spinal lumbar stenosis
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dontgiveup
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diagnosed with s.l.s. last year...since...had just one pain relief injection which worked great...no more since..was told hospital cannot afford any more ! meanwhile its got worse...living on a mixture of painkillers..i.e. codeine..naproxin..co codamol 500/ 30..weakness getting worse in legs and feet numb...need to wee more often now but nothing touches the oain.. G P still trying to get injections re instated getting me down a bit now ! any advice ? thanks
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Hi @dontgiveup
Im glad you have your GP on the case for you, have you ever seen a specialist pain team?
A few of our members have talked about spinal stenosis before, so I wonder if @Jancan61 @rmriph @windsorboy or @FIONADT have any advice?
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Can you help @ClaireSaul ?
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