Struggling with Pain Medication

@Catimations I've noticed there's different kinds of chiropractors, the ones that focus on big cracks and intensive adjustments are more likely to actually just hurt, but it's not for everyone either. Heating pads and hot packs do help me, icy hot is also kind of helpful but not as much, and sometimes using a TENS unit followed by heat helps but getting that all set up can also be more energy then its worth. I use ice a lot in the summer and it can help while I'm on it but the second it's not touching me it's back to the pain level it was at before so it's mostly just for the temp regulation. I also have lidocaine patches that help decently for about 4-8 hours but I forget about them bc I don't use them very much since my partner is allergic and I can't reach to put it on by myself.

@Catimations it is a struggle. And doctors don't understand. Even the people around me for the most part don't understand. I can't take ibuprofen and nsaids because they really upset my stomach. And when I say that doctors and even my boyfriend assume that I just want stronger meds and that it can't bother my stomach as much as they say. Well my boyfriend finally got to experience it first hand very recently. Because I had to have a tooth pulled and was having a lot of pain issues. Like massive amounts of aspirin Tylenol and gabapentin weren't touching it. So I relented and tried to do the ibuprofen. I took a total of 3 600mg ibuprofen. Over the course of three days. Literally about 24 hours apart from each other. And the 4th day I was in so much pain I was in the fetal position in bed most of the day. So he finally might understand what I mean when I say I can't take ibuprofen now.