Thank you both for your advice/information...actually thank you to everyone that posted here. I have a lot more things to bring up to my doctor now that I wasn't thinking about before or didn't know...
I think you may be right about the metabolism issues. A few of my levels in CMP(complete metabolic profile) blood tests are really low, especially potassium, amylase and lipase. I have to take a...
My wife has sleep apnea and uses a cpap machine, but she says I don't do the same things in the night like she did. I don't snore a lot and she says that I don't stop breathing and then gasp for air....
Thank you for all of the replies. I have been on this dosage of the MSContin for a year now and the breakthrough MSIR was increased from 15mg 2x/day to 30mg 2x/day about 5 months ago. I have went a...
It is in my signature, but the opioid pain meds I take are MSContin 60mg every 12 hours and MSIR 30mg 2x/day as needed for breakthrough pain. My other medications are listed in my signature too. I've...
So I have had chronic abdominal pain due to pancreatic tumors for about 3 years now and I am treated with 50mcg/hr fentanyl patch changed every 72 hours and 10mg roxicodone for breakthrough pain....
I did have another EUS with biopsy to check on the tumors. Before, I had two tumors that were slightly attached to each other and now it is one larger tumor instead of the two. I don't have the lab...
Alright so I have been on 50mcg fentanyl patches since July 2014. Just this last month I started realizing that the patches are barely working at all. I thought I was just having breakthrough pain so...
I had a decent weekend. I've got a couple things to work on with my doctors this week. I seen my PM doc on Thursday, Jan. 29th. I was explaining to her that the patches are working good but that I am...
Hope everyone had a good weekend with little pain. I didn't have too much pain over the weekend, but I did have to take my BT med a few times. If you aren't already aware, my wife left and is staying...
Hello everyone, I actually had a great weekend. I got to spend a lot of time with my wife after almost a month of rarely seeing her. We don't really ever fight or have problems at all even in almost...
I've managed to pull myself back up, with the help of my therapist of course. So I'm working now to find a doctor that will take these tumors more seriously and...trying to get my family back. My...
Yeah, it was me and I am thinking about checking back in. Basically they just have you in a living unit with men and women. Where I was at there were two long halls with rooms and there was a men's...
I've pretty much hit bottom again. I've been pushing and pushing all my doctors to get me into surgeons and I ended up having to go back to the same one and he just said the same thing...the tumors...
What type of mild sleeping tablet? I don't think any benzodiazepines would help as I have been on klonopin 1mg 3x/day since I was 17 and I was on 0.5mg klonopin 3x/day from age 15, when I was...
I've been reading into this Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and it is amazing how much it sounds like me. I am extremely fatigued/exhausted 24/7 even after waking up from sleeping 8 or more hours. My wife...
Sorry for making so many posts, I just have so many questions. So ever since all my medical problems started including the chronic pain I am just constantly fatigued. I never feel like doing anything...
Thanks for the replies. As for Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), that definitely does not make me sleepy so that one won't work. Last night I literally laid in bed with lights and TV off from 11PM to 7AM...
I put this post here because this is where I typically post and this community knows more about me than any other communities. For the last few months I have been having a heck of a time falling...
What would be the most commonly prescribed Breakthrough pain med for patients that are on the fentanyl patch? I think I would be willing to try Dilaudid and maybe give morphine a shot. The issue with...
I'm not sure what my PM doctor is going to recommend when I talk to her about what has been going on. There could be four possible outcomes given that I stay on the patches rather than switch to a...
My problem is my only breakthrough med is Tramadol, which stopped helping less than a month after starting on the patches. So, basically I've been using the 50mcg/hr patch with no breakthrough and I...
I just don't have the desire to do anything about it anymore....
The patch doesn't totally wear off before 72hours, I think the main issue is that the 50mcg/hr just doesn't provide the same relief that it used to. I do not have any withdraws even if I accidentally...
Well, the tumors are still there of course. They haven't grown more than a few hundredths of a cm in the last year. I think in December of 2013 they were measured at 1.54cm and now they are measuring...
