Pain management
Hi all, so following complications from a previous surgery months ago I was given a j tube as a temporary solution while I deal with other health issues. The problem is the pain, I’ve had the tube for a little over a month now and it still won’t subside. I wish I could explain the intense pain every time my tube even slightly moves, and I’ve got it completely taped down. I can’t move, I’m to the point where walking is painful, and I can’t even bend down to the ground if I drop something.
My tube did get infected, and I was given antibiotics and given the pass by my doctor, but the pain is still there. They’re saying it’s just at the surface level caused by the stitches they put at the top of my skin that fell through. The skin around my tube is raised, red and of course it’s leaking.
Morphine doesn’t touch the pain and just makes me nauseous, so any ideas on pain management would be lovely because any longer and I swear I’ll just pop the balloon and take this thing out myself lol.