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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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How Can Severe Pain Due To Scoliosis Be Treated?

I ve been on 4 x 4 100 Fentanyl patches now for almost seventeen (17) years and Suffer from M,S and Scoliosis and have servere Nerve Damage on my back unfortunately we had to MOVE HOUSE that meant moving Dr surgeries while in my old Dr all my medication NEVER CHANGED and my Dr was happy to give me what was NEEDED TO CONTROL MY PAIN ! Even when I went to see a specialist in LIVERPOOL WITH MY PROBLEMS ? He himself Said that they Could NOT DO NO MORE FOR ME ....AND ONLY CONTROL MY PAIN SO HE ......INCREESED MY FENTANYL PATCHES ....FROM 2x100 &1x 75 .....to .....4 x100 and I was to change them every 48 hrs as to every 72 hrs so this is how I ve been taking this amount for 17 years now . Anyways since moving Dr surgeries my NEW DR ARE ....NOT HAPPY FOR ME TO BE ON THIS AMOUNT And last month has told me to put and use my 4x 100 patches on for 72 hrs and NOT CHANGE THEM EVERY 48 hrs as told by the specialist ,so I did this and am NOW BACK TO BEING IN A LOT OF PAIN AND ON TOP OF HAVING TO SUFER WITHDRAWALS TO BOOT ANYWAY ITS ...NOW GOT WORSE TODAY WENT TO COLECT MY REPEAT SCRIPT AND ......HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN TO ONLY 1x 100 patch so I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE WITHDRAWAL I WILL HAVE TO SUFFER AND I KNOW AS FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ....BEFORE ....MY PACHES ,I WILL END UP IN MY WHEELCHAIR GOING ....OUT OF MY MIND IN PAIN AGAIN , WHEN WE FOUND THESE PATCHES I THOUGHT I HAD MY LIFE BACK BEING ABLE TO WALK WITH MY STICK WAS BRILL BUT ....NOW EVERY THREE DAYS ITS LIKE GOING THROUGH FULL BLOWN WITHDRAWAL THEN PUT PATCHES ON YOU FEEL OK THEN AFTER 2 DAYS BACK TO FEELING S--T AGAIN THIS IS JUST TORTURE AS WELL AS SUFFERING THE PAINS YOU HAVENT HAD FOR A LONG TIME BACK WITH REVENGE , SO IM .....NOT SLEEPING COS OF PAIN , NOT EATING COS MY BOWEL IS ...NOW ..NOT WORKING AND IS SO FULL THAT ITS PUTING PRESURE ON MY BACK AND ON AND ON ITS AS IF EVERYTHING IS GOING IN ......REVERSE .....BACK TO B4 I HAD MY PATCHES ??????? PLEASE WHAT IS MY NEXT CHOICE
Fri, 24 Aug 2018
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Hello,

* As per my clinical experience, it is the underlying nerve compression
responsible for the agony of pain.

* I would recommend to evaluate the latest MRI reports for further
guidelines in this regard.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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How Can Severe Pain Due To Scoliosis Be Treated?

Hello, * As per my clinical experience, it is the underlying nerve compression responsible for the agony of pain. * I would recommend to evaluate the latest MRI reports for further guidelines in this regard. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.