I am currently wrapped in my TENS machine (and will be going to a training course at my pain clinic on it in about a week's time lololol, I've had it for years), having slathered myself in diclofenac gel (Voltarol). I've also found mindfulness & meditation variably helpful. But um seriously I love my TENS machine rn, and indeed in general - it isn't perfect, but it is great at taking the edge off, especially when I don't have massage available.
Will hopefully have more useful stuff when not in fill-self-up-with-pain-management-before-sleep mode.
AND NOW THE DRUGS that I am on that you don't mention, please feel free to ignore this bit: - amitriptyline (25mg) for pain management SERIOUSLY IT IS MAGIC. It is a tricylic antidepressant, but psych effects are only thought to kick in above about the 75mg level (I am also on citalopram for brainstuff). My codeine intake dropped LIKE A STONE (like, by several orders of magnitude) after I started this baby, and I've also been able to halve my daily paracetamol and mefenamic acid intakes. - Buscopan. Anti-spasmodic. Means I don't get bowel endo flaring up after food. Is nice (I'm on an incredibly low dose; again, it's something that's made a massive difference to my quality of life).
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Will hopefully have more useful stuff when not in fill-self-up-with-pain-management-before-sleep mode.
AND NOW THE DRUGS that I am on that you don't mention, please feel free to ignore this bit:
- amitriptyline (25mg) for pain management SERIOUSLY IT IS MAGIC. It is a tricylic antidepressant, but psych effects are only thought to kick in above about the 75mg level (I am also on citalopram for brainstuff). My codeine intake dropped LIKE A STONE (like, by several orders of magnitude) after I started this baby, and I've also been able to halve my daily paracetamol and mefenamic acid intakes.
- Buscopan. Anti-spasmodic. Means I don't get bowel endo flaring up after food. Is nice (I'm on an incredibly low dose; again, it's something that's made a massive difference to my quality of life).