Thanks Ellie, you have been in the wars!! Regards my stomach I cannot take drugs like omeprazole as I have severe reaction so I take the old style ulcer drug famotidine which works to a degree and this is reason I cannot take anit inflams as I would need the omeprazole to counteract it - typical of me!
I have had three days of 10mg amiltriptylene and as usual the side effects have kicked in , bad heartburn ( happens with all anti-d's) and a very heavy head and headache but I will persevere for at least 2 weeks to see if they help. They certainly make me chilled out
Strangely I have no problems with painkillers because they don't work as I don't metabolise them very well - yet again another typical me. the only painkiller that worked for me was co proxamol that was banned quite a few years ago.
Have you ever taken acupan ( nefapam) its a painkiller that works differently to all others and has been suggested to me but it seems to have loads of side effects in a lot of people so I am wary to say the least.
I saw chiropractor again yesterday and today am not in as much pain but this happened last week but only lasted 24 hrs so will have to see if this time it lasts longer.
You are very brave having surgery to your spine, its something that I dread having to have done at some point - I am a total wuss