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dodgyback
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Hi All
First of all thanks to everyone who welcomed me to the site and I am now prepared for a long fight for DLA, anyway I have OA in my lower Spine with Prolapsed disc along with discs pressing on nerves awaiting for Occupatioal Health to see me at work, sorr waffling.
I am taking 50mg Tramadol 4 times a day and 6-8 Co-Codamol in between with Ibuprofen in between, anyway the pain is getting to me and I want to see my GP with regard to better pain control, any ideas would be welcome as my GP has admitted he is not an expert,
thanks
First of all thanks to everyone who welcomed me to the site and I am now prepared for a long fight for DLA, anyway I have OA in my lower Spine with Prolapsed disc along with discs pressing on nerves awaiting for Occupatioal Health to see me at work, sorr waffling.
I am taking 50mg Tramadol 4 times a day and 6-8 Co-Codamol in between with Ibuprofen in between, anyway the pain is getting to me and I want to see my GP with regard to better pain control, any ideas would be welcome as my GP has admitted he is not an expert,
thanks
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Hi
I have OA and its treated with tramadol and amatriptylne, the pain clinic changed the tramadol to Slow Release which means 200mgs every 12 hours. They seem to be a bit more effective especially at night. I expect you have been referred to physio, if not it you might feel like suggesting it. It can help a bit by strengthening your muscles.
Love Sue0 -
is any of your pain in areas you can self massage ?
if it is ,, try freezing foam cups of water and massaging area
or use a bag of frozen peas
and from time to time rubbing heat cream into them0 -
just got back from GP and now on Morphine and some cream based on chilies, I explained about waves of heat down my legs which is evidently lumbar spinal canal stenosis and I have to get some more meds next week, I asked if I am going to become a junkie but GP said no if it is being used for pain control which it most definatly is! so now on morphine makes you wonder where will it end?0
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