Hi!
I have severe RLS and also 3 herniated discs in my back which I have quite a bit of pain from. I may have to have an epidural if the physical therapy I'm taking doesn't help my back. I'm wondering if anyone else who has RLS has had an epidural and whether or not it can make the RLS worse.
I'd appreciate any feedback regarding my above concern.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Carol Ann
Epidural and RLS
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wigglypain
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Not sure about the epidural, however depending on the drug the use it may be of some benefit.
I too have such severe painful Rls. My current med Opana ER( oxymorphone)_ 40 mg. 3x per day and once again I have begun to loose the effectiveness of it. For me it my opiod tolerance id beginning to get there quicker than normal.
I have to decided that maybe it is time for placement of Intrathecal drug pump. It uses less medication, for instance rather than MG the dosages are in micrograms. 1milligram is equal to 1000 micrograms. Also one of the benefits of this therapy is that as the drug is dispersed throughthe intrathecal space of the spinal collum one would recieve global coverage. My pain is legs, arms, left chest shoulder and left jaw. With the drug pump all this would be covered. Also there is no passage through the blood-brain barrieer. This inhibits the eupphoria that comes along with oral meds and should not allow the sedation effect as well. I may be mistaken on some of so if anyone else has heard differntly, I am not opposed to being correct.
I too have such severe painful Rls. My current med Opana ER( oxymorphone)_ 40 mg. 3x per day and once again I have begun to loose the effectiveness of it. For me it my opiod tolerance id beginning to get there quicker than normal.
I have to decided that maybe it is time for placement of Intrathecal drug pump. It uses less medication, for instance rather than MG the dosages are in micrograms. 1milligram is equal to 1000 micrograms. Also one of the benefits of this therapy is that as the drug is dispersed throughthe intrathecal space of the spinal collum one would recieve global coverage. My pain is legs, arms, left chest shoulder and left jaw. With the drug pump all this would be covered. Also there is no passage through the blood-brain barrieer. This inhibits the eupphoria that comes along with oral meds and should not allow the sedation effect as well. I may be mistaken on some of so if anyone else has heard differntly, I am not opposed to being correct.
Wiggly Pain
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SquirmingSusan
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I had intrathecal morpine for childbirth with my second child. That was the best thing ever! No pain and I could get up and walk around. The morphine did get into the bloodstream, though, which made me throw up. Morphine does that to me. And they kept a constant infusion of Narcan to lower the blood levels of the morphine.
Maybe with the pump, they have better control over how much gets into the bloodstream. I just had one big shot.
Maybe with the pump, they have better control over how much gets into the bloodstream. I just had one big shot.
Susan
