I'm a thirty eight year old male with lower back pain. I operate heavy equipment for a living and I'm a fourteen year volunteer EMT-B for a local Ambulance service.
For several months I have been dealing with this chronic pain and I cannot fit therapy into my schedule during the week. I teach skiing on the weekends to children however I might have to give it all up.
My closest friends give me their own type I & II pain meds when I ask only when needed. I recently had a MRI which stated mild degenerative disk change at L2-3 and L4-5 with minimal disk bulge at L4-5.
How do I convince my very young PA to write me my own prescription without feeling like I'm asking for the world? Do I have any othere options? Any old timer doc's out there?
2007-01-17 12:17:17 · 1 answers · asked by Thomas B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
since you have already gone an mri which showed degenerative disk change, the best option is to go check with your doctor.. pain medications esp OTC ones will only give partial relief and there will be a time that you will come to tolerate them.. a doctor can prescribe better pain medications..
why prolong the agony?
2007-01-22 00:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by mcsteamyandme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