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Yes, we are alternating ibuprofen and Tylenol every few hours throughout the day which is why the main concern is him getting some rest at night. Delta 8 and 9 are legal in our state. I'm mainly worried about the whole brain still developing at his age thing.
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if his pain is bad enough he could get a nerve block with a catheter. would make the pain basically gone and he could keep it pretty numb for 3-5 days till a lot of the inflammation is down.You could try paracetamol and ibuprofen first. If his pain is uncontrolled with that then chat to his doctor about your concerns. Opiates can be entirely appropriate for acute pain. Im not sure of the evidence for cannabis for acute pain, especially in children.
Pediatric: Cannabis vs Opiods for pain management?My step-son (13M, 238lbs, 6'3) fractured the growth plate on the back of his ankle today. We were given hydrocodone but he has gotten very agitated/rage-y on painkillers before.Also, there is a history of opioid abuse/addiction on one parent's side and general substance abuse/addiction on the other so we're all very skeptical to give him anything. Two of us parents have used medical marijuana as a replacement for pain medication effectively.Which would be considered the lesser of two evils here? Either way we would mostly be giving it to him once a day to help him sleep.
Besides hydrocodone. Is he on any nsaids? (Ibuprofen,naproxen,etc) I assume the hydrocodone is in combo with acetaminophen. Cannabis has and is used for some pain control but it really depends on the legality in your state/country.