Pain management suggestions?

[Guest guest]

Hey all,

Last Thursday evening, I had a bit of a close call / freak accident. While

transferring from my shower gurney to the toilet using my Hoyer lift, one of the

straps for the part of the sling that goes under my legs slipped off the hook

and I tumbled out! I took a slight bump to the head on the tile floor, but was

mostly saved by the fact that my left leg got tangled up in the sling on the way

down. I ended up hanging upside down by my leg like some sort of inept amateur

bungee jumper!

A trip to the ER, several x-rays, and a CAT scan later, the official diagnosis

was that my head was fine and nothing was broken in my leg, but I sustained

significant ligament damage to my knee. Right now, I'm back at home, but I'm

largely stuck laying on my back with my left leg relatively immobilized since

any twisting of the knee joint is absolutely excruciating.

So, I'm reaching out to see how those of y'all that have sustained injuries have

dealt with pain. I've always avoided pain medication, and so far I haven't taken

anything other than Tylenol (which was mostly just for the swelling). Are there

any pain meds that have potential risks with SMA? Also, have any of you taken a

liquid pain medication? I can't safely swallow pills whole, and I'm leery of the

idea of crushing up a pain pill since it seems like that could significantly

alter the absorption rate.

Thanks!

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