Pain Management - home remedies?

January 2, 2007

Hello all. I've seen in this group what some of you do for

managing pain. It's seems to revolve around prescription meds.

I've had 5 sinus surgeries over 12 years... the MD doesn't want to do

any more surgeries, he says that he's loosing the map in my head.

Like many of you I cleanse the sinuses, but I've been using Alcolol

and warm water... it seems to help. Along with a prescription nasal

spray, daily claritin, and a 12 hour sudaphed. That's all about the

nose - I also take advair and albuteral for the asthma.

Unfortunately, occasionally I still get the facial pain and

headaches. Since I HATE to be on Prednisone, and I am already

sensitive to certain antibiotics...I've discovered that if I take a

caffeine pill (yes, the stay awake over the counter stuff), along

with rapid release acetaminophen and place an ICE pack on the part of

my face that hurts. My headache/facial pain either goes away

immediately, or at least it's manageable until it does go away! Of

course, if this goes on for a few weeks, I do break down and call the

doctor and go the prescription medical route.

So far, I haven't had to take any prednisone and antibiotics for 14

months. Also of note: So that the caffiene is effective when I need

it, I've cut soda pop from my diet. I'm not advocating my pain

management program... I'm just checking to see if anyone else does

the same or has some other home remedies?

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