My 92-year-old mom complains about constant pain in lower back and legs Not saying she is not in pain but some of her friends tell me they are just in pain all the time - comes with the territory.
Brought her to pain specialist several times and he gave her those shots, but they don’t seem to work very long if at all. When she drills him on what is causing pain, he says it’s because she has been lucky enough to make 92 trips around the sun
Anyway, see those commercials on TV for Relief Factor, and am skeptical about that, but thought I would ask pain doctor. He said he has had some patients claim it worked, but overall skeptical He said if we were to try something like that, he would try something like that. Could help but will do no harm.
Anyone familiar with that or other alternative remedies? My brother thought we should try THC gummies though I am a bit skeptical of that, my cousin said she gave it to her dad, and he was a bit loopy and was afraid he could lose balance.
Or any other advice on pain, or at least how to cope with an elderly parent who is always griping about her pain?
It was originally used to prevent seizures, but now it's often used for nerve pain. I use it for pinched nerves and demyelated nerves in my back and legs, and it makes my life close to normal. There can be side effects, but it may be worth trying it.
Here in California, I’ve personally found thc chocolate and cookies to taste uniformly bad and be harder to dose than gummies, which I heartily recommend.
She also tried CBD gummies w/o THC which are useless, imo, and did nothing to help her. I would have bought the gummies with THC but her Memory Care ALF said no to that. They're fine with pumping an elder full of opioids, but NO NO NO to THC! Intelligent, isn't it? :(
The other thing that she said helped her a little bit was Penetrex cream:
https://www.amazon.com/Penetrex-Pain-Relief-Therapy-Experience/dp/B0026HDURA/ref=sr_1_34?crid=CFLYGPR40ZEB&keywords=neuropathy+cream&qid=1669491735&sprefix=neuropath+%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-34
She used it for a few years, rubbing it on her feet and legs, and said it did help. But I realize your mom has lower back pain, which I myself suffer from, and nothing has helped me with that except the heating pad and a back binder:
https://www.amazon.com/ITODA-Abdominal-Compression-Protection-Breathable/dp/B07H9MSTJ7
Pot chocolate edibles help me with my overall back/hip pain too, but they're something I use once in a while only.
Best of luck!
I’m investigating CBD oil that she can put into her tea. I haven’t purchased it yet, trying to figure out how many milligrams would be effective. You can buy it 250 500 and even higher strengths. I think I might go with 500 strength. Unlike THC it’s not supposed to make you loopy.
That might be an option for you as well.