in reply to woodland creature

doctors say it's a slipped disc in my lower back. it wouldn't have gotten this bad if it didn't happen just before travel, i was walking around all day ignoring the pain until it became impossible to walk ​:blobcatmeltcry:​ at least i got to enjoy most of my holiday. they put me on gabapentin now but im wary because the last meds i was put on only made me worse

unironically what i feel helps the most is tylenol and tiger balm.

in reply to 恵真

@恵真 If it's the same as Tylenol then it must be pretty weak opioids. The last time I received opioids was for a colonoscopy and they gave me a milligram of fentynal. The doctor asked me if I was feeling any discomfort, I told him I could not even feel the table I was lying on, and that was the truth, it had completely numbed any tactile sensation below my neck. I think a tad overkill for the procedure.
in reply to Nanook

yea that sounds a bit insane i dont think they would give that here. i tried oxycontin before but i didnt feel anything, and i think oxy is pretty strong isnt it? i tried tramadol and it gave me a seizure. codeine just makes me constipated. honestly for a colonoscopy i would prefer to be completely knocked out so overkill would be good ​:blobcatmelt:
tylenol has always worked rly well for pain for me especially combine with ibuprofen. i got so sick after being prescribed naproxen recently though that i dont ever wanna take an nsaid again