I'm so sorry you're suffering and have been through so much. If your medication isn't helping, I would call your GP and see if they can get you in. I think you will find help in speaking with someone...
Welcome to the forum! I am sorry you're having such pain but I agree with Susie on getting Medicaid. I live in South FL and it didn't take long to get approved and get everything. Getting the list of...
Thanks everyone for all your advice! I went to a urgent/primary doctor yesterday. Plastered all over the lobby are certifications for pain management and buprenorphine (medication in BuTrans)... they...
SE, Thanks. I definitely need to get the baseline med situated. I am hoping that, somehow or eventually, I can get back on the BuTrans... The fentanyl is making the depression much, much worse....
I'm so sorry your family is a bunch of jerks! I know how you feel as I am overweight as well (although losing quickly) and have been made fun of my entire life. I don't know if you had them over...
Thanks Loretta! Don't think I'd ask for something specific, just let them know that I feel the dosage needs to be changed and that I might need something better for breakthrough meds... I guess I'm...
Currently I am on the 50 mcg/h generic patch. I alternate 1000mg Tylenol and 800mg ibuprofen every four hours (so I take each one every eight hours) as what I would think are breakthrough meds... I'm...
Milly, I know how you are feeling, as well. I am constantly fighting off emotional breakdowns of a serious nature. During the baby's nap time, I literally cried the entire time to my boyfriend. Big,...
Welcome to the CP forum! As mentioned above, the forum is a great support system. Unfortunately, the forum is not in existence for medical advice as most of us are not medical professionals. I wish I...
My old PCP won't deal with me anymore because he doesn't take medicaid, he was nice enough to write the RX for me but would not consult with me about it afterwards... He actually wrote me another one...
I haven't even spoken to the neurosurgeon so I'm not even sure a disc replacement is for me, although from the information I've gathered on it, I hope it is... I'm curious about the CP fam's...
Thanks everyone for your concern, it certainly means a ton. I know what you mean about the chiro. This treatment that he's giving me is a decompression only technique. He doesn't manipulate my spine....
Yay! Glad that everything is going in the correct direction and hope they continue!...
Thanks. I typed something out all long and it didn't post so I will try again... I would love a second opinion but Medcaid only covers two neurosurgeons in my area and one is not taking any new...
I hope your doctor understands your need to increase, although I'm sure that she is just trying to cover her tush, which I understand. She can never be too careful with the DEA so far up it! It...
Hey everyone. I've been a bit MIA, I'm sorry. Things have been eh until Tuesday morning when it felt as if my patch was non existent a bit too early. I changed it early and have been suffering since,...
It is strange that your doctor wants to change your pain meds and I'm curious as to why, as well. I've had dilaudid injected (just as a shot in the ER, not through an IV) and it worked (I wasn't in...
I'm on the Fentanyl patch and sadly, I hate it. Ask your doctor about the BuTrans patch. I was on that one and it was AMAZING. I had no side effects and was much better off in the long run! With the...
Hello Keith, I am sorry to hear about all of your pain, both physical and mental. I am also dealing with CP and depression. I know that it is a terribly difficult journey for me, with only two of the...
Glad to see that you didn't overdo it too much but that you enjoyed your family, still. When I am recovering from surgery, I'm using you as a guide, haha! I have already learned from your experiences...
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers! I hope your brother can come out of ICU soon! I am glad you're doing better and enjoyed lovely Palm Beach County! I actually live in western Palm Beach...
I have a herniated disc at L4-5... I experience pain all the way into my toes on the right and numbness from the knee down. The herniation is pushing on the nerve to the right. It is possible that...
Nothing too big going on here this weekend. Hoping to take the babes to Toys' R Us to spend his gift cards and birthday coupons! And hopefully having a play date with my friend Katie so we can talk...
Hi unbearable and welcome to the CP family. I am sorry to hear that you are suffering! My mom had a terrible case of bursitis in her hip a few years back. She actually went to my chiropractor, which...
I think I stayed two nights in the hospital and two weeks before I could drive... Couldn't anyway because I didn't have a car (car accident)... Felt weird being driven around... I'm very sorry that I...
I didn't get to post here yesterday but I did read it.. I had a laminectomy in 2008, which is nothing like a fusion. In the laminectomy , they remove the lamina, the bone in the back that is faces...
Hey LexiRae, I am so sorry I didn't see this sooner! I hate complaining, too, but not as much as I hate people who say "you could be worse" or something similar. Stupid freaking idiots, I say, they...
Thanks everyone! Don't know how I feel yet today as I just opened my eyes! Haha! The only thing I got washed last night were bottles... Neither of us were in good shape so we went to bed at 10PM. He...
The only reason I haven't been doing that is it is $132 for 10 patches, which I don't have. My mom paid it the first time but can't afford to continue... I am hoping Medicaid will cover them or the...
Hey CP Fam, Finally got through to DCF and they said I was sanctioned... I applied for benefits when we lived with my parents but we pretended as if Chris didn't live there because he was applying...
Thanks for all the tips! Wish that I would have seen them before I put my patch on at 1AM, an hour AFTER you posted this! I will have to remember for Friday! I wish I could easily move it but without...
On day three, I get hot/cold on and off, feel awkward and I have quite a few more bowel movements than normal (sorry if TMI)... Other than that, I don't really have anything else. Thanks Betsy!...
Susie - No clue why they didn't authorize me! The BF seems to think it's because we aren't married... I didn't see the letter but I'll go find it later this evening and look over it. Can you tell me...
Thanks everyone for the kind words! We put in an appeal to DCF so hopefully that will get me on Medicaid. I am so happy, though, that the baby has insurance again. I was so worried because his one...
I stick them on my hips and upper thighs, right below and above my underwear... I think I am going to try sticking it where Jacey and fusiongirl do! And I keep meaning to pick up the Tegaderm at the...
Thanks! We actually got a letter today and while my bf and son were approved, I was not. I have no idea why and it seems that either he did not mention that our son was my son as well or we have to...
I know what you are going through. My bf does not understand my pain nor the difference between dependency and addiction. It is very tough. I hate to fish advice when I have the same problem but I...
Hello, my name is Kathryn, I am only 22 and I've been lurking around as a guest for about a month. I can't get back to sleep so I decided to create an account finally. My story: When I was 15/16, I...