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Allergic Opiate To Pain Medicines. Only Take NSAID. Suggest Non Opiate Pain Medicines After Surgery?
I'm having a L5 -L6 spinal fusion in June. I am allergic opiate to pain meds and only take NSAID's now. Do you know of any non opiate pain meds I can take for the pain of surgery? I tried Ultrim which is not necessarily an opiate. My sinuses start pouring syliva into my throat and then I have trouble swallowing and feel like my throat is closing off.
Fri, 10 May 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Most likely you are going to have L5-S1 fusion.
Good and safe medications for nerve pain in your case include gabapentin and pregabalin. You can use either of them after the surgery.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
Thank you for posting your query.
Most likely you are going to have L5-S1 fusion.
Good and safe medications for nerve pain in your case include gabapentin and pregabalin. You can use either of them after the surgery.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
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