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Originally Posted by Pionus
I have Chronic Pain. I have lumbar radiculopathy and spinal stenosis, and suffer daily with spinal and lower back pain. I am also Diabetic and have peripheral neuropathy in my legs and feet. I currently take Percocet for the back pain, and Lyrica for the peripheral neuropathy. I don't know what else
to do to manage my pain. It appears my Pain Management Doctor does not
want me to continue taking Percocet, even though I do not take it every day
and certainly don't take it every 6-hours which is how it was prescribed. I
am on the highest dose possible for the Lyrica which is 300mg twice per day.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem ?
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Your diagnosis is quite similar to mine, PN, cervical / lumbar stenosis with traumatic injury to c-4 thru c-7. I used opiates for 15+ years until sedation became worse than my issues. After weaning myself over period of months I'm now taking 3200 mg gababentine, 90 MG baclofen, and 6 MG ropinirol daily. PN pain is constant but tolerable although chronic "uncontrollable severe" leg cramps occur too often but eventually pass.
I work around the pain / unpleasantness, try to stay optimistic and grateful for every day.