I fell a few months ago and landed on my head and spine (it was the corner of an object so I landed perfectly down the center from head to tailbone).
After a few weeks of head issues it all pretty much cleared up, until last week when I started having severe back pain to the point where I can't walk much. I feel like I'm going to pass out from the pain and my whole body feels like it's burning from the inside out.
There is nothing on imaging or labwork. Strong meds like oxy did not help much if at all. I am also overdo for arthritis medication so was fighting a ton of inflammation and pain already.
What can I do until a specialist sees me? I have to wait for insurance approval and then an appointment, which could take months since they are so busy.
If you don't smoke now, you likely have an extremely low tolerance. 3.5g could last you weeks. There's also oral liquid you can take if you'd prefer not to smoke or vape. You take a few drops under your tongue, and it takes an hour ish to kick in.
Thanks. Thats good to know. I was reading that the oral stuff is good for maintenance and vape is better for like breakthrough pain. Does that match with what you know about it? I mean I'd rather not smoke or vape but if it works faster then I might need to at least at first.
Smoking and vaping is certainly more fast acting, but anecdotally the drops are equally effective for pain overall in my experience.