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Suggest Remedy For Chronic Pain After Broken Neck And Fractured Spine

Hello my name is jeff I had bad accident in 2006 I fell off roof 30th broke neck well broke c 2 c 3& fractured c 4 c 5.. & had hallo on but didn t work so 5 weeks after accident I had to have c 2 & c 3 fused together. Long story short I have been in severe chronic pain since& I ve tried all cortisone shots lidocaine etc etc.. The pain is so severe it s pretty much made my life miserable. The pain clinic is only given me 4 5 MG oxycodoneaday..I just want to man manage pain enough so can at least get back to work part time & get at least 6 hrs sleep a night. But the doc does not understand how bad my neck and back hurt and won t at least up my dose to 4 10 MG pills a day & maybe 1 or 2 of those new time release ones so I can at least function somewhat on a daily basis & Be able play with my son go back working & living again!!! Please if there is any doctors out there that h have any good advice for me on how to find a doctor that cares & is willing to help me get a life back please help me!!! I m so beside myself & feeling helpless!!
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Hello,

Pain management can be done in the following ways:
1) You can go for NSAIDs when the pain is extremely high. You can take tab. Ibuprofen or tab. Naproxen twice daily for 14 days.
2) As NSAIDs may cause gastric irritation, you need to take tab.pantop 40 mg daily once before food.
3) If you have kidney failure or bleeding disorders, then NSAIDs are not to be used.
4) Opioids can be used instead like hydrocodone, oxycodone and Tramadol.
5) You can increase the dose of opioids that you are using now.
6) You can go to physical therapy and learn few neck muscles strengthening exercises to reduce pain.
7) You can have steroid and local anesthetic combined shots into facetal joints of cervical or neck vertebrae.
8) You can ask your pain medicine expert about this injection. It will help relieve pain for considerable period of time.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
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Suggest Remedy For Chronic Pain After Broken Neck And Fractured Spine

Hello, Pain management can be done in the following ways: 1) You can go for NSAIDs when the pain is extremely high. You can take tab. Ibuprofen or tab. Naproxen twice daily for 14 days. 2) As NSAIDs may cause gastric irritation, you need to take tab.pantop 40 mg daily once before food. 3) If you have kidney failure or bleeding disorders, then NSAIDs are not to be used. 4) Opioids can be used instead like hydrocodone, oxycodone and Tramadol. 5) You can increase the dose of opioids that you are using now. 6) You can go to physical therapy and learn few neck muscles strengthening exercises to reduce pain. 7) You can have steroid and local anesthetic combined shots into facetal joints of cervical or neck vertebrae. 8) You can ask your pain medicine expert about this injection. It will help relieve pain for considerable period of time. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist