Hi Bandit.. Nope, good point, but no, I do not take anything new. Thats whats so puzzling about this. I'm really grinding my teeth more too when this happens, so that is also weird. However, for the...
Nope, not one change. Same thing every day - day in, day out. i know this because i'm on an elimination diet for my other diseases so everything must be same time/same thing. the shakes i'm talking...
Thank you guys for your replies, but its not an allergic reaction since it only happens in the nighttime. I do take benadryl along with my valium at night to combat it and it works. Also, this is my...
This is going to sound very weird, and I know the first thing is to "call your doctor" but i wanted to ask you guys this as well to see what your opinion on this could be. i've been on the same...
Hi everyone.. My doc has been trying to get my insurance to approve of those fetnyl lolipops (Actiq) and liquid Roxicodone for emergency pain to avoid any ER visits, and my insurance has flat-out...
thank you! oh and by the way, they don't let me leave, as in they always INSIST on admitting me for surgeon consults.. but that just ends up being a dead road because i'm not yet a candidate for...
But what does "gas in the bowel wall" actually mean, and is this severe? See, thats where AGAIN i'm confused.. because according to these ER docs, they refuse to let me leave, yet they can't do...
Does anyone have any PERSONAL experience and or knowledge about what exactly "benign pneumatosis" is? Yes, I have looked it up on the web and talked to docs about it, but still dont' have a quite...
To answer your questions about the extended release vs. immediate release. Right now, and I have been for 2 years now, I have been taking only the Oxycodone IR 5 mgs because... BECAUSE I am not able...
Joy- I have never heard of what you are talking about. What is Esophyx procedure? How can you do an IV at your home? This is for home care... Sorry, little confused...
Hi guys! I have 2 new medications that I wanted to see if anyone here has had personal experience using them. I was given these for an emergency situation and I basically have them to replace any...
Update to Keeper- So i saw my GI first today... showed him the article and he barely spent more than 5 seconds taking a look at it and handed back and said he didn't think I had lupus but was going...
Keeper... YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IMPRESSED I AM that you found this!! My family cannot believe how they think you might have nailed my situation.!!! And the scary thing .. is that Lupus Leukemia runs on...
How do you know so much about SLE and what exact drugs do you think can cause this? I've never heard of such... the link will not come up for some raeson. I'm also a little confused on what you meant...
Keeper!!! Yes, thank you for your information. I just read it in the other post below and was going to respond... Can I ask what medications you are referring to that may be causing this? I actually...
Yes, I have tested negative on the 4 I'm currently eating and my eos cells have been almost gone in the last 2-4 months, although now my doc is calling me leukomatic or neutropenic, or both...and he...
You are very intelligent in these matters... What health issues are you goign through? Have you had surgery yourself? Yes, I have heard once you get a surgery it will require more... why is that? And...
Hi keeper! Thank you again for your suggestions. I am currently on the elimination diet and thats why I'm only able to stick with about 4 foods. I drink Pedialite, however..like its going out of...
in regards to TPN/Liquid diet/IV nutrition... my doctors DO NOT want to do this with me and have explained thoroghly to me why.. because of the complications that come with it are too much for me...
Keeper, wow- you know a lot about eosinophilic disorders, it seems. Most people usually don't. I actually am on the elimination diet, thats why i cannot tolerate more than 4 foods. I'm already a...
Oh, sorry.. my potassium is fine. Its just the sodium directly that was low along with my hemo and rbc/wbc.. they wanted to keep me to see if i needed a transusion since I was at an 8 level, but I...
MEDCHRT- I have Eosinophilic Colitis as well which makes me unable to eat mostly ALL FOODS. its a very rare, yet severe disease to where your body is basically allergic to all foods and the only way...
Also, a couple more things.. what does TIMPANI mean? I can't find that anywhere! And does anyone know what could cause PAIN LEVEL 10 like that for hours? Is that the gas leakage? If you have air in...
thank you for your help. yes, i am low in my salts, carbon dioxide, hemoglobin and red and white cell counts. do you think this is serious?...
