being disabled....

Sachita · 04-16-2011, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by softness

so..does anyone else have problems getting pain meds from their Dr? I swear my Dr is so paranoid! I ask for pain meds twice a year. I ask for maybe two weeks worth of meds at a time. Wow. Some addict I am. And I ask only for enough to help me sleep..not 24 hour coverage. YET...my Dr refuses to give them to me! I have to read her the riot act and go in, show her how damn crippled up I am, break down into tears, which makes me feel like I am at her mercy instead of a grown up to be trusted, before she takes me in earnest. After treating me for almost 3 years, why cant she just take my word for it?

THIS is why the little green plant has become my friend at rare times

change dr. this is bs

scootebaby · 04-16-2011, 10:05 AM

Incubus thanks for the reminder....it was late,waiting for pills to kick in,and wasnt thinking. Dom--thanks for your response...i am hoping that surgery is only an option not a have to case...when i first injured it affected my right side...i would come home in tears after working a 12 hr shift...in 2007 the disc bulged and just touched the nerve...i took PT and had 3 epidurals...lived on ibuprofen because they said nothing else could be done...so i let it go up till about 5 months ago when i couldnt stand it any longer..they put me on loracets and flexeril 10mg...fast forward to almost 3 weeks ago....the disc went,but this time it affected my left side initially...dilaudid was prescribed..the last few days from my hips down both legs tingle,gets feeling of numbness,and aches so bad i cant sit still....it really sucks not being able to move around...watch my g/f work herself silly everyday with her work,the home,and me...then there is the fact my store is hanging by a thread bc my people cant seem to get their egos thru the door!

JustJo · 04-16-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by scootebaby

...watch my g/f work herself silly everyday with her work,the home,and me...

I'm silly anyway honey...you know that...

I think it's important to not "tough it out" but to take it easy, see what's happening, and insist on the care you (and that's all of you) need from the doctors. Too often it's the insurance companies making the decisions, based on money, and you have to be an insistent and determined advocate for yourself.

Toughy · 04-16-2011, 10:33 AM

Vicodin is hydrocodone + acetaminophen (tylenol). Vicodan is hydrocodone + aspirin. Hydrocodone is an opiate.

Percoset is oxycodone + acetaminophen. Percodan is oxycodone + aspirin. Oxycodone is an opiate.

MS Contin is morphine in a continuous release formula.

IF you take Vicodin or Percoset on a daily basis, you should ask your doctor for 'plain' hydrocodone or oxycodone. Or you could ask your doc for the formula that has aspirin instead of tylenol. Tylenol can cause permanent liver damage and an overdose of tylenol can kill you (yes kill you dead of liver failure).

ALL of your drugs should be filled at the same pharmacy no matter what doctor orders them.

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scootebaby Timed Out How Do You Identify?: yes dear Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south florida Posts: 2,494 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,264 Thanked 6,737 Times in 1,777 Posts Rep Power: 0	Incubus thanks for the reminder....it was late,waiting for pills to kick in,and wasnt thinking. Dom--thanks for your response...i am hoping that surgery is only an option not a have to case...when i first injured it affected my right side...i would come home in tears after working a 12 hr shift...in 2007 the disc bulged and just touched the nerve...i took PT and had 3 epidurals...lived on ibuprofen because they said nothing else could be done...so i let it go up till about 5 months ago when i couldnt stand it any longer..they put me on loracets and flexeril 10mg...fast forward to almost 3 weeks ago....the disc went,but this time it affected my left side initially...dilaudid was prescribed..the last few days from my hips down both legs tingle,gets feeling of numbness,and aches so bad i cant sit still....it really sucks not being able to move around...watch my g/f work herself silly everyday with her work,the home,and me...then there is the fact my store is hanging by a thread bc my people cant seem to get their egos thru the door!

04-16-2011, 10:33 AM	#4
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