basically as far a i understand it, if, for example you sustained nerve damage in your leg and foot from fusion surgery at L4-S1 even with pump you would still need to treat the foort neuropathic...
i am happy for you that everything came out OK. as far as i see it you did nothing wrong. we are not second class citizens because we are patients who terrible pain. at the same time the epidemic in...
if you do not have the pills you did not use to show the Doc then a clean test hurts. they need proof your not selling them or taking all of them in the first week or so. your levels are tested also....
just tell them what happened. be honest, bring medication bottles and ER discharge paper. acute pain due to trauma or emergency is not a sin to seek help and relief for. if a urinalysis is done as...
hey Angela, i know you are still far from yourself. please, take your time and be patient over next year and if you eat, sleep, and breathe "neurogenesis" practices you can get back some, (maybe...
you have been on my mind for a couple weeks. know you need some time to get past the worst of this. glad the nerve pain has gone down. i believe you are gonna be OK. praise His Name. talk to you...
Dilaudid or Morphine, the short-acting drugs, (although potent), can be rotated to Buprenorphine as "Subutex" or "Suboxone" as long as the dose of Dilaudid you last had is run it's course and you...
i am so sorry. i will be in intercessory prayer with the others. get well, no other worries or concerns in the world. then keep thought "they have malpractice insurance for this reason". maybe this...
couchtater has got it....
Miralax seems to help this if done as prevention. i am not crazy about taking 17grams of polyethelene glycol 3350 much though. methylcellulose, pectin, glucommanan with some digestive enzymes like...
i think the PPIs are part. amitriptyline is a anticholinergic like antispasmodic drugs, not main action but still enough for Tofranil PM to be used on young children with bed-wetting issues because...
after time thinking about your situation and reading your post again, i believe time is of the essence. realize that ERs and PCPs or urgent care with a blood panel will not advance you out. tomorrow...
my ex Walgreens messed up. they filled 19,000 C2 Rx(s) in 2013 without a valid Rx. DEA showed up at 7am and auditted them and it was bad. so i pulled up to drop my 29/30 day next 30 day cycle...
is proudmom discharged from hospital, if so how many days did she have to stay? my neurosurgeon told me boldly, "by no means is fusion a solution for back pain, although it does happen that way at...
Amitiza if i am right is the methylnaltexone opioid anatgonist severe constipation medication. there is an injectable version that is supposed to work for certain but i do not know. self injection of...
The Paleolithic diet. one month lost 22lbs. zero exercise, so all happened from a new way of eating. much less inflammation! Ayurvedic medicine seems awesome. it works, nutracueticals in Ayurveda are...
i had no clue what the VA had come to. i just went to Hampton, Virginia's VA with a friend and was shocked, i do not have words to put the total hell it was for him. this is what they are doing for...
i like that Vickie, it is the truth....
Daesin said, "i am not a doctor", then gave a sophisticated litany of real good directions to look. i have seen a lot of doctors but not many with that insight. for your age and "global" or all over...
i can relate. in this case i would go see your doc and resume the hydrocodone med if it works for you because you cannot leave yourself in pain cause you will begin to rust and i may become worse....
i have read much of your journey, you are a tough and resolved lady. also i noticed never a complaint or bad "cloudy day" outlook. you have done that surgery, which is tough from the posterior...
hello miss proudmom, i am still standing on faith you are and will be healed, 100%. and i am certain our dear Lord will not mind some regular medicine to that end. the posts you have on dates very...
hey, i have had some exp. with Zyprexa for sleep and intractable pain and it caused weight gain, a lot of it. i then tried low dose Seroquel for sleep, 25mg or 50mg maybe the best sleep aid there is...
i hope your recovery is going well. you are right at 10 day to 2 week hump that it seems the healing has really started and pain reduction comes almost every day. i know your gonna be alright. i am...
"re do" surgery is always difficult for the surgeon, some will not do "re do(s)". the scare tissue or "adhesions" are a tough to get around. if you are in pain, ask if you can get anesthesia to do a...
