If I've offended anyone. Goodbye....
What you can do if you struggle is to change your meds from tablet to liquid. I can't remember if there's a liquid oxycodone but there's definitely a liquid morphine which could be used for this...
I want a snoring lab. Grr....
This sounds like it could be bursitis, a swelling of the fluid capsule deelie behind the kneecap / in the joint. It's unlikely to show up on X-rays. I'd try a course of a week or maybe two of an...
Barbara is quite right. An elevated eosinophil sedimentation rate is merely a sign that all isn't quite right. It's used as a general marker of illness and is pretty nonspecific. It'll be up with...
The drugs that top the latest recommendations for neuropathic pain are pregablin (or gabapentin, they seem to be leaning towards pregablin first, not for me - I crashed my motorbike into a car on...
The argument against treadmills is often that they don't provide the shock absorption you get by walking normally. Obviously this is partially true of concrete / tarmac but that's what fields and...
Butrans is a difficult drug as it can precipitate withdrawl symptoms when you've been on different drugs. 5mg is the lowest dose and definitely the one to start on. I'd be surprised if you'd had any...
If oxycodone works well for your pain I'd keep that and focus on controlling the sickness. You can use a couple of meds - cyclizine which is an antihistamine which works on the puking centre of your...
Purgatory, I'm in England. You can get them and frankly there are days when I can't get out because I know I can't park near enough to where I need to be but they're few and far between. Today I...
There is always the possibility of going to the emergency department. Take boxes with you and as much proof that you're on these meds as possible and ask for just the one patch to see you through. If...
Aye you definitely did the right thing. There's a guy I know who shouted at someone who had done this, pointing at the child who had some kind of severe motor dysfunction, using crutches who had to...
I'm on nowhere near as many opiates as you however I go through phases like this with my oxycodone where it'll knock me out and all I can do is sleep. There are hormonal changes which happen with...
Could be postural hypotension - you stand up and your blood pressure drops. Can be a side effect of stronger opiates. Try drinking more....
I'd second the above about not worrying or feeling you need to apologise for venting. For people reading it can well be a relief to see that other people get as frustrated about the constant pain and...
Oh how I hate my meds. Without them I'd have little skin to speak of and also be in agony. That said I can still moan that they're knackering my kidneys and make me feel awful when I'd rather be on...
I think the other thing is that people see opiates and immediately assume you get high and happy off them, when we all know that you get no high when you've been using them for a week or so and that...
I've had two epidurals. One did nothing and the other was associated with a few weeks of increased pain. So yes they've resulted in a medication change, just upwards rather than downwards....
I agree with the above - you need to stop feeling guilty as that will only exacerbate emotional issues which in turn can make things worse. I think everyone on here has an idea what it's like to get...
Have you considered trying 5-HTP? It's an amino acid which is the precursor to serotonin - obviously if the reason you can't take SSRI / SNRI is due to the risk of serotonin syndrome then it's not...
Generally butrans is started on 5mg and then increased to 10mg after a week. If you're on opiates already then you may be opiate tolerant to some degree but butrans blocks receptors and so can stop...