Heidi RE: another pain management question

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Thanks for your encouragement. I am always honest with my family

doc except that I always seem to gloss over how much pain that I

actually endure. Just a bad habit of mine I guess. I will be

seeing him next week and ask for more pain meds and let him know

that my pain has increased. He did prescribe me to take the meds

every 4-6 hours but I hadn't had to take it that often in the past.

Only now I am finding that since my pain has increased that I have

to take the recommended dose and that makes me feel like I am

abusing the drug. Funny how the mind works, since I am a recovering

addict, I always feel guilty no matter what. Even with the

recommended dose I am still feeling lousy and very nauseous. Im

sure things will setle down a bit soon. I just want to get to

September, so I can have my appt. with Dr. Lehman and see if

anything else is going on. He wanted me to wait 6 months so he could

check my small intestine and see if there is any healing going on

from the celiac disease. He also said that in 6 months that he

could better evaluate my pancreatic duct since the sphincterotomy.

I hope you are having a pain free day. Take Care

Kris in TN