I have chronic facial pain from repeated sinus surgeries for the last 25 years. Although I was told and saw on CT scans that internal structures were missing the source of the pain was speculative. I...
I was left with severe facial pain after multiple sinus surgeries. They do not call it TN but I have tried all the typical TN medications with no improvement. One neurologist I saw had me doing...
Thanks for all the your kind words. This is the only place I could talk about since I could not take about it at work. Methadone gives and takes. Because of it I was able to go back to school and...
Well, it took over a year and a half and a trip to medical detox but I am finally rid of the methadone. I was able to wean down to 2.5 mg/ day from 40 mg/day myself but then it started to get really...
I know it has been awhile since I wrote of my decision to come off methadone. We have been doing it VERY slowly. I started at 40 mg a day. At first we decreased 5 mg a month for a few months with a...
The place I work was recently sued after firing a RN with cancer. They refused to work with her on scheduling. All she asked was not to be scheduled the day after chemo. They lost big time. They paid...
Pets are one of the best medicine. Our 2nd Maine Con, Stoch, literally saved my life. We started showing him and he did very well. I lived from show to show. At the time the only thing I had to look...
I am in the process of weaning off of methadone. I started at 40 mg/day and am down to 15 mg/day. I also take oxycodone for breakthrough pain. As I have decreased ,my methadone I started noticing...
Some of you know that I am currently tapering off methadone after using it as my main pain med for decades. It can be a harsh mistress giving with one hand and taking with the other. On 40mg/day I...
Over the last 12 months I have had no less than 3 different PD with the same practice. The first two left one to start a pallative pain service at one of the local hospital the second to start his...
Hi and welcome, I developed many of my problems, facial pain, nasal crusting, congestion after repeated sinus infections and surgeries. I now have something called ENS or Empty Nose Syndrome. Google...
Whenever things get me down and I wonder how much longer I can handle things....my CP, hubby's motorcycle wreck, I check in here and read one of your posts. You accept things good and not so good...
These types of programs were popular when I first enter pain management in the '90s. I attended an outpt program for a short time, they said they had nothing for me since they focused on back, necks...
I have been through this twice once when my PMD retired and last Nov. when my PMD closed her office for health reasons. Both changes resulted in better pain control. My new doc has added an...
Husband is 3 weeks post rotator cuff/bicept tendonesis surgery. We came home with a polar cube which circulates ice cold water all around his shoulder, that and frozen peas really helped. I was...
Combivent is back on the market in a more expensive inhaler. Most hospitals have removed xopenex from their formulary since the current research indicates that it is no better than regular albuterol...
I am so very sorry.....my father had mesothelioma. He was a pesticide chemist that worked for a company who made asbestos products as well as pesticides and herbicides. So, in addition to asbestos...
Praying for you all. As a respiratory therapist I see many pts like your Dad. I will not lie and spout off false platitudes but we are getting better at caring for these very sick pts. Even if they...
Thanks to all of you. Your thoughts and prayers are so welcome and healing too. Linzess is actually on our formulary as a preferred brand so I picked it up this morning. Will see......
Has anyone tried Linzess for the horrible constipation we cpers are prone to having. I have tried any number of things including colace, miralax and a paste made from prunes, figs, raisins and...
We are all or almost all effected by the vagaries of the weather and this winter has been a doozy. My pain stems from my sinuses and the multiple surgeries I have had to keep infections at bay. I...
Amen!!! The best money we ever spent was on our hot tub. My hubby's orthopod was nice enough to write us a letter so we took it off our taxes. Unfortunately the cats and husband bounce back easier,...
I really do not mind the cold as long as it is dry but cold wet weather with the change in barometric pressure sends my pain through the roof. My problems start in my sinuses and all the surgeries I...
None of our local PCP have true admitting priviledges at our local hospital. The surgeons can admit you for surgery but all medical admissions are by the hospitalist team. Your PCP can call the...
I am appalled at how you were treated and as a health care professional ashamed that someone calling themselves one would treat anyone like you were treated. You also might contact the nursing board...
