what pain relief do u use?
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emilyalberger
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:53 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: left arm bpi since birth,can only bend my elbow mostly ne feeling n when i get it its not the right sensation
what pain relief do u use?
ive tryed almost all the NSAID stuff and they dont work...do you think thell perscribe me percocet?...when i got my c-section they gave me those and i was ready to do backflips cause i wasnt in pain
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Judy-T
- Posts: 557
- Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 11:59 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Right arm OBPI One surgery at age 40 Ulnar nerve retransposition
- Location: Florida
Re: what pain relief do u use?
Emily,
Stay away from percocet. It is a very addictive drug. I made the mistake of going to a pain clinic and was put on methadone for 6 years. I had a 6 year vacation from pain, then I was taken off in a matter of days and was detoxed improperly. It was the worst experience of my life. Please be careful with meds. I have used a lidocaine patch which took the edge off. If you want more info please e-mail me.
Stay away from percocet. It is a very addictive drug. I made the mistake of going to a pain clinic and was put on methadone for 6 years. I had a 6 year vacation from pain, then I was taken off in a matter of days and was detoxed improperly. It was the worst experience of my life. Please be careful with meds. I have used a lidocaine patch which took the edge off. If you want more info please e-mail me.
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emilyalberger
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:53 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: left arm bpi since birth,can only bend my elbow mostly ne feeling n when i get it its not the right sensation
Re: what pain relief do u use?
yea ive tryed those too n it didnt seem to help i tryed cayenne capsles and MSM apparently its suposed to help but im allergic to peppers lol but im willing to try anything
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marieke
- Posts: 1627
- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: what pain relief do u use?
If you are having nerve pain, have you tried Neurontin or Lyrica? Low dose tricyclic anti-depressants also help.
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jmar
- Posts: 528
- Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:43 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: brachial plexus stretch during thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on may 18, 2010.
Re: what pain relief do u use?
oh how i love lyrica!!! i took it for a couple of months when i first was injured, but discontinued it because my pain was all but gone. but the pain came back after a while and now am back on it. it is helping a lot again. i think i will stay on it this time. i am also taking baclofen for muscle spasms. a new thing i am doing now is a stellate ganglion block. i have only had one so far, but it is helping a lot. i am going to have at least 4 of them for now. one per week.
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karategirl1kyu
- Posts: 363
- Joined: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:59 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI, had surgery when I was 9- they moved muscles and tendons from one side of my arm to the other side. I can lift my arm to about my eye level, can't straigten it all the way and can't completely supinate my wrist.
- Location: Richmond, RI
Re: what pain relief do u use?
i personally take extra tylenol or aleve... ive had to take them so often, the normal dose does nothing... so its like 5 and pain goes away....
~Mel/23/LOBPI
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marylandmom
- Posts: 23
- Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:07 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Left OBPI. Surgical intervention age 6 years. Good cosmetic effect. Still with significant functional impairment.
Re: what pain relief do u use?
Please be careful taking so many pills at once. While tylenol (generic=acetominophen) is a generally a safe drug, too much can cause liver toxicity. Likewise, Alleve/ibuprofen/Advil/Motrin can cause some serious stomach upset/complications at high doses.
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jmar
- Posts: 528
- Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:43 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: brachial plexus stretch during thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on may 18, 2010.
Re: what pain relief do u use?
actually, the best pain control i have found is lyrica. but it does me no good at all if i do not EXCERCISE EXCERCISE EXCERCISE then KEEP that HAND AND ARM ON THE MOVE!! if you have a lot of pain do not put it in a still position. period. that will increase the pain more than anything.