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hi my name is mark , my mother has terroible back pain and she is on butrans patches but also oramorph since she has started the patches she has felt terrible it is another 3 weeks before she sees the specialist again she has had an mri and the doctor thinks its oestioarthritis should she stop the patches and continue the oramorph untill she goes back please could you advise me as its so pain full to see her feeling like this thank you so .
Dear , This is Dr. S. Tomar from healthcaremagic.com's medical team and I ll be your medical advisor for this question. First of all thank you for sharing your concern with us and showing trust on us. Both mentioned drugs are heavy pain medicines . If these pain medicines are not able to control the pain then it indicates severe arthritic changes of spine or opioid resistance which is seen in few patients. Pregabalin should be tested in your case . I would suggest you to consult with pain specialist further and also have regular Physiotherapy session for permanent relief.
This is my initial response and discussion is open until you have any query or need further clarification. I wish you good health . Thank you for your question and feel free to contact further for any question . sincerely, Dr. Shardendu Tomar
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Will Butrans Patch Leads To Severe Back Pain?
Dear , This is Dr. S. Tomar from healthcaremagic.com s medical team and I ll be your medical advisor for this question. First of all thank you for sharing your concern with us and showing trust on us. Both mentioned drugs are heavy pain medicines . If these pain medicines are not able to control the pain then it indicates severe arthritic changes of spine or opioid resistance which is seen in few patients. Pregabalin should be tested in your case . I would suggest you to consult with pain specialist further and also have regular Physiotherapy session for permanent relief. This is my initial response and discussion is open until you have any query or need further clarification. I wish you good health . Thank you for your question and feel free to contact further for any question . sincerely, Dr. Shardendu Tomar