Vickie, having an on sit MRI is terrific. also your story reminded me of a case were the Fed Gov brought charges against a pain physician, a lady who used polypharmacy and high dose opioids. that was...
i love them, teas and herbs, extracts or tablets/capsules. all organic and a Ayurvedic or TCM medicine, the Native American system, or self discovered. Yogi Teas, Republic of Teas, Traditional...
could it be the chlorogenic acid or catchecins or Vitamin K like in green tea of alfalfa?...
my mom just went through a colonoscopy and bowel prep was one bottle Magnesium Citrate and then one bottle Miralax divided in two bottles green Gatorade. way better than Fleets product....
i can tell you this, God made you because He wanted someone just like you, no human has ever had the same finger prints, DNA, ect., ect.. He did that because He loves you. so much He is willing to...
Vickie, i agree, my doctor says the same also so he keeps his records and returned meds perfect. all local pharmacies know how good his reputation for random UAs and pill returns and sadly getting...
now that i read your response WB and Susie and Vickie which more than clarified the pump option i can see the positives and negatives for myself. most physicians i have spoken to have said oral meds...
the generic or brand Opana IR "oxymorphone hcl" is a great pain med, but, first PDR factory insert states,"if opioid naive, starting dose:20-30mg ever 4-6hrs. you have a mild-moderate tolerance so...
Phil 4:13 is the Truth, that strep cannot touch you. to be safe a great thing:Tamiflu is derived from Star Anise, a healt food store should have Anise extract. this close to surgery maybe better idea...
you have made it, if it is a early morning surgery you won't know the hours are passing they will seem so quick. when i get awake there are some pier-reviewed "neurogenesis" new findings and scar...
thank you very much, i will read again when i am not so tired and have some ideas to run by doctor. NICK...
i am not a MD or PharmD but after i was hurt i almost got my degree in Pharmacology and have 14 years of deep study and many physician and PharmD friends who have helped me and given me a new angle...
you are there. start getting yourself ready and next thing you know your on the way. i believe you will have great decompression and no swelling. and 2 days and walk out of hospital. praying for you....
you are absolutely correct, and i am so sorry for those who have a real struggle with the new insurance law, being in pain it is not easy to run out of medication and have a 72hr wait before the new...
my mother got the same Dx from NSAID use....
the stimulant beats the sedation and fights apathy. Vistaril, Phenergan, Meclizine can also be potentators. Lyrica is a cleaner med that Gabapentin with a extra action to relieve nerve pain....
first, since you have intractable pain meaning your pulse and endocrine system is effected by flares, i believe you need a steady state opioid. good ones a pricey: Oramorph SR30mg 2x up to 15mg 30mg,...
i was told by my neurosurgeon said almost never now days do they go the front with men because it causes retrogradre ejaculation. i believe they have almost perfected the anterior aproach on the...
Zovorlex or Arthrtec helps w/o G/I issues with me. daypro, relafen and etodolac are half and half. tumeric/ashwagandha/boswellia/myrrh/willow bark/Papain/ Bromelain/ hops alpha and iso-alpha acids...
Parafon or Parafon Forte "chlorzoxazone" a metabolite of first muscle relaxant "zoxazlamine". what is LORZONE? off label:clonazepam, chlordiazapoxide, oxazepam, flurazepam, temazopam, Miltown,...
have you used NSAIDS in past?...
almost there, you are in my prayers. try to ask Anesthesia to do pain control while admitted. 20mg/mlhydromorphone and soma or valium with Decadron for a day or two with Toradol ready.Demerol making...
a bit of EO's bath soak with Epsom salts , Pink Sea salt, Arnica, Lemon, Eucalytus, pine essential oils, maybe 2 to 4 drops lavendar or Ylang Ylang or Clary Sage. Tea TRee 1 drop you should avoid...
i think the Qualitest Norco is OK and i thought Mylan Fentanyl patch was best....
the generic opana IR, Roxanne's small white 5mg, 10mg are OK but just filled 240 10mg 2 every 6hrs. retail 1350.00$. foung the generic Opana ER 40mg is retailing at 400.00$. steady blood state, doc...