romanojg

I feel for you. I have a back disease plus a fatty liver due to fast loss of weight so I try to make sure what I take goes thru the kidney and not the liver. It's worked because my liver count has been great for the past several yrs. I also have epilpsy and that limits what I can take; it can't cause siezures plus it has to play well with my siezure meds. The funny part is one of the few pain meds that plays well, I can't take because it also can cause them. My last siezure was while I was on Ultram, I can't take anything in that family. No matter what meds you take the more water you drink the faster it'll flush what isn't absorbed out of your system.

I try not to use meds if possible. Oregano Oil works great and also Arnica Gel; I actually will use them at the same time and get good results. Both can be found in health food stores. Then Arnica is used by sports doc to help with the pain. It also will speed up the bruising process if you have one. I also like Salonpas (found at most stores). You can get it in a spay or patches and I use Icy Hot in gel or roll on.

Some other things that have helped me;
An arthritis doc checked my Vit D levels because that can cause pain; mine was low and I fight that more than anything trying to get it higher. I'm on prescribed high does of it.
Magnezium and zinc also helps, you can soak your feet in Epson salt 3 times a week and get a good dose because you body obsorbs it.
My specialist said that taking the Krill Oil not only is good for your cholestrol but it is a natural anti-inflammatory. Even though my cholestrol is only 112 I take it for the pain. He also said after checking my feet (surprised me because I'm not diabetic) that when people have low chemical imbalances it can cause problems with thier circulation. You can have your doc check your chemical levels, I get all of the ones above and a few others checked every 6 mos to make sure they are good or if I need to increase my meds.
Dr Oz just had a show this past Friday on natural pain relief that might help out. I know one of them is Robius Tea that you can find in most stores. You might check his web site out because he's done a few on the subject.
Now, the biggest thing you can do is to quit drinking/eating anything with aspartame in it. It might seem strange but I had aspartame poisening so bad that I was constantly being rushed to the hospital and getting shot up with laugnem (not sure of spelling but very strong pain killer). My last bout was in 2008, the following month I heard about this and quit and haven't been rushed to the hospital for this since. I may still have my bouts of pain but I can usually treat it with meds or hot soaks plus I have a heating pad at home and in my car. This stuff is in so many things that you may not know; like alot of fiber meds, Alka Seltzer flavored, even one flavored lip balm had it in it. I read everything now because I don't like getting laid up for weeks after one of these episodes. I hope this helps someone out there.

No matter what, keep drinking lots of water and keep in touch with your doctor and pharmasist to make sure nothing interacts with other things you take.

By the way as for meds, I use to take Mobic if it was in my bones of my back, I take Flexarul if it's muscles and hydrocodone if I'm really in a lot of pain. But, I only take these if none of the other methods work. My 30 day supply of mobic would last me more that 6 mos, the same goes for Flexaurl and Hydorcdone. I will take Aleve if needed, you only have to take it once daily instead of every few hours.Good luck to you all.