Hi Cindy,
I was given Vicodan with Skelentin last November when I broke the two ribs helping my father. It was OK. It helped the pain for the broken ribs but nothing, no nothing helps the pain for the neck and the skull. They gave me morphine in the ER and that also helped the ribs but not the skull. Maybe they'll help you prevent the headaches from coming on.
My rheumatologist has had me on Voltaren for preventing headaches, but it's supposed to give you heart damage or a heart attack, so I'm not staying on it too long. It's not preventing the daily headaches, but I didn't have one last night. Had three the night before.
About the TENS Unit. I had asked for one back last spring from my PT and she said she was going to bring it up but then found out that you can't have one if you have a Titanium Mesh. You had better run this information by the doctor before he orders you one. I wouldn't want you to have ill effects from a TENS Unit because of the Titanium Mesh.
Not all doctors know this. There were two doctors in Cleveland Clinic that were going to send me a script for a TENS Unit. So many bad stories from Cleveland.
Hugs and hope you're not having the same storm we are in Maryland!
Mei Mei