I am going to see my Dr next week and I am hoping that I can get some relief for the pain I have been in for the last 3 months. I asked my Dr to change my pain med because I was having awful side effects from taking Methadone. It worked wonderfully for pain but I was having uncontrolled sweating at the worst time. When I say that I mean I would start sweating in an instant and my hair would be soaking wet, I couldn't leave the house. So, he changed me to Oxycontin, this isn't working for my pain at all. I get relief for about an hour or half an hour and then wait until I can take another. I wake every morning in agony, I can hardly walk to the bathroom. I spent Thanksgiving in the er at my Mom's house because after driving to her house to visit, the pain was so uncontrolled I couldn't calm myself down.
My Dr doesn't give anything other than b&o suppositories for breakthru pain. So I need to have a good pain med that works. This pain is causing me to fear leaving my house and making my already depressed state worse. Last time we spoke of trying dilaudid and I think morphine. Does anyone have any experience with these. Do they work well? I am afraid I will wind up back on the Methadone, which like I said works so well for my pain and doesn't wear off. I just hate the side effects!!
Pain is my main symptom. It controls my entire life. I hate it so much. Suffering for these past months has my PFD flaring terribly and now my lower back is in a mess as well. I spend my days laying down because walking, standing, sitting all hurt me.
I am also planning to look into accupuncture, so if anyone has any input on that, I would appreciate it a lot.
Sorry this is a long one. I hope some of you can give me some input on what has worked for you.
Thanks so much,
S
My Dr doesn't give anything other than b&o suppositories for breakthru pain. So I need to have a good pain med that works. This pain is causing me to fear leaving my house and making my already depressed state worse. Last time we spoke of trying dilaudid and I think morphine. Does anyone have any experience with these. Do they work well? I am afraid I will wind up back on the Methadone, which like I said works so well for my pain and doesn't wear off. I just hate the side effects!!
Pain is my main symptom. It controls my entire life. I hate it so much. Suffering for these past months has my PFD flaring terribly and now my lower back is in a mess as well. I spend my days laying down because walking, standing, sitting all hurt me.
I am also planning to look into accupuncture, so if anyone has any input on that, I would appreciate it a lot.
Sorry this is a long one. I hope some of you can give me some input on what has worked for you.
Thanks so much,
S
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