When It Comes to Post-Surgical Opioid Tapering, You’re on Your Own!
Mad in America
AUGUST 20, 2024
F or most of 2023, I’d put off having back surgery—hoping against all odds that cortisone injections, monthly doses of oral steroids, strengthening exercises, and using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit might make the awful sciatica pain disappear. I had a number of major commitments that year that I needed my energy and strength for—my daughter’s July wedding being chief among them.
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