[The Devil]

Originally Posted by batman

i hurt my back last year,and i tried the chropractor,and it felt like it was a waste of money.he sugested the pain center.i went,and got three nerve blocks,and that didnt do any good,so i went to have decompressing treatments,and that helped some.it helped my back,but the siatic hurts like a motherfucker.ive been told to have back surgery,but iam scared to death.so i asked the doctor to prescribed me medicine.i take neuroten,flexrile,and oxycodine.my question is this ,how long can you stay on pain meds,without them messing up your kidneys.i have a flower nursey,and some times i will agrevate that nerve.when it hurts bad ,i can take as mush as 5 a day.how many pills are considered normal? thanks

batman......had spinal fusion way back in 1988.........was 42 at the time....had no choice......my back today is stronger than when i was 20......make sure you have a good surgeon and back surgery today is nowhere as bad as it was 20-40 years ago and the safety has improved 2000%................