osteoperosis in back

Hi

It depends on what your diagnosis is.  Mine is arthritis in the lower spine. I cant take any gel with anti inflammatories in it because I take them orally. I use Cura Heat Patches  and it takes the edge of the pain

Nothing miraculous  LOL

Love

Eileen

Have you tried the antipathy it works by a tiny battery and sends minor electronic impulses to the pain sight they are very good and no side effects

That should read actipatch it's the predicta text on my phone 

Hi

Did you find the actipatch any good?

I know I didn't but horses for courses.  Different things help different people.

I have a friend who got one at the same time as I did and she thinks its fantastic.

Love

Eileen

i have britte bone in my hips and spine

I have used to acti patch before but it didn't work for me

In addition to Degenerative Scoliosis of the lumbar spine  had for 5+ years, I was hospitalised a while ago for 2 months with Discitis , being put on IV with antibiotics (Amoxicillin) plus Morphine Sulphate 10mg tablets for pain relief . After discharge , continued both medications with tablets orally . Trying not to be addicted to the morphine , so have stopped taking unless pain reaches 8,9 or 10 on the pain scale . This seem to work for me , since morphine can cause side effects with bladder and bowels .

Hi Nessie

Glad you are finding something that works for you. I have a fractured trochanter bone {4 weeks post op 2nd hip replacement} This was 3 years ago and I've been on crutches since and am told I'll be on them permanently. So as well as everything else I have a lot of pain from that.

I'm waiting for a knee replacement and I walking   bone on bone  so I'm on morphine really because of that and on the oramorph for break through pain. After the op I hope to decrease the dose. I'll still take some because I was given it for the fracture but like you I don't want to get addicted. The fracture they will never cure apparently

Eileen

When I joined this group a few months ago, my osteoarthritis and chronic costochondritis (in ribs and sternum) were combining to make my life just agony plus. For years it's been paralysing. 

A GP visit 3 months ago resulted in gabapentin being added to the OxyContin painkiller - which wasn't working due to my own decision to reduce the dosage - and then I started on turmeric powder in capsules, and for 3 whole weeks now, have been pain-free!!  

Be encouraged, try anything that's highly recommended, give it time to kick in, and pray like mad. If something works for me it may just work for you.

Am on fentanyl skin patch.. Can start on 12mg I think am on 25mg.. I could not walk due to back spasms n legs collapsing have degenerative disc disease L4 L5 for years had all other pain killers including opiates over time, only patch lets me walk pain free xxx