Journal Entry for October 21, 2008
October 21, 2008 8:28pm
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About Me
I have chronic pain from waist to toes. I've had two thoracic spine surgeries, but I'm not sure how much either has helped. I'm now in long-term pain management. This is mostly using Darvocet (hydrocodone makes me violently nauseous), but I'm holding out hope for a new class of pain meds targeted to specific nociceptors and which lack the general side effects of narcotics. Neurontin and Lyrica did not do much for me, if anything. Fluoxetine helps though.
I have chronic pain from waist to toes. I've had two thoracic spine surgeries, but I'm not sure how much either has helped. I'm now in long-term pain management. This is mostly using Darvocet (hydrocodone makes me violently nauseous), but I'm holding out hope for a new class of pain meds targeted to specific nociceptors and which lack the general side effects of narcotics. Neurontin and Lyrica did not do much for me, if anything. Fluoxetine helps though.
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I'm a molecular biologist, and my primary occupation is teaching medical students. For exercise, I always enjoyed Hiking, before the pain arose. Today, most of my exercise comes from necessary lawn work. Anything extra increases pain to an unacceptable level.
I'm a molecular biologist, and my primary occupation is teaching medical students. For exercise, I always
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Close Chronic Pain
Probable myelopathy- bilateral leg pain from waist to toes, reduced proprioception.
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- Flexeril Not Working
- Side effect of extreme drowsiness next day makes it not worth it. I found carisoprodyl to be more efficacious with much less drowsiness the next day.
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- For back pain only: Helps take off the edge. No side effects.
- Hydrocodone Not Working
- Extreme nausea and vomiting. Hope to never use again.
- Lidoderm Somewhat Helpful
- Helps take off the edge. No side effects.
- Lyrica Somewhat Helpful
- Slightly better than Neurontin.
- Naproxen Somewhat Helpful
- Helps take off the edge. No side effects.
- Neurontin Somewhat Helpful
- Mild improvement when pain level exceeds 5 on a scale of 10. Side effect was a feeling of distance.
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Improved proprioception. No effect on pain either way.
- Darvon Working / Worked
- This is the only agent that works for me. Ive been taking it for 3 years. To minimize side effects including constipation and nausea I most often take Darvocet N50. When pain exceeds 5 out of 10 I will take a Darvocet N100 with benodryl at bedtime.
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