Posted by Larry Hoover on May 7, 2006, at 16:52:52
In reply to This pain is just getting me down.., posted by NikkiT2 on May 6, 2006, at 15:01:19
> OK, I'm trying a new med regime to try and get this pain under some control, but its leaving me feeling sick and constipated.. and quite woozy.. The meds are (4 times a day) -
> 100mg tramadol hydrochloride
> 1000mg paracetamol (um, acetaminophen to people in US)
> 100mg diclofenic
> 20mg omeprazole4 times a day, you take that much paracetamol? That's a pretty solid liver stressor, to have that amount on a chronic basis.
That must be a very challenging drug regime. I'm sorry it also involves pain to the extent that it does. I just had conductance tests on my injured nerve yesterday. I understand your situation.
What I don't understand is the source of your pain. I don't remember individual details so well. I need reminding. Do you mind talking about it? Babblemail?
Also, I wonder why you are using tramadol when there are better pain management agents out there. From your tone, I suspect that your pain management is substantially below the ideal.
> I've tried accupuncture, and while it does, sometimes, give me some relief for a few hours, it doesn't last and costs so much.. and sometimes has triggered off alot of pain.
>
> The nerve block hasn't worked, but has made everything so much worse.. the doc says he can't see me again till October, so I have been referred to see someone else, but it will be beginning of August before they even see me for consultation.Isn't that delay incredibly frustrating! Every second counts, and they're measuring time in months.
> Its getting me down. Today is a bad day with it, but its really really starting to grind me down. I wish someone could give me some hope.. Tell me this might, eventually, go away.
My own nerve is at about one third recovered. It does take time, significant time, for nerves to heal. It all depends on what's happened to them, of course. Some injuries do not, strictly speaking, have the chance to heal. They do, however, generally have a chance of being stabilized, which goes back to the focus and extent of the care you receive. Some medical practises are such that the patient cannot find sufficient relief from pain, and to those who make those decisions, I almost wish they knew what it was like.
> I've had to change life plans over this.. HUGE plans.. and it feels unfair. So very unfair. OK, so the plans could change back again, but right now it annoys me.I hear you, Nik. I do.
> I'll tell you something.. if amputation was an option, I'd damn well go for it at the moment.
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> NikkiI, too, faced similar thoughts. What a horrid place to find oneself, to perhaps wish for the loss of my body's wholeness, in return for my body's peace. Unfortunately, they say that the pain might survive amputation, such is the irony of it all.
I'm sorry, Nikki. I'm sorry because I get good pain care. I pushed and I got it and I am damn glad. I still suffer, every day, but I suffer less than I might, I'm very sure. Too bad I couldn't sneak you a little bit of it. I'm sorry I can't.
Lar
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