You totally know what I'm living with. I'm not able to be stretched my previous surgeries they removed to much bone one stretch and pop I'm dead. Dr Harrop said he wouldn't touch the top of my spine . Waiting to see about the lower backs three bulging discs. I'm at least able if I don't move much stay ok with fentanyl patch and about sixty mg of oxycodone a day. Bad parts it binds your innards and YA crap concrete. Ill pray for you and your bil, mine died young heart problems helped with agent Orange two tours in nam as a seabee. YUPP clearing the poisoned trees . I sure miss him too.A couple of things. My BIL was a Jersey City fireman, he is permanently disabled. His back also. He lives with a morphine drip machine implanted in him. After many surgeries this was the last option.
I assume your doing fish oil. Have you gone inverted on a inversion machine? it used to give him some temporary relief. Me I would want a rack to stretch me out, to provide some relief.
Hope you get some relief soon. I have lost feeling in my dominant hand for the last 2 months, And at times the numb becomes a burning sensation. I remember when I was paralyzed that burn at night. I'll be in surgery shortly after they do some more testing and find where the nerve is entrapped.
If you have to continue the pain stuff for very long, talk to the Dr. about switching over to methadone instead of the oxycodone and fentanyl. Works as well or better, lower dosages and doesn't plug you up like the other stuff. The wife has been on it for most of the last 17 years and every time they try and switch her to oxycodone/Vicodin et al., she ends up having massive problems with getting the pain under control again. About 5 years ago, her pain specialist gave up on trying to move her around on various medications and has left her on the methadone permanently. A plus factor financially, is that it's very cheap.Waiting to see about the lower backs three bulging discs. I'm at least able if I don't move much stay ok with fentanyl patch and about sixty mg of oxycodone a day. Bad parts it binds your innards and YA crap concrete.