Toradol Injections

In 2011, when I was in the midst of a year long moderate to severe pain flare up, and underwent 5 out-pt pain control procedures, I began getting Toradol injections in 30mg doses.  

Toradol is a super strong anti-inflammatory (NSAID) that does come in pill form

but I don't tolerate it well in that capacity. 

Also, the injection (when given properly),

is so fast working that it will take me out of a severe

level 10 pain flare up within 5 minutes. 

When you are in such pain that you don't even have to move, to hurt badly, that expedited relief is essential!

My pain doc told me that due to how harsh toradol injections are on the kidneys, he would not want me to have more than 3 or 4 in a one year period.  Thus, what I have begun doing is faxing him a copy of my annual labs done by my PCP to show that my kidney numbers are WNL.  (Within normal limits)

I got 3 that year.  Then January 2012 came along and my broken foot and my getting fed up with pain ruling my life; thus, the impetus to do my research that resulted in me successfully reducing and/or eliminating my numerous pain Rx's as the rule. (See HERBS main page for details.) 

I am thrilled to say that thanks to

going herbal so successfully,

I got through 2012

with only 1 Toradol injection

and it wasn't until December!

WHAT A HEALTH VICTORY!!!

I got 3 in 2013 and saw a different doctor who recommended upping my dose to 60mg; I have continued to get the higher dose as the rule.

I got one in April 2014 but it was clear within one hour of getting it that it had not been administered properly because I still hurt badly and unlike ever before, there was severe bruising and mild bleeding from the injection site.  On this note:

Attention Practice Managers:

I know that practice makes perfect

and we are all new sometime,

but when a patient is in a pain flare up so great

that every movement induces pain and

JUST GETTING SHOWERED AND TO THE OFFICE

is a challenge, PLEASE, MAKE SURE that

your staff is competent enough to give injections! 

Due to the extensive and severe damage in my spine and to a lesser extent, my shoulder, I still have to resort to Toradol injections when my natural methods failed to keep me out of a severe flare up. 

I don't mind though because my numerous Rx's fail

to keep me out of severe pain flare ups too! 

Which just goes to support why chronic pain people

truly should give every

(safe for them) herb, a valid try!

I say valid because I've met so many delusional people who try a supplement one time or for a few days and then say, "It doesn't work!" 

Newsflash! 

Holy Basil is the only herb I and Magnesium Malate

the only supplement that I have tried that produce

noticeable, positive results on day one! 

EVEN PRESCRIPTION ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES

& PAIN PILLS need time to get into your system

to give you relief! 

AND, there are NO guarantees that they will! 

Just as there are no guarantees

that surgeries will work! 

Thus, doesn't it just make total sense

to take safe, common herbs

that have been used successfully by millions all over the world,

for thousands of years? 

Look people, I am not the real genius here.  God created these herbs for us long before He let man gave us pharmaceuticals!  Wise men/women before me discovered their specific, respective, and immeasurably beneficial uses. 

I simply have researched their data and tried herbs for myself, realized how effective they are and share my phenomenal results via Spinal Trap to educate and motivate you to do the same to get yourself back 2 good, naturally!

Unless I do something to flare my pain up, a Toradol injection can and has lasted me 3 months on average.  Due to my numerous areas of extensive damage, a toradol injection does not mean that I won't still get pain flare ups in other areas.

For instance, I had a severe neck/shoulder pain flare up that needed a Toradol injection and I got one on 9/15/14.  The relief was almost immediate.

However, just one week later, my L-Spine pain became so flared that I couldn't even find relief right now from standing or lying down; two positions which normally are comfortable.

Thus, although the Toradol did its job to rid my pain flare up for which I got it, it was not able to prevent a new pain flare up. 

I want to be sure that I help people in every way with my vast experience/knowledge gained from living with chronic pain these last 10+ years. 

One of the most important things I can convey to you, is the need for you to have reasonable expectations and, gratitude for what works, even if/when it doesn't last.

Living with chronic pain is ineffably frustrating; but after more than 10 years, I have finally learned to be grateful for any and all relief that I get, no matter how brief.  

Obviously, the goal is always full relief, permanently; but when you have extensive damage and/or progressively degrading conditions, you have to set your expectations accordingly.

Plus, ironically, getting frustrated means tensing up my muscles and due to the all encompassing damage in my neck, this equals pain!  So the smart and healthy choice is to be as accepting as possible so that I don't exacerbate my own pain. 

It's another reason that I've learned both to greatly reduce letting other people have the power to irritate me and take my energy as well as if I do get angry, to let it go much faster. 

To learn more about Toradol, click this link here and ask your dr. if it is a safe and viable option for your chronic pain relief!

http://www.drugs.com/toradol.html