Any advice on good pain meds?

Mother1
Mother1 Member Posts: 4
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:09 in Living with arthritis

Hi I have osteoarthritis and aged 46 I had 2 hip replacements(5yrs ago). Then I have developed osteoarthritis in my big toe joint(which needs surgery) my knees and my shoulders(which need surgery)

At the beginning of June this year I developed a very sore right leg which prompted me to go to a walk in surgery( wasn't even examined) I then went to casualty and an xray was taken(told I was fine and told to go home) I then went to my own Dr's surgery and told I'd pulled a muscle.... anyway I then received a routine appointment from my surgeon who took another x Ray as he didn't like the look of the one from casualty..... yes I'd been walking around on a broken hip replacement for 7 wks and admitted that day for emergency surgery as my implant had broken inside my femur... I have since had my femur broken and sawn in half then opened like a book to remove broken implant and to fit a newer bigger one. I have had to put my shoulder surgery off for 6 months to allow my body to heal from this surgery. My whole body is in pain from either this surgery or the osteoarthritis that is in my body. My leg doesn't want to do what my brain is telling it to do and while I have been in bed there is now a few times that I haven't been able to move my arms.

I have just been to my gp surgery to ask for pain relief and i have had no joy instead was asked if I was depressed. 🤣🤣.

Anyone have any ideas for pain relief?

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