How do I talk to my doctor about this?
February 18, 2009 2:23am
So I have an appointment with my pain management doctor on the 24th next wk. My goal is to take my pain medication as it's perscribed. He's …
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myowntwofeet
4:26pm, December 8, 2008
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I'll be 26 in two weeks. I've been trying to get my back pain taken care of FOREVER! Turns out the MRI showed I have a herniated disk. Now I've got a kick ass doctor that has finally gotten my pain under control with the right combo of meds. I can finally start to look for a job and get off of this unemployment bullshit!
I'll be 26 in two weeks. I've been trying to get my back pain taken care of FOREVER! Turns out the MRI showed I have a herniated disk. Now I've got a kick ass doctor that has finally gotten my pain under control with the right combo of meds. I can finally start to look for a job and get off of this unemployment bullshit!
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February 11, 2009 2:59pm
Ok, here it goes. I don't know what to do. I feel so lost right now, like I'm stuck in a horrible cycle that just won't break. I was in …
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I'm getting worried
February 7, 2009 11:24am
I've been in this pain management clinic for about 4 months now. I'm no better off then before I went in. Still on 2 percocets a day, well, …
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Another Fall Back
February 5, 2009 1:52am
Since the major change in my life, the break up with the person who I called "The One" for so long, the home I had to leave behind, …
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The worst Holiday season
January 5, 2009 3:31pm
First let me say that my doctor had added methadone to my percocet for my herniated disk to control the pain. It did well with the pain, but I also …
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Thanks for your message, i just read your journal, im sorry youre having such a hard time, you poor thing. it will get better, it has too
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im sorry for all your losses tooits hard isnt it? you are not alone, im srry youre in such apin, im here if u wanna chat
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Hey man...I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I hope the worst is behind you and things get better from here on. Thanks for your comment it was good to hear from you.
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2 FEET 4 HIRE hi honi its only me back bein silly but by the sounds of things your carrying one heavy load right now n' like u could do with an extra pair 4 a while? sorry 2 hear bout your girl, wot went wrong there then or need I ask OUCH!!! people r always tellin me how I should start gettin out there n'datin again but hey, 4 the first time in my life am actually enjoyin bein on my own, got plenty of mates and have been in a relationship with someone from 15yrs old so bout time I enjoyed myself eh??? I cant even say I miss the cuddles which was always the best bit coz Ive got my dog elly whose a big lump plus a couple ofproper close male friends who'll always oblige their both in the same boat as me at the moment ie alone tho' sadly one of em Karls girl died xmas day just over a yr ago n' the other one is goin thro' the mid life crisis me thinks, he just turned 40 but ever goin on 14 is our Steve so u c I got it good really eh? anyway Im in n' out here but had 2 have a nose, Ive got in2 a few mad sites which r amusin me at the moment but facebook is takin up loadsa time so if your about on there lets link up eh, Im down as Jayne Rout if the answers yes so mite c ya soon eh until then take care coz I care xxx
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Close Back Pain
During the past 3 or 4 years I've been in about 5 minor car accidents. Now I have sever muscle tension in my lower and middle back. I've been taking pain medication for some time now, though I'm just recently getting it from my doctor. I had 60 percocet and ended up taking them in one week. I desprately need to learn how to control this behavior before it controls me.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- I was told my spine was starting to curve because the right side of my hip was 1/2 and inch higher than my left, therefore making my left leg longer than my right. He gave me an adjustment that hurt like hell and wanted me to come back twice a week for four weeks, and then once a week for four weeks. I have no insurance and it was $60 per visit. I never went back after the first adjustment, and I still owe that bill.
- Flexeril Not Working
- It was given to me on more than one occasion during a visit to the ER, since I haven't gotten a primary care physician untill just recently. I took it alone and it just made me tired. If I took it with a pain pill I couldn't tell if it helped or if it was just the pain pill.
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- It's helpful untill you take it off.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- It worked, but hydrocodone made me tense up more when it wore off which made my pain worse. In turn it made me want to take more to kill the pain. Before I knew it I was hooked and had to detox.
- Ibuprofen Not Working
- I can't begin to tell you the amount of ibprofen I've injested within the past year or so.
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Definately worked but just too strong. It also kept me awake at night. It was very difficult for me to sleep.
- Physical Therapy Too Soon to Tell
- I just acqured a family doctor who told me to do some strength training excersizes for my entire midsection. I haven't started yet but am getting together a routine.
- Relaxation Working / Worked
- Absolutely relaxing helps. When I'm not putting stress on those muscles the tend not to hurt has bad.
- Stretching Somewhat Helpful
- It was helpful at the time, but when I was done my muscles were back to feeling the same within an hour or two of the excersize.
- TENS Working / Worked
- This treatment was done to me at the chiropracter. It made the pain better at the time I was getting it done, but afterwards it seemed to make me more uncomfortable.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- This is the pain medication my doctor has me on now. This is what I need to learn how to take responsibly.
- Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked
- The doctor has finally gotten me on a good combo of meds and working with me to get me back to normal function. This has worked the best so far. Haven't had this much relief in 5 years!
- Methadone Working / Worked
- I take two 5mg methadone tabs along with along with two 5mg percocet tabs per day from the pain management clinic. Haven't had this much relief in 5 years or more!
Close Anxiety
I've been dealing with it for quite some time. It's been getting worse over the years, now I can STAND to have an attack. Loud noises starting to bother me. Nothing inparticular seems to set it off, just happens. Sometimes an act or situation will trigger it, but mostly just happens.
Treatments
- Atarax Not Working
- What I'm taking now. And nothing.
- Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
- Takes a bit, but slows my heart rate down during an attack.
- BuSpar Not Working
- I took the highest dose 3X a day and still had attacks
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- Worked, but always just knocked me right out
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Can't take it. Makes me mean and evil.
- Zoloft Not Working
- Still had attacks after 100mg per day. When I stopped taking it, I felt all fuzzy in my head
- Klonopin Working / Worked
- Working well so far. My shrink just put me on it, brings me down to a level i can still function at
Open Heroin Addiction & Recovery
Started using at 19 snorting it occasionally. Then got big into meth and used heroin to come down. Before I knew it I was hooked. In and out of detox programs, methadone clinics, etc. Finally almost 2 years ago after I'd lost everything and everyone that mattered to me, I put myself in a Christian based rehab program in Cincinnati, OH for 3 months. I've been clean for almost 2 years!
Treatments
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked
- Actually made me use more. I got more connects there than I had before I went in. Everybody wanted to get together after class and get high.
- Residential Treatment Center Working / Worked
- Lived in Cincinnati Restoration Church for addicts/alcoholics for 3 months. Put my life in God's hands for a change, and thank you JESUS!
- Subutex Working / Worked
- Worked for a short period of time. Worked great for the detox, just never learned how to stay away from the dope.
- Methadone Working / Worked
Open Depression
My depression comes and goes. Sometimes I feel great, other times I feel like "why am I even here". Feelings of inferiority to the world.
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