Posted by flipsactown on April 9, 2005, at 18:21:02
In reply to Just My Two Cents, posted by Phillipa on April 9, 2005, at 17:02:14
Phillipa,
"So, now I've had to rethink my attitude on pain meds. Each day I learn a little bit more. I've always tested well and have book knowledge, but experience speaks loud and clear. Fondly, Phillipa"
Been there, done that.
I had to jump through so many hoops just to increase, continue taking Codeine and get an Oxycontin RX, which my Paindoc denied and RXed MSContin instead, which promptly made me sick to my stomach, constantly vomiting and extremely constipated. Only then, did he Rxed Oxycontin and even then was not totally accommodating by not giving me a grace period in which to get a refill. He would only write a refill on the day the Rx ran out. Even some Paindocs are so afraid of abuse that they unknowingly lump all patients together. I told my Paindoc that I never abuse anything. I never smoked cigarettes or pot and didn't drink alcohol except on my wedding day, when I drank Champagne, nearly 32 years ago. Hopefully, in time, this "addiction" attitude will change. In my opinion, no one should be physically suffering, needlessly because of the "addiction" attitude, when narcotics are available, especially when it is for a chronic, lifetime physical pain such as back pain and/or arthritis.
I could have continued taking Oxycontin, but because of the withdrawal pain I experienced from not having Oxy even for just two days, and the fact that in the long run, I was only getting the same level of pain relief as Codeine, I used my common sense and voluntarily asked my Paindoc to put me back on Codeine, after very slowly tapering off Oxy to minimize withdrawals. Tapering very slowly was not totally painless, especially the last week.
FST
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