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Is Fentanyl Patch 50mcg The Right Medicine For Lower Back Pain?

i have a severe low back pro blem i have had one back surgery and ineed more surgery in next few years ihave been in a pain center for 7 years and my back pain is getting a lot worse latley icant sleep and pain is so bad icant explain just how bad it is it radites down my leg i have been taking fentenyl patch 50mcg for 2 years it dont help me any more is there another tr or er medicne that i can ask my pain docter about/ it would have to be some sort of opoids that is the that seems to help me. can you give me an idea.thank you.
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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Dear: thanks for using HCM and will try to help you with my medical advise. Fentenyl is a narcotic patch that the body can get use to it after a period of time. First step is to reevaluate your back problem with a MRI of the back. Then, depending of the level of problem, the treatment options could be adjustment of pain medication, physical therapy, epidural block or surgical treatment .
I hope that my advise has been helpful.
Dr Sara
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Is Fentanyl Patch 50mcg The Right Medicine For Lower Back Pain?

Dear: thanks for using HCM and will try to help you with my medical advise. Fentenyl is a narcotic patch that the body can get use to it after a period of time. First step is to reevaluate your back problem with a MRI of the back. Then, depending of the level of problem, the treatment options could be adjustment of pain medication, physical therapy, epidural block or surgical treatment . I hope that my advise has been helpful. Dr Sara