Hi everyone. This may sound a little all over the place, but I really need help in understanding some of these medical terms and what you guys think is taking place etc.. until I'm able to speak to...
Nanners, thanks for your response. I'm really confused as well as to what pneumatosis is and there's really not a lot of information about it on the internet. My own doc just says "if symptoms get...
Hi guys!! Just wanted to ask kind of a brief question to anyone who has shown to have something called Pneumatosis or free air, not sure if they are the same thing or not, in their colon or elsewhere...
thank you for helping me out. when these preforations started with you, was it something you had eaten to cause it? were you at home and then rushed to the ER? How soon after did they do surgery? It...
Funny thing.. is that I got these results last night in the ER department... and the doctor told me last night it was just another part of my chronic illeus.. then JUST NOW, right when I posted this,...
Because this forum has always been so helpful and knowlegeable about things, I was wondering if anyone has experience in CT scan/radiology terminology. I have spoken to the doctor about it, but I was...
Yeah, I know the CT's will and X-rays, but people were referring to blood work/labs that were normal. I was wondering on the tests for blood work and labs.. thanks....
Just curious to those of you who had bowel obstructions.. but how do labs show it? what tests do they run to show an obstruction?...
PaLady!!!!!! There you are!! Thank you for telling me about this. I didn't mean to piss people off here like I did with Sandi and BionicWoman, and I thought you would be reading this and lose hope in...
Hi Jim, Yeah... you sound almost exact ... like me. Thats where I stand as well. Thats good to know your doctor understood and you are still doing good with your meds. Thank you for sharing that....
Sandi, Thank you for explaining that. Yes, I might have sounded confusing... and I realize now that you weren't directing anything towards me, personally.. and thats how I took it at first, so thats...
One more thing i'd like to add : i thank everyone for their opinions, support and help concerning my situation. i might have made it a larger deal than it was, but i try to be a good patient and i...
Well if you must be literal, I will clarify and that is my mistake. You being the drug police and making accusations, however IS NOT! Yes, you are right in your calculations... I was using the term...
FORGOT TO MENTION.. about my insurance being cancelled. I'm on COBRA... that IS NOT forever and with all my medical history and PRE-EXISTING conditions, no other insurance carrier might not take me...
Hi Sandi- I read your response and if you are in any way implying that I'm seeking for other information to pass or fail a drug screen you are completely WRONG! I came here for support and/or to hear...
No, no no no!! don't get me wrong... I said someone brought that up to me and I thought that was totally unrealistic. I never said I would EVER do that. I was just wondering if people are saying...
Palady, dont mind me for asking a truly stupid question here.. but someone told me that if you were to put like a little piece of the drug into your urine sample, that would be the same as coming up...
Hey Stray!! how are you today? Yes, thank you for clarifying that with me. I agree with you 100%. My doc just says, " we need to refill your oxycodone.." thats it. never once in the last year and a...
Hi Me.. Thank you.. your right about that. Everyone is encouraging me to be honest, yet not mention it.. so I'm kinda confused. I'm just going to take all your guys advice, take my personal dosages...
STRAYDOG- In response to your post: First, thank you for writing all that.. that is helpful information because everyone i have talked to, with the exception of yourself.. says they DO NOT measure...
p.s. i can't find the thread from messygirl .do you have a link?...
Awesome PaLady.. I'll check it out. And yes, i understand you are NOT a doctor. I'm just looking for personal experiences with this and advice for those in chronic pain that truly need the help. I...
PaLady- You have given me such great advice in the past and I thank you so much for your response. Thank you!! and everyone else. But to answer some questions...No, I do not take steroids. I'm...
are you URINE tested? Do you think I should even bring up to him that I'm taking less to be safe and save or do you think he'd cut me off and lower me for that... or should i just wait for the urine...
Well I just feel really nervous, like I'm doing something bad, when I know I'm not. I'm just being realistic. I never brought up not taking exactly 6 per day because I was always afraid of my...
[tr ][td vAlign=top]Hi everyone.. I really need your advice and input on a hard situation I'm in. (here it goes) I've been seeing my pain doc for almost a year and a half now. Never been urine...