And ps- there is a sign posted on ALL hospitals in Tampa that you will not be treated if it's directly due to certain narcotics as in needing a refill or detox. It's crazy. I told my hubby treating...
Hello my old friends. It's been awhile but I too am being slammed into the cracks on here. I've been under pain management care for 8 years now- just a little before the pill mills were found. I've...
I took the morphine patch & I could not get it to stick anywhere no matter what. There is a type of large clear band aid product & it's been so long ago since I took it I can't remember the technical...
Scooter- I don't know about your area but where I live in Florida there is a number 211 I think -just dial 211 & here they can link you to anything you need. They can probably recommend somewhere...
Wow! All the Tampa people! I live here too. Unfortunately my insurance uses express scripts which limits who I CAN use. I am on dilaudid via pain pump & orally. I had a wonderful pharmacist who was...
I'm so very sorry I know you are in pain. I always say no one gets it until they are where we are. The headaches, no appetite, side effects of medicine & what I miss the most is sleeping more than 2...
Just so you know- Lyrica helped me (even though it is pregabalin) for some reason it worked for me when pregabalin would not. Now it did make me very sleepy for awhile- but like any medication it...
Hi I just wanted to pop in & leave a comment since I noticed you were asking about the pain pump. Let me give you a little background first- I always had tenderness in my back as a teen it became...
my last ER experience with diverticulitis i had the dr tell me that my pain pump should cover the pain in my stomach (which it does not) and that i didn't know what i was talking about, rolled her...
i have severe chronic back pain due to several breaks & herniated discs and i also get an illness called diverticulitis very easily. which is quite painful, its in the stomach region. i am at a loss...
i would defitinitly look into another dr, there has to be some kind of medication that they can give you to at least relieve some of the pain. i know none of us are pain free, but you should have...
PAlady- you naughty little girl! i would have never expected that! *grins*...
i understand your anger. i am only 32 and i can't even work. i can't do house chores. i pretty much sit in bed or on the couch all day. i have my days where i am angry with the world. but when i get...
welcome to HW, i am sorry that you are going through what you are dealing with. i know how badly my muscle spasms can hurt- i can't imagine what you go through. i am stunned that there isn't a...
splashdancer, i kinda thought your name was somewhere along the lines you described. i kept thinking of the scene from flashdance when she has the bucket of water dumped on her. i bet you were...
tell your dr you are having nausea. i always get a script for phenegran and there is a med called reglan that works every time for me. the phenegran is a suppository form incase its so bad i can't...
splasdancer, very cool name! welcome to HW, you will come to find this place a great area to vent.... no one can quite understand chronic pain until they have actually walked a mile in your shoes....
laurie- delivery!!! its great that you can do such a thing, cooking is a nice stress reliever unless of course you are a cp'er. i used to do make up porfessionally and by the time i would finish a...
wow, sounds like it happens a lot more than people think. its sad that we are discriminated against just for the fact we take these pills. just because i am on them doesn't mean i am a junkie. i got...
carmen, thats how i felt when everything happened. the dr said she would only give me one shot of dilaudid. well i DID ask for something for the pain, my stomach was killing me. she made the comment...
she gave me that lecture, how "if i took that much dilaudid i would die" and "i don't like the path i see you going down, its dangerous with all these pain medications" i tried explaining that was my...
oh my gosh last week you guys will NEVER believe what i went through in the ER. I had an attack of diverticulitis (as usual) on the weekend so I had to go to the ER. the dr was adament on not giving...
skeye! i want a kindle so bad! lucky you!! enjoy it!...
my worst side effect is nausea. my pcp has prescribed reglan which helps a lot. i have the regular combinux (sp wrng i'm sure) and phenergran too add if i need to. i also get hot really easily. i...
