Hi
@BEWITCHED Charm ... I’m m so very sorry to see that you are having such a hard time with pain. I’m like you, with the OTC pain relievers like Advil & such, they give me gastric problems, and a number of years ago, I had a scary experience with 2 bleeding ulcers, so I avoid them. The opioids seem to make me faint. Tramadol, with the aid of anti nausea medication seemed to work best for me. Also, I remember a while back, someone on here made reference to a prescription medication containing Advil, I believe, combined with Pepcid. I researched a little on Google, evidently, it is a Prescription, you can’t combine the 2 separately, so it must be a prescription. You might ask your Dr about that. I’m past the need of anything at this point, but to me, that option sounded very good, for those times when you need more than the Tylenol ( I believe in UK it is called Something else, I believe Paracetamol ).
I hope you are able to find some relief soon, and am so sorry to see you suffering. I’ll be keeping you in my prayers for some relief soon. I was just thinking about you the other day, wondering how you were doing. I just read a quote I plan to keep & remind myself of, when I am faced with a struggle..it referred to “ wrapping the loving energy of friendship around yourself like a blanket of warmth & security “. Looking back, that has been my experience so often, through the years. So remind yourself that your friends here are a part of that blanket. I just noticed, I began this yesterday, and, as is often the case, just finishing it today.... timely, in that I just saw that thought today. Take care, & know you are in my thoughts..