Hi, I am a 36 year old male with Crohn's
disease and degenerative disc disease. I
am looking for some releif from back pain.
Right now I am in the filing stages for
disability and am awating approval on
medicaid. Seeing a doctor on a constant
basis is hard since bills have to come
first and income is very limited. The last
doctor I saw for my back pain had me on
114 Percocet 7.5 mg a month. Yes, if I
haven't had Percocet for a while, it will
at least take my mind off of it for a day
or to, but after that, it really does
nothing, even taking it every 4 hours. Any
ideas on how to cope with this, and if I
do get my medicaid soon, any ideas to talk
to my doctor about? I have been doing
research on the morphine pump and from
what I have read it really has helped some
people out. Thanks for any help.
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CarolDiane
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Wish I Could Be Positive Posted: 10-16-07 07:49am
I have a herniated disc with narrowing in
L2-3. I have to buy a TENS unit outright
because medicaid will not pay for rental.
I am on Vicodin ES three times a day for
this latest flair-up. On half of a Vicodin
seems to help alot, so I am trying to keep
it down to that. Only thing is the first
couple days back on it wires me and I
can't get any sleep. Was up last night
almost every hours. Not from pain, but
from the medication. I will probably spend
most of today in bed. Waiting for a call
back from a medical supply company that
says they can probably beat the $99.00
price I got somewhere else. So, looks like
I will be buying a TENS unit.
Carrie
Up-Date: I found a store that is going to
beat that price and sell me a brand new
one for just $68.00! Can't beat that one.
They are going to hold it for me (which I
though was very nice) untill the 25th when
my son gets paid.
