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Persistent Back Pain. History Of Back Surgery. No Help From Vicodin 5 Mg. Detected Possible Permanent Nerve Damage. Suggest

I just had back surgery and they put me on vicodin 5 mg. I hurt my back four years agoand my family doctor has been prescribing me vicodin 10 for almost four years. my surgeon directed me to take 1 5mg every six hours. they are not helping at all but he won'tgive me anything stronger for pain.my back is killing me because he told me that I probably have permanent nerve damage what di I do?
posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2013
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Hi, even after the surgery also you are having so much of pain, means that you are not maintaining the posture, and not following the physiotherapy.
I advise you to sleep in the hard bed or with out pillow.
I to my patient with such pain prescribe , neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and to be followed by periodically every week, one injection.
Thank you.
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Persistent Back Pain. History Of Back Surgery. No Help From Vicodin 5 Mg. Detected Possible Permanent Nerve Damage. Suggest

Hi, even after the surgery also you are having so much of pain, means that you are not maintaining the posture, and not following the physiotherapy. I advise you to sleep in the hard bed or with out pillow. I to my patient with such pain prescribe , neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and to be followed by periodically every week, one injection. Thank you.