I had the thoughts about the pm environment... I have decent insurance and as long as the law makers dont ban the meds I have a decent Dr and the physical proof do back up the need... so not really...
Well last night same thing happened... Roughly 55ish hours and it was obvious the med was not working and within 4hrs I was back to cramping etc... I just took an Oxycodone and some immodium which...
He said next step is move to a 48hr cycle but he said that's not a good move so trying to avoid it. Unsure why it's bad... But just guessing maybe tolerance would rise faster?...
The follow up. So avoided clonidine and the hydroxyzine... Just used immodium. Sae the dr this morning and he added a 2nd patch... The 12mcg one.... So at 37mcg patch every 72hrs. Tonight should be...
I was a little aware of the clonidine but had no clue about the hydroxizine causing rls. The immodium has calmed the cramping and at the current med level if I am careful with my positioning then my...
Yeah I don't plan on taking the two things he prescribed unless I really need them. Trying to take as few meds as possible. Oh well if things get too crazy I'll take them but would rather not....
Got a call back from the pm Dr. He called me in clonidine and hydroxyzine. Then scheduled an appointment for Wednesday. So we shall see... The original plan was to go one month on the 25mcg at 72hrs...
I have put a call into the dr explaining the issues and how I am taking the meds. As par for any pm Dr I will have to wait for a callback. The bowel issues have carried over to this morning so...
Just had a very large and mostly not solid bowel movement. Completely foreign since I can't remember the last time I had such a liquid bm except during withdrawals and before I started taking pain...
So recently my Dr switched me from oxycontin 30mg 2x daily and Oxycodone 10mg 3x daily (if needed) to 25mcg fentanyl patch and Oxycodone 10mg 5x daily(if needed). So put the patch on a little under...
And went in this morning. He gave me my usual scripts. I tried to give him the obit and his response was you give off no red flags so it's not an issue. Tried to get him to put it in my file (the...
Just a follow up since I said I would follow up today. Dr is going to see me tomorrow morning. So until then I don't have anything new except a much longer drive in one day than I planned on....
Funeral in VA and settling some of his affairs in NY. So will be in VA for most of the week and then NY hopefully just a day or two. Things were not wrapped up as well as they should have been when...
Its 3 days out as of now for the funeral. I will talk with the family that is handling this to locate where it will be posted. I have a pain contract... and just looked it up online (has been almost...
@Mercy The third outcome would for sure be a shock but I guess it is a possibility I have considered. Its a slight mess since his nurse takes literally 5-6hrs at the earliest to respond to a phone...
Thank you for letting me know how you navigated that. I will follow what you did if he just gives me a new script for my usual meds....
Down the road I will address it with him. I guess its standard but I always feel like I am being judged every time I go in there with the UA and a fairly standard form that asks pain levels etc and...
Hmm so did you leave the script with the local walgreens? Or take it out of state? I will just locate whatever one is closest to where I will be Friday morning instead of waiting till I am in NY at...
So true....
Don't know who I should blame... The people that abuse the drug or the Dr's that prescribe it without proper supervision....
Good to know on the schedule 2 in NY... Its been quite a while since I have any Lortab thanks to the headaches for all I know it could be schedule 2 everywhere. Totally don't get the abuse potential...
Very good point on the not a good time to try a new med change. I just worry a lot about showing up and them just saying nope not taking it.... then I am in big trouble. When I know lortab mostly...
Current plan of action is to tell him the situation and see what he has to say. If it's obviously not going to work then I'll say something. I have a friend that is a pharmacist at Walgreens and he...
The obit is a good idea. I have branched off into foreign territory with pain management. All I have figured out so far is I am always suspect for abusing the meds and if I don't have them the pain...
On oxycontin and Oxycodone. I refill at the end of the month usually one day ahead of running out at walgreens. I have had a death in the family that is going to have me out of state long enough to...