Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...
hey all my friends out there in pain land, well its been fun so far NOT ha a lot of pain and sleep, wow like catching up on the last 3 months, my target of 9am 23 hours since last dilauded , I think I can steal 1 hour so 4 1/2 hours till my first dose of suboxone can't wait this pain is pretty shitty . Plus inspector I'd coming at 10 am hope he is late. Just wanted to give all an update. Hope all are well see ya later Mark
I couldn;t STOP moving my legs and nothing I did would make it STOP ! I literally and I mean literally... found that the bottom of my pant legs were completely folded over at the ankle. Weird.
I tossed and turned all night, my shoulders hurt..
Oh boy it takes courage to make the shift over. Good job mark!
its a good thought right?at least i think so..im proud of you and as im getting to know you im finding your a kind,funny good guy!!!!!!!!!
now,send the papers
When I went in to a new doc after mine died, he was an anesthesiologist and said even though I did 100 % on the dose I'd been on over a decade w/ NO increases in that time, he wanted me off the mscontin and muscle relaxants. He said I wouldn't react well if I ever had surgery b/c I took such a high dose for so long. He wanted me on suboxone for a time and I looked into it. Obviously I declined or I'd be cheering you through this, but my confusion is about you being at home.
My doc said I would have to be in the hospital at least a week, at least 4-5 days for the mscontin to be brought down and out and then to build up the suboxone to what helped the pain. But after reviewing it, the doctor added another 3-4 days b/c of the muscle relaxant. It's funny- IF they'd allowed the muscle relaxer (I know they can't b/c the suboxone would "attack" it and it wouldn't work) I might've tried it. But I'm needle and medical phobic (meaning I can't even listen to someone talking about an illness, can't stand the smell of doctor offices or hospitals, etc. I'm a wimp.) Luckily I found a good doc who said suboxone wouldn't have worked for my condition anyway, though it was a good drug.
So, after I wrote a novella here, I'm curious about what they're detoxing you from and why they aren't observing you in a hospital? Are they doing it slowly or cold turkey? I haven't detoxed before except once by accident when I stupidly quit all my meds for a day b/c I thought being pregnant had cured my RSD. Boy, was I wrong. And my doc at the time was pretty angry. But then he said I just wasn't educated on my meds by my 1st doc, who had retired. All I know is I felt like my legs were going to shake off my body, I was nauseous and my stomach constantly upset. I was hot, cold, and in between. I thought I was DYING! I'm not kidding- my poor hubby thought I was dying too- he's the 1 who called my doctor.
No matter what, I pray the suboxone works for you. The only people who've told me it didn't work were RSD patients, and there are lots of people who say it is a miracle drug. It will be for you, too!
Good Luck Buddy- and Happy Chanukah!