Diane, I certainly sympathize with you. I fell again, this time very hard and landed on concrete. Went to the ER but the x-ray of my elbow was inconclusive as there was too much swelling to make out if I had a fracture in that area. Hand swollen like a puffed up paw, whole left arm in agonizing pain much of the time and miracle of miricles my left knee, which I hurt last fall, is scratched up and at the time it felt like the prosthesis came through the skin I luckily woke up the next morning with no pain there. Funniest is one toe on my right foot is totally black and blue but doesn't hurt.
I am taking my regular pain meds and break-through pain meds regularly but still hurt. Get the best relief when I add mucsle relaxer. I take the generic of Soma, one or two at a time as needed. Of course there is a limit to how many I can take a day but I have yet to exceed it as they do make me sleepy.
So I don't have any advice as to what to use for your pain in addition to what you are now taking. I would take the pain meds the doctor gave me regularly but without any certainty that you can get another prescription I can see your hesitance. You are truly in a catch 22 situation and you deserve better.
Well, I got to go, can't type long or the pain starts and since I just took my pain meds I don't want to risk getting in a pain syndrome that will last until next dose.
Good luck, my prayers and good thoughts are always with you. Janet