Josh,

It kind of sounds like something is affecting one of your cranial nerves (you have 12 paired cranial nerves) as the pain isn't being resolved with an opiate. Oxy is a relatively strong pain medication and should be able to deal with the pain you are experiencing. My thought is to ask your Dr for an anti-convulsant/seizure med as it may just be neuropathy (nerve pain) and opiates aren't generally effective for treating it. Many on these forums have used Neurontin (Gabepentin) with varying degrees of success treating neuropathy.

Marijuana (vaporized or ingested, never smoked) is another alternative that many here have used with success as well. The important part is to get the pain managed effectively as pain puts the body in distress, raising cortisol levels and is the enemy of healing.

Hope that helps

Eric

Last edited by EricS; 08-04-2012 10:39 AM. Reason: always spelling

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