Having a horrible day!

[Guest guest]

Guys,

I am so frustrated today. The past few days have been horrible. I don't want

to go to the emergency room and go back in the hospital! I finally had a

bowel movement tonight but it had been 5 days since my last one. I have taken my

phenergan, darvocet and oxycodone and nothing is helping. My heating pad is on

full blast and I have been taking long hot baths. All my tricks are failing

me. I have not slept more than 3 hours a night in about 3 nights. I am just so

doggone frustrated!!! I just had to vent a little while.

My kids are both gone to friends houses as we are out of school this week.

So at least I am able to take a break and I am off work this week for spring

break. My hubby is working this week but he is helping all he can.

Any ideas to help with the pain!? I am hoping the doc will call me tomorrow

about the octreotide and see if that will help. If not then I am going to call

my doc and see if he can give me something stronger for pain. I really don't

want to go back in the hospital!!!

Thanks for letting me blow off some steam!

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

Angie,

If you're taking that much pain medication and having further problems

with motility as a result, one thing that will help, even with your

pain, is to keep your bowels moving more regularly. You need to find

an effective fiber supplement like Metamucil, or FiberOne, or best

yet, a prescription for a safe laxative like Miralax so that you can

have good motility.

Our systems just can't handle that much constipating pain medication

without some supplemental health. My life was miserable, once I

started needing more continual pain medication, by parallel bouts of

constipation. As the bowels backed up, the pain increased, and it

became a horrible cycle of pain......until I found a safe laxative

that worked. Discuss this with your doctor as soon as you can, and

see if he'll write you a script. In the meantime, go to the pharmacy

and get something OTC that you can use in the meantime.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Keep us posted.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

Southeastern Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.