trying to be a good patient....ugh!

well since I have barrett's esophagus, my general practitioner wanted me to stop taking meloxicam (15 mg) for my pain. Actually it was my idea to reduce to 7 mg. What happened eventually was that one day I was pretty much crippled.

The humidity here has been very high and the heat too made me crippled. For two days I took the higher dose and feel okay now.

My Barrett's is small and stable and I don't mind taking the 7 mg but sometimes have to take the higher dose.

Problem being that I did not realize I would become crippled until it actually happened!!! HELP.

Meloxicam is not a controlled substance and is a aspirin compound. Here in New York state...controlled substances are very difficult to get. Just as well for me since I am allergic to them.

Wiped out now from the whole mess. Don't know what to say about my situation.

I told her have you forgotten about my dislocation of the hip and my hammer toes? She did not really reply to that but when I got home I thought of the 7 mg Meloxicam.

WHAT A MESS.

Barretts is a problem when the stomach contents are so bad from GERD that they reach up into the espaghagus *throat area* but now I am beginning to realize I must take large dose for a while.

My back gave out and the pain is very bad.

Thanks for caring.

A tad better...will be seeing a pain management expert soon and also pulled out my TENS unit. Hooked myself up it for the first time today. Did a half hour session. Have the TENS unit because I had the shingles and the post shingles pain.

Figure it can not hurt and worth a shot since can't see the pain management/osteo doc till september 4.