Dixie,

This is good. I have downloaded and read all of this some time ago. Some very interesting information.
Very helpful and supportive. For example who knew thar Imodium tablets boosted Tylenol as a pain med?
This is in the what to do until you get pain management part.

Thank you for posting the sites.

As soon as I can sit for more than 2 minutes, I'll check this out. Thanks for posting!

just skimmed as my brain is about to closing up, but i also found something out today. my nephew has had a back injury and his MD told him to only take brand name advil b/c generic does not have the protective coating it does.
so many little things...like if you take an anxiety med, grapefruit will interfere with absorption. and i used to drink it daily...

Thanks for the topic.
I am so afraid to take anything.
Before knee surgery Hydro of all strengths , good, thank god not hooked
after first surgery more and Demerol.
Last surgery hydro and percocet, then i went to long with nothing and got morphine tabs.
Now as i am "better" i use Advil and have Mobic.
I am afraid of any of the side effects.
So I ache and groan.
Good thing usually at the end of the day if i keep busy i loosen up a bit then am sore for the night.
certain juices and meds interfere.
Just to wake with not a pain and go to bed the same way!

Back, a bit more on pain
I hide my pain.
For the first many years i talked bout it all the time and it was "me" Family po pooped me
people" friends would always always ask me about my back. I go so tired of that i always said it is "good" I wanted to be known more for me then my back and my pain
I hated the compassion and the sympathy. That is where i found this site AND it could be more then back and the later knee.
now i give a smile and know all is well and as mom and dad said when i was young " grin and bear it"

Good to know about the advil serenity.

janie, I try to hide mine too, even here on DS, most times I will say I'm fine when I'm really not. I feel guilty whinning when there are other here hurting so much more than I am.

My family and friends here wouldn't understand, so I wouldn't bother explaining. Just "grin and bear it" :)

Great info. Thanks for sharing. Hugs -RJ

thanks for the post