Re: Re: Elaine MEDS=+ PAIN

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I agree with youm to adress with these Dr.' when they stick to the facts which

are I AM in Pain I need to not be in Pain if there is something out there that

will help. I understand that they worry the facts of 1. liver damage, 2.

addiction, which unfortunatley because so many people do take drugs to get high

and not any other reason but it has caused Dr. to have to give out cautiously or

just won't at all, because they now are afraid that DEA may come down on them

if they feel it was unnecessary. I ran into getting help while visiting my

daughter out in Ca. I had taken a hard fall a week before we drove out there, I

was checked by my Rh Dr. and she could not believe I was insistant on making the

trip, dispite the severe back pain, and worried I could of ruptured a disc, I

had a g.daughter going to be born and was going. She told me if I was not

better in 2 wks out there seek another check, well I was miserable the whole

trip across, and then seemed to get worse once

in Ca. went to Walk in clinic, could hardly move now, the Dr. was upset I had

come out to Ca. and in a accusing manner, said well we don't give out narcotics

here, there are too many people selling them for alot of money! I was shocked,

I basically at this point wanted to have an exray, and make sure no real damage,

and maybe get a shot, for movement. So this is why Dr. are hesitant. I worry

all the time about my liver and have them take test every 3 mo., but I think all

these drugs affect the liver to some point, I had lipitor, and they monitor Pt.

on that, and what about the thousands of miligrams of tylenol itself I have

taken before they found my diagnois. One more thought, I was told by one ER Dr.

another away from home, visit for pain, and unable to walk, that he did not

believe people with Fibromyalgia should be on any type of pain med. ????? I

would not be able to move, would be really bed bound and probablyl be in big

sobbing tears most of the time if I did

not have one avail. For those of us who really need them and can take them

they we should not have to feel like we are, guilty of misusing them when

talking to the Dr, As I keep reading from so many, I hope the MX works for you

well as those that are able to take have reported, unfortunatley I could not nor

my mom. Hope for a pain free day for you and others

Elaine Zurofsky <mezuro@...> wrote: Regarding pain meds - my

rhuemy says that the RA specific meds should take care of the pain and that I

shouldn't need NSAIDS or other meds. Now, I'm sure that this doesn't always work

for every single person.

Right now my pain is transient and hops from one place in my body to another -

hands, wrists, ankles, hips, shoulders, & knees. I can live with it for now.

I'm on low dose (for me) methotrexate and no NSAIDS because my liver function

tests are high. I've just started Enbrel and hopefully all the pain & stiffness

will disappear, I'll feel much less tired, and forget I have RA - but perhaps

that's not realistic.

Stick up for what you need. If I can't have something that helps I want my Doc

to give me a specific reason for limiting meds that help me function.

ez

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