Try to hang in there until 1:00. Did She say you could take the last Vicodin? It sounds like you need a much stronger breakthrough med as well as a higher does of the patch.

Mention this as well. Only 3 per day is not enough. IMO

Keep us posted.
hugs
Kallie

what mg patch are you on?

I am sure 1:00pm can not come soon enough. I agree with Kallie. Let us know how you make out today. Sending you a gentle hug.
Lynn

Hun, that is really hard. I have been there.
Wish I could send you something besides a cyber hug that would take the pain away.

The patch is only 25mcg.. She starts everything low to see if I can tolerate it. Problem with that is, if I say it isn't touching the pain, she is more likely to jump to something else instead of trying a higher dose.

I took on 2 clients this morning and during the second one, pain hit my lower back so bad that I almost couldn't finish. It's horrible, now.

There better be a plan ready when I call the nurse. My doctor is only in the clinic Mondays and Wednesdays.

It's enough to make me start medicating myself any way I can.

I went ahead and took 4 Vicodins instead of 3 te last 2 days, anyway. Nothing is working...are they missing something??? I have to wonder.

Cherry,

In your message you say; "I've been planning to do two clients this morning, against doc's orders", that right there is the key, you need to stop doing hair, if you continue to this against Doc's orders, your pain will never be controlled. I am sorry if I am sounding harsh, but it takes one to know one, and I learned the hard way! Follow Doctor's instructions, if after you get your meds regulated, and you get your shoulder under control, then you can take a couple of clients here and there, but as long as you keep abusing your body, it ain't going to happen, no matter how high the dosage of Fentanyl goes, so learn Hun, learn from my experiences, follow the Doctor's orders, allow your body to heal, and then go on with the job that you love.

Take care, and I hope that your patch gets increased to at least 75 Mcg's. Hugs,

Titration is reasonable at this early stage...although, remember that it could take several days to a week for things to settle in and adjusting too early can make it hard to know what the right calibration point is (for a foundation/baseline)

CC...is it reasonable to expect an increase after the first 72 hours without relief?

Tipper...I know, but I have to pay bills. Not that 2 clients can make a dent in he overall expenses.

Cherry do u have inssurens?
I hate to say know u have to pay bills but their are many people that sit on their butt and are lazy and get state health insurness and food stamps.
You are one that CANT WORK 4A GOOD REASON!!! If you need help get on some state asents. Then work on getting disabilty. Normaly ppl are denied few times so sooner better.

Then when pain is more controled you could do a few hair cuts week. As i know most ppl that hair cut love doing it at same time.

I am 17 and i would love to go to public school. I cant though. I am in to much pain and my immune sytem is to weakend. So they bring teacher out to house. I am going to graduwate alot latter to.
I dont have choice though as i can only handel 2 subjects at a time. Due to health
You have to work around ur health.

I talked to the nurse and instructions were to double up on the patch. It's been about 45 minutes...we'll see. She also gave me hell about work. I guess I'm done. My body told me, anyway.

Fingers crossed for relief,

Cherry

I cant keep on everyone. So what causes your chronic pain?
Hope that uping does helps you alot.

SENDING PRAYERS THIS GET WORKED OUT HUGS MINNIE

Hun,

I know what you mean about paying bills. I live alone and I am on social security disability, I got a part-time job working for a friend of mine, and I first started with 3-6 hour days, but then it became 4 days, then 5... and this is when the my pain started to get worst, my PM Doc asked me if there was anything that I was doing that will up my pain, this is when I told him about PT job. He prohibited me from working more than 18 hours a week, and since I don't want to be more disable that what I already am (I walk with a cane), I decided to speak to my friend and told him what the Doctor said, and that was that.

I am not standing up, I am not doing blower or anything like that, I sit in front of a computer all day long, and that affected my pain, imagine what hair dressing is doing to yours?? I just tell you this because you worry me, is not that I am a biatch or anything like that, is just that if you don't take care of yourself, and follow Doctor's orders, you will be continuing getting worse each and every day, and no medication, no matter how potent will help you.

Take care and I hope that I come from a good place,
Hugs,

It is so hard when you have to earn a living in pain.

Hope you appt went well.