I have an atypical facial pain as a result of repeated sinus surgeries. The pain is just one symptom of something called Empty Nose Syndrome. This happens sometimes when they are over zealous during...
Well, you are one of those people. I followed your quest to get off methadone since I too am a long term methadone user and am thinking of once again trying to switch. I consider you a role model and...
We were responsible for filing our own insurance. There were some sour grapes I think when the merger did not go through and she tried to discourage pts from going with the practice I am with now....
At the beginning of october my PD of over 5 years informed her pts she was closing her practice as of Nov 1st. She had been out for 6 months having surgery but told eveyone when she came back that...
I too take methadone and it has "given me my life back". On methadone I went back to school, graduated with a 4.0 and honors and work full time. Don't get me wrong there are many downsides but so do...
When you go for accupuncture it is best to go to someone whose degree and trainng are in accupuncture not massage or chiro with accupuncture. I have needles placed in my face and it does not hurt....
I cook, read, and play games on the computer. I LOVE watching old movies and am a rabid Garbo fan. I especially love silent movies and can watch them late without disturbing the hubby. One goods days...
AMEN! I think that part of being a survivor is trying to do it all. One of the hardest things is deciding that you do not need to do it all. I have learned that trying to be super women is the way to...
Hi, I am a respiratory therapist. The use of a spacer is the best way to ensure that you are getting the meds from your inhaler. When using your inhaler and spacer make sure that you have your mouth...
Hi, I work in an ER and here in the states we primarily treat emergencies and pts with more complicated and/or chronic problems are referred to internal medicine doctors or specialists. An ER cannot...
Hi, I suffer from chronic facial pain but mine is from repeated sinus surgeries and I now have Empty Nose Syndrome. I would definately suggest seeing an ENT since sinus pain can act like what you are...
When it comes to CII meds companies are only allowed to manufacture so much a year. At the end of the year the amt in stock can get low and cannot be replenished until after the Jan 1. It is a pain...
I regularly "feed" my PM office. I try to bring lunch sommetime in the fall, homemade soup, fresh baked bread and a dessert. At the holidays I stop by with frsh baked goodies and homemade jellies and...
I have been going to accupuncture for about a year now. I go once a week and the accupuncturist is the daughter of my pain doc. I have atypical facial pain as a result of multiple sinus...
Unfortunately I too have recently been though a difficult time d/t a misdiagnosis. Last Spring I was diagnosed as being in Stage III chronic renal failure and of having developed diabetes. Both were...
I too work in an ER, as well, as the rest of our small hospital and the other "red flag" for some healthcare workers happens when a pt asks for a specific med i.e. dilaudid. Eventhough most of us...
The oxygen that comes in tanks is medical grade as long as the tanks are green. I am a respiratory therapist and use them every day at work. E tanks are portable but H tanks are the largest but can...
Peak flow meters are accurate as long as they are used correctly. As a respiratory therapist we routinely teach children with asthma to use them so they can begin to participate in their own care. Be...
I too am a Maine Coon lover, we have 4 of the wonderful furry people right now and I know that when I am feeling really bad they sense it and at least one will be in my lap, kind of at 19 lbs he...
I also live in NC and know for a fact that some of the patients at my old PM doc (he retired) were on much more than that. I see my PM doc this week and will ask her....
Sorry your son had a bad time. Ketamine is commonly used with children. As someone who often helps with consious sedation I don not have to worry about the respitatory depression when it is used. One...
Matt, This is appalling and it makes me ashamed to be in health care where the almighty dollar rules. It should be against the law to leave you like that. It is one thing if someone knowingly...
Welcome.... I am fairly new to HW myself but everyone is kind and helpful. I too have atypical face pain. I started with migraines at 12, started having TMJ problems in college (had lower jaw broken...
Hope things are going better for you and your sheltie. We have and show Maine Coon cats and during my darkest time Stovch our first show cat kept me alive. I had only his shows to look foward too and...
Here I sit in out office, looking at the clock and wishing it was closer to the end of my shift. I love fall with the cool nights and the changing of the leaves unfortunately it does not like me....