pain relief

[dawn-angela]

been asked not to take any anti-inflammatry drugs for 48 hours as they want to do some ultra sounds, finding paracetomal not touchin the pain any ideas on what i could take please anyone.

[GailH]

try some tramadol or codeine on top of the paracetamol

[oldtimer]

Distraction techniques like visualisation or listening to music might help a bit as well as codeine or tramadol.

[dawn-angela]

thanks will get some codeine.

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I use cocodamol which I think is codeine and paracetomol. The trouble is it makes me very sleepy.

You could try cold packs or heated wheat bags, etc as they can confuse the pain signals.

Hope you are soon feeling better.

[thinkpositive]

HI DawnI for pain.

i take co-codamol which are very good .

I have to go for ultra sound in 2 weeks and I Take NAPROXEN which is an anti inflammatory drug, no one has told me not to take them! You have made me unsure now, i am sure some one will know.HOPE YOU GET SOME PAIN RELIEF.

Pat

[dawn-angela in reply to thinkpositive]

just checked my letter and says no nsaids for 48 hours before scan, this could be because i am part of a study that is monitering RA from early diagnosis on. My pain is bad at moment because i am having a flare up at moment which could be from standing out in the pouring rain watching my son play a foot ball match for the last few weeks. If your letter doesnt say stop taking them then dont. took some co-codamol few hours a go and it has taken the edge of,got very earlie appointment in morning then everything can go back to normal(well asnormal as can be lol).

[dawn-angela]

thank you everyone for your advice. it is good to know i have somewhere to turn to get answers

[thinkpositive]

Thanks Dawn for enlightening me about your nsaids,thought i had missed something at my meeting with my Consultant he gave me so much info hard to digest it all,was my first appointment with him.H ope all goes well with you

Pat

[helixhelix in reply to thinkpositive]

I've had a few ultrasounds and have never been told to hold back on NSAIDs before hand, so could well be Dawn-Angela's trial.