Serenity queen I was reading your post regarding chronic pain. It intrested me because I have severe arthritis in my knee and avoid pain meds due to my recovery. I am only 37 and am a nurse and have over 85% of my cartilage lost due to chronic injury- first injury due to drinking. I have had numerous surgeries on this knee and I just found out I have severe arthritis. I am seeing an ortho MD and chriopractor for pain relief. I am researching Synvisc injections for my knee- this replaces the fluid in the knee. There are some meds like Lyrica for chronic pain that are non narcotic. One med I just started trying that is non narcotic is voltaren gel, it is applied to your joint that is affected up to four times a day for pain. So far it is helping. I will probably end up with some type of cartilage transplant in the future, I am too young for a total knee. I hope some of this info helps. I am too afraid to risk my sobriety for pain meds.
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