Well, considering I have chronic diarrhea, I don't have any problems with constipation. I actually have to take 2 anti-diarrhea meds(Lomotil--Diphenoxylate/Atropine-maximum dosage and Questran...
I started on the Fentanyl patches in July of 2014 for chronic abdominal pain for a combination of pain from Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's and something called...
I hope everyone is feeling well today. I'm not doing too bad and looking forward to tonight...me and my wife are going out to dinner together to talk and stuff. Recently, she got frustrated with my...
I think I am going to start doing that since I am on so many medications right now. I always take my med list to my doctor appointments, but I think I am going to print out a basic list and put it...
Hopefully there won't be a false-positive on my UA this time. I did call though and the person in the office that I spoke to took note for my doctor that I was concerned about this medication causing...
I did print the article off and plan to take it with me at my next appointment. Here is a link to the article. Article If you search the article for "Ranitidine" you will come across where it says...
I would have told them prior but I forgot my med list and the only med change I could remember during the appointment was the change from Celexa to Cymbalta. I did call and left a message for my...
I was just reading about a new medication I started about a month ago. The new medication is Zantac 150mg. I have read on the internet about the Zantac causing some people's drug tests come up...
I have a lot of these same problems. My pain isn't chronic back pain, but rather chronic pain from tumors in my pancreas along with the pain of Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's and Diverticulosis. All...
The appointment is actually this next Monday so we will see. The Tramadol isn't working at all as a breakthrough med anymore. I think the Fentanyl patch just has my tolerance up too high for the...
Hi Dixie, I've already got the blood tests done. They took like 16 vials of blood lol I thought she was going to take it all. The liver ultrasound is on Dec. 5th. My appointment with my pain...
I seen that GI that kicked me out of his office a while back. They called me and setup an appointment for this morning. As soon as he came in the room I told him I felt like he failed me which helped...
I'm keeping my spirits up. I have my first appointment with the new therapist tomorrow. Then I have an appointment with my GI doc Monday and I will have him order the EUS /w FNA biopsy of the tumors...
I have a hard time believing it will work for a full 24 hours. I bet it would be better as a 12 hour 2x/day dosage. Maybe it will help someone with mild to moderate chronic pain for 24 hours, but not...
It is really cold here in Illinois--near St. Louis, MO. We are having teens overnight and it was 20° at 6:30 this morning. It is snowing right now and we already got about 1.5 inches yesterday/last...
This is a horrible situation. I haven't ran into any problems filling my Schedule 2 Fentanyl patches yet, but I'm sure eventually there will be some resistance at the pharmacy. My main issue is that...
I've only had CP for about a year and a half now. I just went through my rock-bottom, breaking down completely point a week ago. I checked myself into a mental stabilization facility and I was there...
I would agree with jpjr50 on this about the oxycodone. You were on a lot and a 25mcg patch isn't equivalent. You should setup an appointment with your prescriber and just explain everything you have...
Thanks for the reply Vickie...That is exactly what I am planning to do. I start with a follow-up to my PCP today and then therapist tomorrow. I still need to get an order for EUS and FNA biopsy and...
Well my appointments are starting today and tomorrow for PCP and therapist. I'm looking forward to having someone to talk to about things. Although, I am starting to get a little down again and I...
I just want to explain about the Gabapentin because my wife just went through the process of getting used to it. It made her sleep a lot and have that groggy, zombie-like feeling all day too. It took...
First thing you need to do immediately is check into a mental stability unit. I was feeling depressed and suicidal about a week ago and checked myself into one and was discharged after 6 days feeling...
Thanks for the support everyone! This forum has been great for me. That original GI I think was offended by me asking for a second opinion by a different pancreatic surgeon than the one he sent me...
Well I've already got an appointment with my PCP and my GI. I'm not seeing my original GI but I'm seeing the GI I seen before that specializes specifically in IBD patients. She is over in St. Louis...
As some of you may know I was feeling down and physically my health was feeling like it was deteriorating very quickly. I got really depressed and was having bad thoughts. So, I went to the hospital...