Suboxone
October 1, 2009 11:31pm
Anyone here dealt with Suboxone as a pain management medication? I would love to hear your experiences. My doctor and I have been trying everything …
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omgvictoriaa
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About Me
I was an avid runner amongst other athletic sports before my car accident and cannot run anymore. It has devastated me. 27 years old, recently left my job at a charity because of my back pain. I had back surgery on February 11th. My L5 was removed, L4 fused to my sacrum, screws put into my sacrum, then 2 rods to support my spine. I crushed my pelvis in my accident so there were already 5 screws in there and I have nerve damage because of it. My left foot is constantly numb & tingling. Some days it's worse than others. My passion is photography. I majored in fine art photography and minored in psychology.
I was an avid runner amongst other athletic sports before my car accident and cannot run anymore. It has devastated me. 27 years old, recently left my job at a charity because of my back pain. I had back surgery on February 11th. My L5 was removed, L4 fused to my sacrum, screws put into my sacrum, then 2 rods to support my spine. I crushed my pelvis in my accident so there were already 5 screws in there and I have nerve damage because of it. My left foot is constantly numb & tingling. Some days it's
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Hang in there, I know exactly how you feel with the opiates and trying to have some semblance of normal living.
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Close Back Pain
I was in a major car accident a little over 2 years ago. I crushed my pelvis, burst fractured my spine, and a lot of other injuries. I have 5 screws in my pelvis, nerve damage that I have lived with since the accident (pain never goes away), and had surgery on my spine on Feb. 11th, 2009. I should have had the surgery after my accident but I was scared.
Treatments
- Bedrest Somewhat Helpful
- I feel like if I am walking a lot the pain gets worse so I stay in bed most of the time. But it seems as if I hurt even more when I do walk, after being in bed for too long.
- Carisoprodol Not Working
- Muscle relaxers make me feel very depressed.
- Darvon Working / Worked
- I had to get IVs of this a couple of times because of the extreme pain from my nerve damage.
- Epidural Injection Working / Worked
- When I had my epidural for the surgery it helped so much. As soon as it started to wear off I was miserable. It would be nice to find a way to manage pain by numbing the area that hurts instead of relying on Opiates so often.
- Fentanyl Working / Worked
- I wore this on my arm as a patch right after my accident, for weeks, maybe months. I don't remember much.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Heat does seem to help if I remember to use it.
- Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
- I'm now taking Percoset for pain. It helps some but it gives me bad stomachaches and I feel anxious at other times.
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- I take Advil Liqui-Gels every single day. They seem to help with certain pain, especially headaches. (I am not allowed to take these right now because the Percoset has acetaminophen in it).
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Took MS-Contin for over a year after my car accident.
- Physical Therapy Too Soon to Tell
- I don't think I did enough of this before the surgery but I will be starting therapy again on March 13th.
- Relaxation Somewhat Helpful
- It helps but I was a very active person before my accident/injuries and I'm tired of relaxing!
- Stretching Too Soon to Tell
- I am not allowed to do this yet.
- TENS Not Working
- Tried in PT and with a chiropractor and did not feel a difference.
Close Eating Disorders
Type: BulimiaNon-purging Bulimic since childhood, most likely due to abuse. Began restricting after a bad car accident that left me unable to exercise. Got very sick, was forced to start eating or would be kicked out, and thus began the binging that has not stopped. It has slowed but I am heavier now than I have been in 8 years, after I had a child. I find myself starting to fall back into restrictive behaviors but I am too afraid I will end up out of control once again and gain even more weight.
Treatments
- Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Somewhat Helpful
- It helps me very much when I make sure to attend phone meetings or in-person meetings regularly.
- Paxil Not Working
- It gave me terrible anxiety.
- Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
- I just started seeing a therapist specializing in ED's. I haven't been able to see her in months because of my recent back surgery. It's very frustrating because she helped.
- Zoloft Not Working
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a SiblingMy sister passed away due to complications from childbirth, a week after she had the baby. We had to take her off life support and I could not watch her die. I have never talked about this with anyone except my other sisters, once in awhile. It was 8 years ago today (March 11th) and it still hurts more than anything in the world.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- It helps sometimes but sometimes it just reminds me that I am still not over it.
- Getting Angry Working / Worked
- This helps when I do get angry but I don't anymore. It's as if I lost my anger when I lost Catherine.
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- I worked for a charity for awhile but had to quit because of chronic pain from a back injury. It was changing my life for the better to help other people all the time.
- Music Working / Worked
- Music is an incredible source for healing.
- Pets Working / Worked
- Recently I have begun developing relationships with my roommate's pets. He is always away on vacation so I am with his animals a lot. They are my best friends. I love them very much. Dog, snake, and two fish. I am considering adopting my own cat.
- Remembering Not Working
- I hate it.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- My sisters and I know how each other feel.
- Time Somewhat Helpful
- It STILL hurts so much.
Open Body Modification
I love tattoos!
Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)
I need help. I want to learn how to become a good parent, how to want to be a parent. I don't have the natural parental desire in me but I want to be a good mother to my son.
