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Suggest Treatment For Collapsed Discs In Lower Back

I have been on Nucynta er for about 5 months and my last doc visit with bloodwork showed 8.5 AC1 and my blood pressure has been going up for last couple of months also my cholesterol is going up too. my doc doesn t think it is the Nucynta but the pharmacist says most likely it is. I was trying to get off opiates due to the tylenol in them and I have a fatty liver which it isn t elping I have collasped disc in lower bqack which have been told surgery will not help.
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hi,

thanks for the brief history of you.

as you mentioned you have a prolapsed disc in your lower back, you should take an assessment done by spine specialist . He will help you with medicines and it will ease the pain. along with it he might even as you for an physcial therapy. A physcial therapist will help you on a later stage. usually people recover by undergoing physical therapy as it is non invasive and self indulged way of helping you in the spine issue.

with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery
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Suggest Treatment For Collapsed Discs In Lower Back

hi, thanks for the brief history of you. as you mentioned you have a prolapsed disc in your lower back, you should take an assessment done by spine specialist . He will help you with medicines and it will ease the pain. along with it he might even as you for an physcial therapy. A physcial therapist will help you on a later stage. usually people recover by undergoing physical therapy as it is non invasive and self indulged way of helping you in the spine issue. with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery