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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

hedgehog

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4. I'm posting this so you can tell me to go stick my head in a bucket,

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 05:58 PM

Jul 2012

but sometimes for post-operative pain, ibuprofen works better than any narcotic. I think it's the anti-inflammatory action that does it. Probably not useful for you, but if your doctor approves, worth a try?

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I'm just having such a hard time with the pain. [View all] cali Jul 2012 OP

Try to stay strong my friend jaysunb Jul 2012 #1

Sometimes it's like that Warpy Jul 2012 #2

I'm so sorry to hear of this. It's not "just" pain, hedgehog Jul 2012 #3

I'm posting this so you can tell me to go stick my head in a bucket, hedgehog Jul 2012 #4

+1 MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #5

thanks, but I'm not allowed Ibuprohen cali Jul 2012 #6

I'm caught between wanting to help and trying not to be annoying! hedgehog Jul 2012 #7

annoying? not in the slightest. cali Jul 2012 #8

Here's hoping that the healing process will start to kick in. hedgehog Jul 2012 #9

Cali, has the new med helped with the pain? auntAgonist Jul 2012 #10

it's just a higher dose of morphine. and it doesn't seem to help much. cali Jul 2012 #11

Can you get a different med? Taverner Oct 2012 #12