How do you get a doctor to prescribe a narcotic painkiller for your workouts?

[drdug27]

you mask the pain youre only gonna do more damage

 

[razrshrp]

Um why not tell your doc what you told us in your post, the truth. Im sure if theres been enough damage to it to cause 2 surgeries that would be reason enough to wanna get something for the pain.

this is the best advise,and very true. i shattered my left shoulder 4 yrs ago had emergency surg. w/ 3 screws. my dr. gives me 30 lortab10's a mo.

 

[Phaded]

anti inflamtories?

 

[omega529]

ive found Narcotic pain pills will make the pain wose after about 2 weeks of use.

 

[peejae]

Ibuprofen 800 mg always works better for me

 

[omega529]

Ibuprofen 800 mg always works better for me

me too.

 

[dugie65]

I've had 2 rotator cuff surgeries and my delts still hurt. I can't train anywhere near top intensity on my pec/delt day. Basically I wanted to try taking something like Darvocet, one tablet before the workout and one after. That would require an RX for 10 Darvocets a month. Do you think a doctor would be willing to do it?

If you are still having problems after two surgeries (and two sets of physical therapy I would hope?), see the doctor that treated you in the first place. He knows you best, and he would be most likely to diagnose the problem correctly - and hopefully solve the problem instead of just easing it with pain killers.

Solve the problem, don't just go around it!

In the meantime, stay off any delt/chest workouts and get on an anti-inflammatory.

 

[ROCKTOBER]

If you are still having problems after two surgeries (and two sets of physical therapy I would hope?), see the doctor that treated you in the first place. He knows you best, and he would be most likely to diagnose the problem correctly - and hopefully solve the problem instead of just easing it with pain killers.

Solve the problem, don't just go around it!

In the meantime, stay off any delt/chest workouts and get on an anti-inflammatory.

Taking narcs before hitting the gym is asking for disaster. opiates can alter balance, equilibrium, and judgement. that's asking for problems and injury.

 

[samoth]

Taking narcs before hitting the gym is asking for disaster. opiates can alter balance, equilibrium, and judgement. that's asking for problems and injury.

Yep.

And on that note, I think the original poster has gotten an adequate response here.