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Suggest Treatment For Degenerative Disc Disease

I am a 62 year old male with degenerative disc disease and failed back syndrome. I take numerous pain meds for this, however lately, my skin (mostly on my hands) is withered and bruises and tears open very easily. Is this a result of the medication(s), or symptomatic of something else. FYI - my father had very similar issues but he was on daily doses of cortisone (this was 50+ yrs ago).
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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sir you will need to checkwith your doctor if the symptoms are due to the drugs , you have not written which drugs you are taking, failed back syndrome and degenerative disc disease can be managed by a pain specialist if surgery is no more an option.
hope you heal yourself fast.
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Suggest Treatment For Degenerative Disc Disease

sir you will need to checkwith your doctor if the symptoms are due to the drugs , you have not written which drugs you are taking, failed back syndrome and degenerative disc disease can be managed by a pain specialist if surgery is no more an option. hope you heal yourself fast.