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Originally Posted by UpDownAround
I have low back pain- the kind they can actually point to on an MRI (stenosis, a couple of herniated discs and general degeneration) and when I overdo it and/or move the wrong way, I get levitation grade pain. But I was honest with my doc, so pain pills are off the table. It would be reasonable to get them for that, but as soon as I get my hands on them I know I would become unreasonable.
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That is exactly where I am right now. I have been dealing with extreme pain for a year now. I had chronic pain before, and then was in a car accident. After a year, I finally have a date for surgery, to treat severe stenosis. I shouldn't haved it at my age,so it's possible it is a result of the accident.
I had also been honest with my doc about addiction, and didn't have anything stronger that NSAIDs until a month ago. I started having major gastro issues, and got taken off everything except Tylenol, while my pain was hitting at 10 every day. My doc decided it was worth it to give me tramadol. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to function, at all.
Surgery is set for Oct. 5th. I'm still worried about pain and relapsing, but I have to do something. Even the tramadol only knocks the pain down to a 5 or 6, from a 9 or 10, but at least I can get out of the house with that.