Guest guest Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I would like advice from anyone and everyone. I am goin to the doctor Thursday, my primary. I want to ask for pain medicine, but I am not sure how to ask exactly. I don't have a constant pain med I take daily but I definately need something. I have a plethera of conditions that cause a great deal of pain and OTC options have run their coarse. On a rare occassion asprin still helps a little for some headaches. Stills causes joint pain, but that is much better since I have been on the MTX injections instead of the pills. I also take Kineret. I also have nerve pain from a pinched nerve in my hip. I have migraines. I have fybro. I have something wrong with my neck, upper spine and lumbar spine. There is also something wrong with my left hip that I think is different from the pinched nerve. I plan on bringing all these things up with my doctor and telling him he MUST address these issues AND my pain. I do see a nuerologist for the migraines, and he is just starting to delve into the nerve issues. But I am just not sure how to address the pain med issue. He gave me lortab acouple weeks ago when my back gave out. So bad I could not walk, but it was just to treat the " acute " symptoms. I can suck it up and deal with the pain better than just about anybody I know, but it is more than I can bare anymore. I do not want something that makes me loopy. I still want to work. I need to work, and I feel like I can...if I can keep my pain under control. I don't want something that is addictive. My kidneys are not filtering properly. That has been showing up on my bloodwork recently, so that has to be taken into account, too. I plan to ask my RD about that on my next visit as I don't know how bad theyn are, just that they aren't working right. My primary doctor said due to the kidneys I should probably stop taking my mobic. He was concerned about that affecting my arthritis symptoms, though. I just stopped to see what happened and did not notice any difference at all after a week and a half, so I don't really see any point in taking the Mobic. April PS I'm the one with the weird messed up emails, so my respones to the group will be from my raincoin@... address...sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 April, it sounds like you need a Pain Team or Pain Clinic. Many docs are unwilling to give pain meds due to the addictive nature of just about all pain meds as well as the problems with filtration through kidneys as well as liver. You have to drink way more water than you think. Has your rheumatologist suggested something more long term/daily to help the meds that are given for acute pain? need advice I would like advice from anyone and everyone. I am goin to the doctor Thursday, my primary. I want to ask for pain medicine, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 My RD has said, " you will always have some pain. " But I have never explained how bad. And how debilitating my pain truely is because up until now I have always been able to cope....part of it is me and part of it is the doctors...I have just reached my limits of what I can handle. I am going to schedule the appointment for a longer timethan the usual few minutes they normally give you. So. The doctor has time to talk with me and isn't so rushed, though. April Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone need advice I would like advice from anyone and everyone. I am goin to the doctor Thursday, my primary. I want to ask for pain medicine, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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