Posted by Flipsactown on April 29, 2004, at 22:58:49
Anybody have any personal experience or knowledge regarding Relafen as a pain med? I have had chronic low back pain for over 20 years as a result of being struck by a truck. I have had 2 failed back surgeries, many nerve and spinal injections and have been through the rehab mill and have been told by doctors that all the trauma to my back has become arthritic. I am taking Oxycontin and Tylenol/Codeine#3 currently, but am in the tail end of a home detox from Oxy. In another month I will be exclusively on Codeine and Oxy free. I have taken Codeine 5 years prior to taking Oxy and I did not have withdrawals with Codeine which I had with Oxy. I have been taking 160mg Oxy daily for over 2 years and decided that I no longer wanted to be in the grip (addicted) of Oxy. However, I am now missing the pain relieving effectiveness of Oxy, although I am getting good relief with Codeine. Bottomline: I am hoping that Relafen will give me that extra pain relief along with Codeine.
FST
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