Lumbar Cortisone Injections…

[prydey]

Originally Posted by zilo

so one of the doctors prescribed ONE oxycodeine tablet AND two panadol simultaeneously.

Panadeine forte is paracetamol and codeine. 500mg and 30mg respectively I think. It's prescription only.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by prydey

Panadeine forte is paracetamol and codeine. 500mg and 30mg respectively I think. It's prescription only.

It was a trauma ward in emergency not exactly take home stuff..so I am not sure what dose of paracetamol it was....but know oxycodone 25mg wasn't doing anything on its own.

[prydey]

Originally Posted by zilo

It was a trauma ward in emergency not exactly take home stuff..so I am not sure what dose of paracetamol it was....but know oxycodone 25mg wasn't doing anything on its own.

I wasn't saying that's what they gave you. Just mentioning a similar concoction is available.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by prydey

I wasn't saying that's what they gave you. Just mentioning a similar concoction is available.

Best to not quote me then, maybe refer to a Wiki link instead?

[prydey]

Originally Posted by zilo

Best to not quote me then, maybe refer to a Wiki link instead?

You're misunderstanding possibly. You mentioned that concoction worked for you so I was simply pointing out that a similar concoction is readily available. I wasn't trying to imply that's what the hospital gave you.

[Citroënbender]

Returning to the original issue, a good friend’s brother is a pain management specialist in the UK. He looked at the information I’d been given about what’s going on, and said the basic affliction is something called “spinal stenosis”. Coupled with his comments (opinions, I suppose, to be accurate) that surgical intervention often had a fairly limited duration of relief and it was best to focus on core strength plus not overdoing it…

I hadn’t wanted to hassle this fellow too much as he’s juggling a lot across two continents, but honestly felt I got more out of a brief discussion than the last three GP consultations.