 19lin
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Thanks @jimhd. I will ask my pain doctor about the capsaicin treatment at my next visit. If this continues to work I much prefer external to internal extra pain relief. So far, so good. Of course, I have started PT now and I'm feeling more pain now. They told me to stop doing certain exercises as soon as I feel pain. I will also ask about lidocaine patches. I used those a few years ago when a friend of my brother gave him a bunch to give me. They were prescription strength I think, but I don't know for sure. They helped a little before I had my surgery. I was in a great deal of pain at the time. Gail
My brother-in-law (who refuses to have surgery and has back issues) swears by SalonPas! I still have some prescription lydocane (I am bad speller) patches which help me. I have spinal stenosis and three bulging discs (among other things).
Lidocaine or EMLA is a prescription I get infrequently to get skin numb so that I can have blood drawn or get a shot.
Spread creme where u will be injected - cover w saran wrap - wait 45 min or more or less and get shot.
Really helps - I leave a tube in my car in case someone wants to take blood.
Don't know why medical people Don't know about this or don't care if u HATE needles.
@mari
I use Lidocaine cream on my feet every night to numb the pain while I go to sleep. Pain is from peripheral neuropathy.
Jim
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@nanke99 Stores such as Walmart and CVS carry topical lidocaine sold under the brand name SalonPas 4% lidocaine patches. I can vouch for the effectiveness of them. The one I use is Rx from my doctor.