Hey anice, glad your appt went well! I am always happy when I ask for an upgrade and I can have it, though I have never had the drs say no to me when I ask. I use Lyrica and Cymbalta both..... Lyrica...
i love dani's posts, shes a source of light in this place. don't get too down. i have nerve pain as well and i know how badly it burns, itches, twitches, etc. at least you CAN go back to work. i am...
well guess i cant abbreviate what i tried to say, how about lol. till my butt fell off!...
lmao at palady...... i actually DID fall in my shower yesterday. oh i am black and blue all over. i was sure one of my suchers ripped out. i guess i need to leave a note on here for when i take...
i agree. i don't mind someone recommending something to me, but i like my botanicals from cvs. i got enough crap in my body to need anymore. people on here are in serious pain and guava berries is...
just aggrevation for when i am in that hard core pain. i clock watch as i call it. though i had the pump put in it, and it helps, this adjusting is aggrevating. i think if you can prove your pain you...
sorry didn't mean to confuse. I like to switch from dialudid to oxycodone from time to time just to keep from being immune. the oxycodone IR was the medicine i am talking about. well, they also did...
my long lost twin! i too suffer from almost everything you describe. as i lay in bed it hurts to type. i don't work anymore (32) and luckily my husband is so kind and caring. all you can do is ask...
is anyone else going through this? get ready if you haven't..... dea says NO more than 4 oxycodone a day. Been a real muther plucker going from 6 to 4. anyone else experiencing this?...
and p.s. he was taken on as a client since he released he had been taking that medication....
my husbad and i go to the same clinic and we are checked several times a year. even back to back on a month. my husband tested positive for benziotes? something that can be found in allergy...
i know my fibromyalgia has a burning feeling sometimes that reaches the tips of my fingers and toes. but its pretty well managed with lyrica and cymbalta. he could have nerve problems, thats what it...
this is definitly up to the education of the dr. when i began seeing my PM dr i was on darvocet and he took me off of them due to the aspirin content and explained it could damage my liver. He said...
i'm not a dr but could it be worms? they don't always look worm shaped. i'd go and get it checked out regardless. you probably won't get many hits on this subject because this room is for chronic...
i am sorry that you feel poorly. do you have fibryomyalgia? i have it. i take 60mg cymbalta (once a day) & 100mg lyrica (3xs a day) which combined almost makes me fibro free. there are those nights...
hi, welcome to the HW forum. you sure do have a lot going on. none of us are drs, so don't expect a diagnosis. at best someone may have the same symtpoms and chime in. i just wanted to say hello and...
thats why i recommended talking to the rep, they can get you names of good drs. they see enough of these things to know whos good and not so good. hopefully you were given her info....
jim, ask your dr about a tens unit. they help with the muscle pain. also a good masseuse is a big help when it comes to chronic pain. maybe consider that luxery, even if once a month. my masseuse...
fatherjohn, i am so sorry for what you are going through. i wish you were near FL, the dr who put in my pain pump is one of the leaders in the surgery- he goes world wide and trains people on how to...
i actually got swelling in my feet/legs/ankles a lot before using the pump. at first i thought it was lyrica as it says swelling can occur, but now i think maybe it is constipation. i notice when i...
well so far everything is healing up nicely. **yeah** its a strange feeling to have this thing in my hip. there is a slight bulge from the disc in my hip; nothing uncomfortable. those of you who had...
Thanks Anice & Chartreux, I was actually editing my update while y'all were typing in your comment. Thank you for wishing me well. My lower spine, as i mentioned above, is without pain. Which by...
UPDATE.... THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! I finally have my pump in permananetly. I am so happy! For those of you who are really ineterested let me give you the good and the bad. I aways say...
i am still in shock your PM didn't help you out. i would have been peeved if my PM left me that way. Luckily i have a close relationship with my PCP he would step in until i could get a new PM....
Thats interesting. I look forward to the day when the legit CPers can have their battle won.. My giveaway is my bloodpressure. Its relatively low (like 120/70-ish) I was in so much pain between my...
glad you are on it. remember what i said about splitting the script. my oxy was $60 off the next 3 purchases so splitting saved me an extra $60 for the month. Your dr should have no issues with...