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Originally Posted by ewolman
Any suggestions on what I should discuss with my doc next week about the increase in pain?
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How to talk to your doctor about chronic pain
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Should I go back on a constant pain killer? When I was, I felt great. Should I have Norco all the time with Perc. when needed?
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Those are the kinds of questions that may/should come up in the conversation with your doctor. No-one can feel your pain or how it affects you, one person's "7" can be another person's "3", and all that.... Is the pain constant 24/7, necessitating constant medication? The big potential downside with opioids (IMO) is, of course, ever-increasing tolerance.
I agree with identifying & avoiding/eliminating triggers, and adopting anti-inflammatory lifestyle changes as much as possible.
Chronic pain can be cyclical. The fact that you've gone through a period of reduced pain is encouraging if you can figure out why and make use of that.
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