DICLOFENAC vs IBUPROFEN

Hello reddit and fellow chronic pain people. I posted on here about 2 days ago asking for help because I was in severe pain from open heart surgery I just had on top of my CRPS in my hip and chronic back pain, and they gave me tramadol which didn't help that much and diclofenace gel and told me to m

Background info i'm 19. Have stage 4 congestive heart failure (terminal illness), severe debilitating pain. I have neck pain, chest pain in the middle of my chest thats nerve pain after open heart surgery, pain in my heart area. Pain and Spasms in my back, mostly lower back. Left Hip pain from surge

First I want to preface this by saying everyone's pain is different and pain meds are a totally valid treatment. A couple months ago I finally decided to do a spinal cord stimulator for my low back and down the leg sciatic pain. And especially the severe pain in my hip from this. Four months on I ha

My doctors told me I have mild inflammation in my bladder. I can't take ibuprofen, so I was prescribed Prednisone for a while, then Diclofenac. Neither helped. I do drink around a gallon of water everyday but I will spend hours in the bathroom. Just peeing. It's usually in little spurts but everytim

I gave it about a week with some Diclofenac. 23 years later...

I have arthritis, chronic fatigue, and chronic headaches. Sometimes just walking down the hall is hard as my knees scream at me with every step. It's hard to function when my body is telling me I need fourteen hours of sleep a day. And the headache never. Fully. Stops. And I just had to listen to f

I went to the ER today after my doctor worried that I might have Cauda Equina (negative), and the ER attending suggested that I try Diclofenac to manage my nerve pain as I wait for a diagnosis (it's been a year into testing, next up are nerve conduction tests and EMGs). I told him that I had previou

Desperate for any help, i decided to try this. Supposed to give it a week. I have only used it since yesterday. It is a topical NSAID so I never bothered with it. Needs reapplication every 4 hrs in the US and not labeled for back (just extremities). It really seems to be doing something so for now I

And don’t you DARE tell us it’s the same as the prescription pain meds. That’s just medical gaslighting and we’re SICK of it.

This is meant to be silly, I spent like 30 minutes making this based on personal and shared experiences. Please feel free to add any squares you think I missed c:

I won my disability case a few months ago (after 3.5 years of delays) and recently signed up for an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan. They keep sending me these condescending letters about the opioids my doctor prescribes me. I have had multiple failed spinal fusion surgeries. I've tried everything fro

Why? Because over the counter meds such as Tylenol/ibuprofen/Aleve can cause organ damage and opioids can cause addiction. So, it's basically a lose lose either way! It sucks! Edit: Thank you all so much for your comments! I unfortunately can't read and reply to them all as quickly as i would like

A rant, be warned I'm so pissed off with the way my doctor is treating my pain after major surgery. Not ONLY do I have break through pain from surgery, but I also have had issues with my bladder from that damn catheter so it's extra painful. He's only given me 5mg oxy every 6 hours and ibuprofen ev

Quick rant. Cats got neutered. They were prescribed fentanyl. I tore my spine in two places. I got 600mg ibuprofen. They are prancing around acting fine right now. I couldn't walk for three months. Do I resent them for it? Yeah, a bit. That's all.