Anyone know of an alternative to Percocet?

[Kung Lau]

You are right. I do link chiropractors to physical therapists. I'm ex -military and chiropractic care wasn't even an option as it was not recognized by my flight doctors. I think I just carried through with that perception through civilian life. I am willing to trying just about anything before going under the knife, though. I have even considered accupuncture.

The most frustrating part of my pain is that I get varying levels of diagnoses from my orthopedic surgeon, radiologist and neurosurgeon. I've been diagnosed with osteophytes (bone spurs) at C4-5, cervical spinal stenosis ,C5-7, and a couple bulging discs. I get shooting electrical sensation down the outer part of my left arm when I jog. I have what I like to say a charcoal briquet embering between my shoulder blades and (inflammation) and the usual muscle tightening and musclur aches associated with these issues.

I've been on naproxyn sodiaum 500mg x2 for about 2 years but developed diverculosis with frequent bleeding so I had to get off it.

I've have had dozens of anti inflammaroy injections in my neck. Even had an epidural gone bad where they needed to "blood patch" the injection site. Until then, I had a "freeze headache" for about 48 hrs straight.

I'm just looking for a temporary alternative to the stronger opiods that I'm currently on around the clock and wondered why everyone got oxycodone or a version of it.

I mean NSAIDs have tons of options but opiods have like half a dozen??

I've found a place that seems to have some breakthrough procedures but they don't take any insurance atm. The Laser Spine Institute.

 

[Auryg]

Well, when picking out a chiropractor, it's fairly easy to pick out the quacks. Just go to one, you should have at least a little immediate relief. I've also heard of decompression therapy, I'm sure eits knows more about it than me, but it has supposedly work wonders for some people.

 

[lightstar]

consider opana ER (oxymorphone) or MS Contin (morphine) for chronic pain. . . .also, give acupuncture a "shot"

 

[uberman]

Apparently some people are supermetabolizers and such. I live with chronic pain and bounce around from Codeine #3, Vicodin and Percodan. Without the drugs I cannot move, with them I can.

Don't increase the dose, take drug holidays meaning none for 72 hours to clean out your system. During that time I lay around and don't move much. I guess some people head for addiction. I chose not to.

BTW, I asked a doctor a long time ago why all I get is pain relief from such drugs. He said, "Everyone's different."

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Ns1
medical marijuana for pain relief

I think your only long term prospect is surgery though, as mentioned above

I'm really not sure how good marijuana is at pain relief. It does exist, but the type of pain percocet is prescribed for is pretty intense. I would hope to make it livable, at best.

Wifey has fibro + RA and the MMJ works ALOT better than the shit the docs prescribe her

The only thing she prefers over MMJ is diladin, but that shit fucks you up.

i have Fibro+RA. Not much really helps. yeah dilidan is great. i wish i had some. a few times a year (maybe 2-3) i get a shot of it.

i have a open priscription of diffrent levels of vicoden. unless i take it early then it does not help. i wait to long then no matter what i take i end up in really bad pain and can't do anything. wich is where i end up in the doctors getting diladin. then im happy and pain free (wich is rare)

 

[eits]

the op definitely seems like a candidate for chiropractic and decompression.

what you should expect when you walk into an office is a consultation, a work-up and some orthopedic tests, maybe some x-rays if yours aren't recent enough, and a review of your problem.

after the adjustment, he will probably try and sell you a home decompression unit (if he has any). with some patients, home decompression works... with some, it doesn't... it really depends on the individual. if you're more comfortable coming into the clinic for decompression, you should probably do that.

he'll probably want to sell you a neck pillow, too. it is probably a good idea, since you've probably got a straight neck or a reversed curve. it'll help try and bring your neck back to it's normal curve so you don't have as much compression on your spinal nerves and to help reduce those disc bulges.

man, i really wish you were my patient... i'd be all over this it always frustrates me whenever doctors who don't know any better scratch their heads and just prescribe medications for things chiropractors deal with day in and day out. i feel so bad for patients who could have come in and been treated and avoided all the wasted pain, time, energy, and money all because their primary care doctors didn't know any better.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Wifey has fibro + RA and the MMJ works A LOT better than the shit the docs prescribe her

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