Trust me, I wish I could get all 4 removed at once, lol! But only my top two are grown in and are causing so much pain especially with eating! My bottow haven't grown in and my insurance, medicaid,...
Good luck with the surgery, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. :smile:...
Very true Susie! I had attacks all the time and since I've changed my diet and excersise regimen it's been pretty nice, only a few attacks. But what was the cause of her pancreatitis? Mine is always...
I tried to call and left a message with a nurse. She said they would get back to me ASAP, but haven't heard anything. :/...
Lexi, once again you hit everything to the nail. :wink:...
He proposed on Christmas, it was so cute. <3 Oh, and I've never met my dad. He denies me as his child but his mom and sisters know I'm his so they update me on his condition but apparently he's been...
Snowbunny, Lexi took the words right out of my mouth! Lol....
Thanks for the reply Tina. My mom had the same worries as none of the weaker meds would do anything. Finally after watching my suffer in so much pain and unable to leave the hospital she agreed to...
Matt, you brought my to tears.. lol. You're right about everything, especially the life expectancy situation. I'm going to school to become an anesthesiologist and as this particularly job needs 12...
Here's the thing, while I had my 4 month hospital stay I was told I would have chronic pain the rest of my life.. They said I would be able to go to the PM clinic associated with the hospital when I...
Lexi, thank you so much for your reply. You kind of explained things in a way for me that others weren't understand, especially the "18" thing. & you are very right about going to the PM doctor &...
Actually the PM doctor from this clinic is the one who came up with my pain med schedule. I was to take 10mg oxycontin every 8 hours and at the time it was also scheduled for me to have 15mg...
I had my dentist appointment asmorning, they're going to pull my top two wisdom teeth that have been causing me some troubles. Excited and scared at the same time with the pain of this, anyone have...
Wow, thanks Splashdancer. Your words really touched my heart, it's nice to hear from someone who understands! Thank you, thank you! :smile:...
Well, I don't consider my oxycodone use to be a very high dose. I agree it's a moderate dose but not high. And I also agree with you Susie about the BT med. At the time we were trying to find an...
I'm also very worried about tolerance which is why I wanted of the fentanyl, I've said this numerous times. Morphine, Hydrocodone, Tramadol don't work for me, so that's why I am on oxy. I thought I...
I shouldn't be on 30mg oxycontin daily with 15mg oxy for BT pain?...
Ugh, I'm not mad about the fentanyl withdrawl! I'm mad that there was a miscommunication to where now I have NO pain meds. With all of my conditions and chronic pain how is it fair I should have to...
You'd think it'd be easy but since so many of my arteries are stenosed the blood is always pushing extra hard which makes my heart work harder.. So BP meds just have been simply ineffective. :/...
I meant I had good pain control with just the oxy regimen, the fentanyl was a little to much for me which is why I wanted off.. :wink: I've tried every BP med with no luck. :sad: Now we're working on...
Oh, btw, I had Dr. Dale Geiss. He has performed miracles and is one of the best cardiac doctors in the country. I wouldn't consider OSF to be a small hospital, they are a level 1 trauma hospital &...
Some of my arteries were treated.. But there are still many left untreated which is what causes my high blood pressure. With the high blood pressure untreated, this is what generally leads to...
Google it, it's a term used here in the US for the leg cramps your experiencing. They're pretty common but a horrible experience waking up to! :shakehead:...
You know what they say, if you trust google more thank your doctor, it might be time to get a new doctor. :wink:...
In my short relationship with the patches I also had this problem. In the beginning I just kept all the patches that fell off and showed them to my doctor. He had no problem writing a new script for...
Hi superglue & welcome to the chronic pain family here at healingwell! I'm glad that you have found us but am sorry for the reasons that brought you here.. :shakehead: As previous members have said,...
I get daily headaches but not exactly to the extent of which you are suffering, I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this.. :sad: I have heard of a few users that suffer with headaches/migraines...
I've had many restless nights with legs cramps but I'm not sure if we had the same thing.. Mine were like "charley horses" in my calf. You can generally rid these by simply getting more potassium in...
Yes, those are all reasons why I wanted to get off the fentanyl. I was only on for 2 months when I started tapering, I just wanted to go back to my 10mg oxycontin 3x daily with 15mg oxycodone for BT....
Common side effect of Zanaflex, so make sure to not be driving or doing anything else that could be harmful until these side effects go away. By my 3rd day, the drowsiness with the flexeril was gone....
Oh, hunnnny, I'm not mad at you specifically. :wink: I just hate how addiction affects all of us chronic pain suffers, especially us younger ones.. But I feel personally that if you have diagnosed...
Well, I've never taken Zanaflex but I do take flexeril. In the beginning it made me VERY drowsy.. But as time went on that symptom subsided. The only thing that bothers me about flexeril is that if I...
Glad to hear your daughter is recovering but for two bad events to happen in a row PLUS pain levels at a 9.. You're one tough cookie. Keep pushing through, things will get better. Anytime I get...
Bluejeans, as you are describing wanting to be on "the lowest dose possible", that is exactly what I was trying to do! I didn't realize what the fentanyl patch was until I researched it and as soon...
I figured that as I've seen how supportive you are to so many people! And I'm shocked about it all too, that's why I came here to vent.. Lol....
Also, I felt safe telling my MD at the hospital about me wanting to get off because she was the one who put me on everything! Lol, she's been with my since before the bypass every time I was in the...
When I went in for my MRI & MRA we had to reschedule because apparently I'm supposed to carry cards on me stating all the foreign objects I have in me, artificial arteries, stents, ect.. & they were...
I'm gonna be honest here, I feel like you guys are like ganging up on me.. Like I'm lying or something. It's starting to get to me. :(...
Like I've stated, I didn't really understand the age barrier either but since my GP agreed to script my meds until I turned 18, I wasn't worried about it too much. Specifically because at the time I...
I found this when googling mid-aortic syndrome but I was confused as it states 35-40.. "Mid aortic syndrome or Middle aortic syndrome (MAS) is a rare entity affecting abdominal aorta in children and...
Really Tina?! That makes me so hopeful for the future! That's what I was unsure of. They didn't explain exactly "what" would happen, just that my uncontrolled high blood pressure would end up killing...
Outtamo, thanks for the reply! I'm fairly new to narcotics, started daily use in September & didn't realize that doing this would cause harm. But you're def right & it won't happen again! I was...
I started the fentanyl beginning of November if I'm thinking right.. My last patch was about 3 weeks ago. Symptoms: insomnia, hot/cold chills, excessive sweating, horrible RLS, absolutely zero...
My last dose was yesterday morning, 5mg oxycodone....
That's exactly what I was confused about also, but that's what they claimed. That's what they also told me in the hospital. This pain clinic is part of St. Francis Hospital (OSF), it's supposed to be...
Thanks for your reply.. To answer your questions, the reason I have to be 18 is to sign the pain contract. Because I am not 18 they could not hold me liable for anything. I was confused by this also...
That's what so many people say, that I'm "too young." Pain has no age limits! It's not fair! :smhair: But then again what 17 year old has all these chronic conditions that cause so much pain.. Plus,...
UGHHHHHH! :mad: :mad: :mad: :smhair: I'm just at my breaking point and need to get this off my chest so here it goes..! About a month ago I decided I wanted to get off the fentanyl patch because I...
Hey luv! I just wanted to let you know that I recieved a letter from my doctor Friday that I had to sign for and it was a 30 day notice that I was being dropped from their office.. But this is...
Good luck, I hope this surgery provides you with some much needed pain relief. You will be in my thoughts and prayers, especially on the 14th.. Keep us posted! :smile:...