Hi Crohnie1985, It is so tiring and frustrating to be at the point you are. I know as I am too. I also have Crohn's(27 years) and CP and am really struggling right now. My GI says I have IBS in...
Hi all, I have been getting accupunture for chronic abdominal pain for the last five years. I get it 1-2 times a week and truly feel I benefit from it. My doctor went through five years of training...
Hi hopefulalways, I, too, have chronic abdominal pain. Mine is due to adhesions and Crohn's disease. The adhesions (scar tissue) are caused by surgeries. I have had two colon resections and two...
This place is not connected to the UofA or Dr. Weil. I also have experience with the Pain Clinic at the UofA. I really liked the doctor I saw there. But he left the clinic unexpectedly, I guess there...
Tdoern, I went there for about a year and to be honest, I wasn't very happy with the doctor I saw. They have pretty strict rules. You sign a pain contract, they do random urine drug testing, you have...
Hi Karyn, I had the same problem with starting urination when I was taking methadone. The problem started even at the low starting dose. I think it was 20mg a day. I took methadone for 4 years and...
I switched from methadone 40mg x three a day to Opana ER 20mg x 2 a day about 7 months ago. After three days, I called my PM doctor because it only lasted about 6 hrs. I was also taking hydrocodone...
hi Shawn, I don't take methadone now but when I did, I was prescribed 12 10mg a day. So yes, my doctor gave me a prescription for 360 a month. I was on that amount for about a year up until 6 months...
Susie, how is your back feeling now? Is it getting better? Glad to hear the muscle relaxers are working for ya! I know for me when I have a good day, I can over do things and then have to lay low the...
Susie, Like you, I have Crohn's disease and most of my pain is abdominal. I have had five surgeries, two for colon resections, three for adhesions. The doctors say they won't do any more surgeries...
Thanks for the reminder Susie. I have been taking narcotics for over 6 years and will continue for probably the rest of my life. Yet, I sometimes feel like an addict. I am not but every once in a...
Hi razzle, I switched from methadone (80mg a day) to Opana ER (20mg every 8 hr.) about 3 months ago. It took my body about a week to adjust and I am very glad I did! The side effects from methadone...