Ok let's talk pain! I know this has probably been asked to death but with new improvements in the medical field I thought I'd Ask again.

I'm still in a lot of pain and while the narcotic + Tylenol pain reliever I was prescribed helps a bit I'm still left in more pain than I think is wise. And I honestly don't feel comfortable asking for a refil since I'm nearly out. Tylenol alone does nothing for me and I know (for me) the only thing that helps this kind of pain is NSAIDs. Of course, we all know we're not suppose to take those because it irritates the stomach.

So I want to delve a little more into this. Are we not aloud to take ANY form of NSAID?

-Is it only pill form that irritates the stomach and is a no no?

-what about tordal shots which goes in intramuscularly and doesn't touch the stomach.

- what about children's liquid ibuprophen?

- is there an oral dissolvable form of NSAID that we can take?

Note: I'm not asking for medical advice, I fully plan on speaking with my dr about it, BUT I believe in being well informed before talking to a dr and that's where all of your input comes in. So I would appreciate hearing about your experiences with NSAIDs.

I'm debating whether to get my cortisone shots in my knees soon. The pain has been increasing again but some folks say it's a no-no with banding even though it's not taken by mouth.