A week ago-I was washing this small (3x5 ) rug in the bathtub because soda was spilled on it. I have a 3 month old and a 2 1/2 year old...the rug was surprisingly heavy after washing...and, i m on a pain regimen of 5/3.25 percocet 2 every 6 hours for my chronic pain disorder-reflex sympathetic dystrophy. So...i throw the rug over the shower curtain holder...along with 3 heavy towels. The shower rod collapsed on my back when i was hunched over cleaning the anti-skid thing under the rug...it weighed about 70lbs. I told my doctor i was increasing my pain medication to 3 every 5 hours. Currently, i am out of my medication. I see a pain doctor on August 25th. Will my doctor (i currently have no vehicle) be able to continue my percocet regimen until i see the pain doctor for my RSD? I don t know what to do...this is excruciating...i can t move certain ways without extreme pain...it s constantly stabbing pain...my iliac crest, hip, and gait are affected. the area on my back the rod hit i can t touch...too painful. Chronic pain is so misunderstood. I haven t seen a doctor-but, this is getting unbearable. I can t do certain things with my kids...and, i literally cry in pain. Doctors in NJ seem reluctant to prescribe pain medication...and my doctor hasn t gotten back to me. I m extremely overwhelmed and depressed...i feel very scared that no doctor will help me. There s bruising, fatigue, bleeding between periods, and i feel faint when i walk too much or have to move a certain way...i scream out in pain. Literally. I can take pain...but, i need help. my legs feel weaker...especially up at the thigh muscles.
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Unfortunately because of the opioid crisis and the fact that studies show that opioid medication to nothing in the long term, not only are doctors reluctant to prescribe it, but they don’t prescribe it at all. Now, we use what is called “multimodal meds”. You will be weaned off your opioids and put on different meds that target different pain receptors and work on different ways that will holistically treat all your pain symptoms. I know you get pain relief with the Percocet but you can also get pain relief with other meds. give it a try. Also you are on a really high dose of those meds and they do have side effects. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.