Sciatica Attack- Stopped TRT. Help me get back on track.

[masfield]

Two weeks ago I had a big sciatica attack that led me to the emergency room, a bunch of morphine, and not a lot of good news from a CT scan. Left with a million different kinds of pills that put me into a fog that is just lifting right now.

During that time, I wobbled off my TRT and nandralone injection schedule and right now don't have a clue when the last time was I injected them all. Maybe a week ago? I know it wasn't three days ago or shorter.

What should I do? Just start up again today and set a new schedule based on that?

 

[Vince]

If it was me, would just go back on my old protocol. If my protocol was Thursday night, that's where I would start again. At times my schedule does get mixed up, because of travel. I may miss a day, but I just go back to my old schedule

 

[Vince Carter]

If it was me, would just go back on my old protocol. If my protocol was Thursday night, that's where I would start again. At times my schedule does get mixed up, because of travel. I may miss a day, but I just go back to my old schedule

Perfect advice, thanks Vince

 

[masfield]

okay, my next scheduled date is sat pm. will wait and restart then. thanks for the advice!

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I have had two surgeries due to sciatica. I regret having them since I knew little about the lack of efficacy. I recommend that you do these stretching exercises twice per day if you can. Stretching (and walking) are essential to decompress the nerve. Be careful not to get hooked on opiates!

 

[masfield]

Thanks for that, Nelson I'm going to print out the stretches and start on em soon. I have to watch out for the opiates. I've been taking them every day all day for two weeks now and today is the first day i've gone without. i feel very spacy and feverish.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thanks for that, Nelson I'm going to print out the stretches and start on em soon. I have to watch out for the opiates. I've been taking them every day all day for two weeks now and today is the first day i've gone without. i feel very spacy and feverish.

Daily use for two weeks means a certain degree of physical dependency has been established. Did you taper or simply stop?

 

[masfield]

Well, I just stopped. It's 4 pm now and I took the last painkillers around 7 pm last night. I was very off balance and disoriented this morning, but am somewhat more stable now.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Well, I just stopped. It's 4 pm now and I took the last painkillers around 7 pm last night. I was very off balance and disoriented this morning, but am somewhat more stable now.

What were you taking, at what strength and how often, for how long? How many individual doses do you have remaining?

You mentioned two weeks of use, in my case when I had jaw surgery - and was on opiates for some time, 17 days, I believe - my surgeon gave me specific tapering instructions. If you are nearly at the 24 hour mark since last dose you may be working through it reasonably well. Any stomach issues/diarrhea?

 

[Vince]

I'm just adding in my personal opinion, opiates scare the hell out of me. I do everything to avoid them.