Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hi Marina, I am so sorry you are having to put up with so much continuing pain along with so many others in the same boat. I take Enbrel alone and while it does help and while it does help (sometimes I wonder), I too, have a great deal of pain. My rheumy and GP know me well and fully agree on my usage of pain medication. I start my day with 80 mg Oxycontin, drink my coffee and wait for it to kick in. Depending on what my plans are, I would no doubt take another 80 mg in a couple of hours. Usually by 5pm I have taken 3 to 4 80 mg Oxycontin. If I am going out for the evening, I take another one before I leave the house. Before I go to bed I take 2 percocet and a sleeping pill. None of these take away the pain 100% since I am waiting for a knee and ankle replacement and these alone cause me lots of grief. I guess what I am saying, is, whatever I require in pain med, I take, but it did take a lot of pressure on my doctors by me because I told them I will not live a life with pain that interferes with my life . Last week my best friend of 40 years died suddenly at age 62 and by the day of the funeral I could barely walk to the car. Because of the emotional pain, my body pain reached an all time high but because of the pain med I took, I was able to function through all the turmoil. I have a medical reports from 20+ years ago that states, " we cannot cure you, but we can assure you we will keep you comfortable " . I used to carry this with me and occasionally show my caregivers to remind them of this promise. Hugs June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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