Hi, my name is seeana! severe Spinal Stenosis I really do not know what to do!

seeana

Hi I am at the end of my tether ,with my severe Spinal Stenosis I really do not know what to do ! My GP is out of his depth I think I take 10 mil Targen night and morning plus 75 mil Lyrica night and morning. It really only dulls the pain but when I take endone as well that does help....  but Doc will only give me 20 tabs a month so I live on Ostio  Panadeine funny thing is I suffer badly from constipation and that's when the pain is unbearable so live on many different laxatives.
Been in Australia since 67 come from Diss Norfolk.
I would so value any help or advice as I am nearly 78 yrs  and feeling so very tired .one good thing is I have a very supportive Partner plus 2 Cockers and a Golden Retriever bless them.

Alex_Alumni

Hello and welcome @seeana thanks for joining and telling us a bit about yourself, it's great to see you've posted

Are you currently living in Australia at the moment? Knowing that will help us get an idea of the support we can offer, as we're a UK based charity.

I'm glad to hear you've got good support around you, that can really help when we feel like we're struggling. I've just moved your post over into our Chronic Pain and Pain Management category in case you'd like to share your thoughts with others going through similar things. 

Please feel free to have a look around the rest of the forum, and join in whenever you are ready, here are a few good places to start:

• recent discussions to see what everyone has been talking about lately

• categories page to browse all of our topics for discussions

• coffee lounge to play games and chat with other members

If you need a hand with anything let us know, and I hope you find the community a friendly and welcoming place to spend some time!

Alex