Re: Back to Deanna

[Guest guest]

Deanna wrote:

I really want to know what the wedding dress that

decides on looks like. Is it possible for you to post a picture in

our photos section?

You're medication schedule is really confusing to me.

Deanna,

I do have some photos that I took at the shop while she was

trying on all the dresses that I might be able to send to you

offline. I'd hate to put in into the PAI photos until we get a nice

official photo with the veil, and hair done, etc...you know, when

she's all gussied up! She'd have a fit if she knew I was posting

photos of her on the web, she doesn't know that she's already

there with me in my PAI photo in our photo file! So I'll see if I can

figure out how to send it in an email, okay?

As for the medicine, what didn't you understand? I take

Neurontin at bedtime and in the morning, wear a 75 mg.

duragesic patch all the time, and use 5 mgs. Oxycodone IR, up

to 3 per day, for breakthrough pain. I'm doing so well this week

that I've only had to take the Oxycodone once on two different

days, so I'm really having a good spell here. It appears that

between the duragesic and the Neurontin, that most all of my

pain is covered. So that's going really well.

On the otherhand, wouldn't you know it, I've been having a terrible

time with my blood sugars! Geez, couldn't everything work well

at the same time? I've been really brittle all week and have been

spending all my time trying to keep my sugars controlled. I try

not to let this bother me usually, but this time it's been going on

for several days in a row and it's kept me jumping. I was up

several times two nights ago, and three times last night in the

middle of the night, injecting insulin, so that's been a hassle.

My doctor told me to cut out all the caffiene, and I've been good

about that, switching to decaffinated diet Pepsi, and all other

decaffinated products, and only one cup of coffee in the a.m. It's

been hard though, because both the duragesic and the

Neurontin make me so sleepy that now I'm falling asleep all the

time. It's hard to know whether it's because I'm up three or four

times a night, or because of the meds, or because of the lack of

caffiene, or because of all of the above! I can fall asleep in a

snap, anytime of day.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.