Re: New member--Angie

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I could not begin to imagine what pain med you should ask for.

Everybody is different and has a different tolerance to drugs. The

doc will base that decision on what meds you have taken in the past

and what level of pain you are in what what it will take to make

that comfortable for you.

You need to know tho, that narcotics can not have a refill on them,

nor can they be called in to the pharmacy. So each time you need a

new prescrpition you will need to get it from your local doc. Dont

want to be running to Chas ever 4 weeks just for a scrpt! He can

write for something and you can let your local doc know that and

they can rewrite the script when you need a refill.

I have 3 kids as well and tried like the devil not to loose my job.

I tried everything non narcotic to control the pain and it did not

help much. I really hated to give up control. What I didn't

realize until later is that I had already lost control to the pain.

When I felt better I was able to do so much more. I did not get

zombie like, well not until the evening...lol.

I take Lortab now and it does help a lot. But for a very long time

I had takeen Demerol and Dilaudid. I am so glad I dont have to take

those any more and am looking for a new job. I thank Dr. for

that.

You do know that he is a surgeon. Do you know what you will be

seeing him for exactly? You said you have a psuedocyst. What test

have you had to deterimine that? Have you ever had an ERCP or a CT

quided tests?

Well if there is anything else I can do to help please dont

hesitate. We have quite a gang of Carolina girls on this group and

have been toying with the idea of getting together some time. We

will have to add you to the list.

Warmly,

Chrissy

> Chrissy,

> Thanks so much! I am going to try and call Dr. Adam's office

myself today

> and see what the hold up is. My doc still has not gotten back to

me yet and it

> has been almost 3 weeks. Your comments and what I have read on

here on some of

> the stories about him make me feel really good about him.

> I have been afraid of the pain meds but you make me feel much

better about

> it. I just need to be able to take something that I can still

function. There

> are times when it gets bad enough I need something to knock me out

but I would

> like to keep it under control without being a zombie! Any ideas on

what I

> should ask for?

> Tnanks so much!

> Angie in SC

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Chrissy,

I think I am going to Dr. Adam's or Dr. Cotton. I am not sure yet. I will

call Peggy tomorrow and find out. I have not had the ERCP yet. From what I have

read on here I am not sure if I can have it. I have had gastric bypass surgery

so that changes things a little. I don't know how that will affect how the do

the test. I have had the CT that is what made the cyst show up. An MRI didn't

show anything and for almost a year they kept telling me I should be getting

better. Well.... I finally got fed up with the pain and sickness and the doc

did a CT and it was there. I am looking forward to going to MUSC to a doc that

actually knows what he is doing!!!!

Thanks for sharing your info with me! That would be great if all of the SC

people could get together for a meeting or something!

Angie in SC