how do you manage the pain of complete closed fracture(URGENT)? Question: i have to make this fast--hard to think clearly when your in a lot of pain and i feel like I am in between two waves so i need to get to the point.
i am 16, broke tib/fib all the way in left leg on motorcycle accident. had surgery, now have titanium metal plate, 7 screws, put in bone. that was friday, released from hospital today, which is sunday. they told me to contact them if the pain gets worse and stays that way. it has gotten worse, but i dont think i have reason to on day one out of hospital. i have large amounts of pain underneath cast, feels near level that i had when injury took place.laying in bed in hotel, leg propped up on bed on two pillows, and i have taken two hydrocodone/apap as directed, as of yet, i have had no relief. i think it will come but there is no way it will last 4 to 5 hours, which is how long i must wait before i can take them again. i need to learn how to manage this pain, because sometime in the next few days, my parents will be driving me home in rental car (from here in kearney nebraska to home in monticello illinois) in which we will travel 627 miles in two days, and i don't feel the road will be kind to my injuries. i need to learn anything that can help manage the pain, and possibly something (ANYTHING REALLY THOUGH) that can save me from this torture. when the pain is at its worst, I snap at those around me, like my parents. I've already done enough by having their vacation cancelled because i wrecked my mom's motorcycle, i don't want to do this to them, i feel bad every time, i just need your help. i am sorry for any spelling and grammatical errors accross this post, the pain makes thinking foggy-hard to focus, i am doing my bes but it feels like someone is stabbing me left leg with a chizzle and thor's hammer. help me, i just want to function again.
thanks so much, sorry for sounding so crazy/stupid-this hurts alot.
Answer:
I think the strongest painkiller available over the counter medication is co-codamol
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