I took 400 mg ibuprofen
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I have a nerve stimulator in my head to help prevent migraines, but nerve stimulators were actually developed for back pain. It's a major step, but it may be worth investigating. Again, a pain doc would be the one to talk to about it.
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Have you tried Robaxin/Methocarbamol? I get lower back pain and take tylenol with Robaxin 500mg usually a 1/2 will do as needed every 8 hours. This works well for me. It is a muscle relaxant so it may make you a bit tired, it does me at times and then others not so much.
The omperazole you should do 20mg SID for 4 weeks to be safe. If you want to be really safe get on some carafate.
Hope you feel better soon.
You might prefer to live with back pain as opposed to risking an ulcer. I would prefer to live with minor or even moderate back pain myself. But daily back pain severe enough to wake me up several times a night, pain severe enough that I cannot bend over to get my laundry out of the dryer but have to get my partner to help me, pain severe enough that I can't bend over to get groceries out of the cart when I shop but have to ask the cashier to help me, pain severe enough that even after taking Vicodin I am sometimes in tears, pain I have lived with for more than a year? An ulcer sounds like a walk in the park to me compared to this.
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My stepdaughter had surgery a couple of months ago putting wires in her spine that she controls with a little unit, and it has been very successful for her.
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