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Suggest Treatment For Broken Spine And Eroded Disc

I have a broken L2 and L3 vertabrea with an eroded disc. It is more pain than I can bear with. I have broken wrists, kidney stones but with this I can hardly move. what should I take for pain. I have had duragesic patches with oxycodone breakthrough 10. 30 mg oxy 240 pills a month. this new doctor has me on hydrocodone 5 -325, 3 times a day. doesn t touch it
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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Lumbar vertebrae fractures are to be stabilised if required. They might need surgical realignment if there is displacement. The eroded disc needs to be treated depending on imaging findings. Sorry to hear about the pain. You should follow instructions as per your treating doctors. You might need duragesic dose adjustment and this should be done in discussion with your doctors. Hydrocodone 2 325 might be less for you and this might have to be reconsidered if there is a need to increase the dose. Please wear a lumbar belt and avoid heavy physical activity.
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Suggest Treatment For Broken Spine And Eroded Disc

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Lumbar vertebrae fractures are to be stabilised if required. They might need surgical realignment if there is displacement. The eroded disc needs to be treated depending on imaging findings. Sorry to hear about the pain. You should follow instructions as per your treating doctors. You might need duragesic dose adjustment and this should be done in discussion with your doctors. Hydrocodone 2 325 might be less for you and this might have to be reconsidered if there is a need to increase the dose. Please wear a lumbar belt and avoid heavy physical activity.