strange question...

[julran]

I'll post this in the care section also. Will taking pain killers (whether OTC or script) help with something you know that hurts even though it's in the part of your body you can't feel??? (Does that make sense) Here's the situation, I have to have my toenails on my large toe removed every 6 monthes or so, when they do this they numb the toe (boy does that sound weird) to avoid stressing my body... Later in the day after the numbing shot wears off you know that my toe/foot has to be in immense pain, (it also seems like my spasms increase that afternoon) will taking a pain killer "help" my body??? Thanks for you help. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

One day at a time...

[David Berg]

Julran,

In short, no. The kind of pain that you're feeling isn't the kind that is affected by OTR drugs, nor by most presecription drugs either. There might possibly be something that could help, but it will probably take some trial and error working with a good doc to figure out what might help. Of course, in your case you only have pain once in awhile, so you might have to stick with opiods to see if they'll help. Sometimes they help with nerve pain and sometimes not.

David Berg

[whiterabbit11]

Julran,
Actually if I get spasms and average AD, (Not Bowel impaction or Non-draining bladder) opiate type pain relievers will help spasms and AD from such things as uti's, sores, ingrown toenails, even broken legs> I've sat up on many a sore and controlled the AD with opiate pain relievers. Before I got a Baclofen pump I had Debilitating leg and stomach muscle spasms which could be controlled by I.V. Demerol which I think is some kind of synthetic opiate.I dont know if they help my body, but they get rid of the dripping sweats and goosebumps which I've grown to hate worse than a root canal especially during winter.. Nothing but getting rid of the cause helps the full bladder or bowel..WR