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Hi, thank you everyone for your replies. It has been going on for quite a while, well over six weeks, I'd been trying to find something to help it but had got to the end of my tether with it recently.
I am all for the Ibuprofen! :D It was found some years back to be the cause of my kidney function keeping on dropping. I was taking it as part of my regular pain relief then. When I stopped it, my GFR improved. So it isn't that I can't, I was told the occasional dose was ok though. Wish I could, I regularly ask if there are any new anti-inflammatories that I could take that don't affect the kidneys
I've been taking some 300mg doses this week, tried to limit it to one a day. Will carry on to see if it helps and then I'm due to see my GP end of the week anyway about other matters. I'll try the pain gel too.
Wishing you all well with your pain too, it's miserable isn't it.