Re: Went to the doctors today..... I told him about how bad the pain is

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citi_sue wrote:

take more meds.... let them do thier work.

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What kinda meds they got ya on?

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Pat,

The meds I am currently on are...

lyrica

arthrotec

dilaudid

percocet

fentynal patch

ativan and amrix and a few others that aren't necessarily related to

my pain or arthriths conditions. Take care.

Sue

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Why the Ativan?

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I use ativan for muscle spasms. I can't take muscle relaxers because it makes my

joints fall apart.

lexie

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Hi Pat,

I take the ativan, I'm guessing, because when my pain gets high, I

REALLY start feeling anxious, which makes my pain feel even worse,

and at times I can take 2 1mg ativans and it in itsself will lower my

pain, then I don't have to take as much break-thru pain meds. The

pain that it helps the most is the shooting pains I get radiating

through my neck. I did miss a medication I am taking that is

new...Amrix. My doctor put me on that shortly after I started pool

therapy. As far as the ativan goes, thats the way it was explained

to me, and at times it does really help. If anything, it will help

me calm down from a blow-out pain crisis so that my pain meds can

work better for me.

What meds are you on? Do they work well for you? Hope you are

having a good weekend...

Sue

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Yeah Sue this is the worst part of being in such bad shape, the sadist part of

my life that I have to live and the only ones that understand it is our fellow

sufferers here in this group. I spend most of my life knocked out or just in

such a fog, or I just sit there in a daze. My poor old mother whom is 73 now is

worrying herself to deaf over my condition. I hate this part, it is the most

depressing of all, sometimes I wonder if just taking the pain is better, but

then I am reminded of that misery every-time I turn my head or twist the wrong

way, and can't breath from the spasms.

I'm so very sorry you are having to experience this too, maybe I shouldn't say

all this because it could send someone into a spiral, but we all know it in the

back of our mind of the awful truth. I do apologize to everyone. Sue you just

remember we are all in the same boat, and the best and only thing we can do for

each other is pray it don't get any worst.

This I will promise to everyone, I will be praying for all that suffer.

Sincerely,

 

george

 

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity,

but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.. Thurber

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From: citi_sue <no_reply >

spinal problems

Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 7:12:49 PM

Subject: Went to the doctors today..... I told him

about how bad the pain is

I finally got to show him exactly where the pain is coming from at

the base of my skull. He said that it looks like it is the occiput

area, and most likely the muscles that attach to it are acting up,

and reminded me that I do have very severe arthritis in that area.

So he gave me another big shot of toradol. I was doing so good on

reducing my pain meds a lot. And now I am having to use my break-

through pain meds. All of this just because I happend to turn my head

just a tiny bit..... then bam... I suffer for days.

Yesterday when I was in an elevator the pain was unbelievable. When

the elevator would stop, my pain was so SHARP, and it made he turn my

head to one side, and I almost lost my balance. We had about 3 stops

in the elevator, and the pain got worse with each stop. My son was

so worried, he had hold of my elbow. (he gets so sad and concerned to

see me like that) But when we finally got out of there, walking was

so bad because that spot was so sensitive with pain. right now I am

still very uncomfortable, and it is still throbbing with pain, and I

am so sick of it. And I am afraid of what might come to be.. down

the road for me if this deteriorates on me. I guess I shouldn't

think that far a head. I'm just having a poor couple of days. Time

to climb back under the covers...... take more meds.... let them do

thier work. hope tomorrow will be better.

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I hear ya on that. It is quite miserable when I can't even turn my

head just a little bit. Yawning can bring tears to my eyes and

sometimes even opening my mouth just to eat just puts so much pain at

the back of my head I just want to quit eating and go back to bed...

although sometimes I do. But it is hard when you see your family

worrying so much about you and you don't want them too. You want

them to just go about their lives and not think about it, except when

you need the occasional hug or shoulder to lean on when you've just

about had it... But otherwise, you want them to go about thier

business.. The words I hear the most " are you okay " " do you need

help " " get some rest, okay " " heard you up and down all night " ....

But I guess I would miss it if they stopped too~~ because thats their

way of showing they care....

But I hope you are " okay " and that tomorrow brings a better day~~

somehow... Take care & God bless

Sue

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> Yeah Sue this is the worst part of being in such bad shape, the

sadist part of my life that I have to live and the only ones that

understand it is our fellow sufferers here in this group. I spend

most of my life knocked out or just in such a fog, or I just sit

there in a daze. My poor old mother whom is 73 now is worrying

herself to deaf over my condition. I hate this part, it is the most

depressing of all, sometimes I wonder if just taking the pain is

better, but then I am reminded of that misery every-time I turn my

head or twist the wrong way, and can't breath from the spasms.

> I'm so very sorry you are having to experience this too, maybe I

shouldn't say all this because it could send someone into a spiral,

but we all know it in the back of our mind of the awful truth. I do

apologize to everyone. Sue you just remember we are all in the same

boat, and the best and only thing we can do for each other is pray it

don't get any worst.

> This I will promise to everyone, I will be praying for all that

suffer.

> Sincerely,

>  

> george

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> The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level

of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his..

Thurber

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> From: citi_sue <no_reply >

> spinal problems

> Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 7:12:49 PM

> Subject: Went to the doctors today.....

I told him about how bad the pain is

>

>

> I finally got to show him exactly where the pain is coming from at

> the base of my skull. He said that it looks like it is the occiput

> area, and most likely the muscles that attach to it are acting up,

> and reminded me that I do have very severe arthritis in that area.

> So he gave me another big shot of toradol. I was doing so good on

> reducing my pain meds a lot. And now I am having to use my break-

> through pain meds. All of this just because I happend to turn my

head

> just a tiny bit..... then bam... I suffer for days.

>

> Yesterday when I was in an elevator the pain was unbelievable. When

> the elevator would stop, my pain was so SHARP, and it made he turn

my

> head to one side, and I almost lost my balance. We had about 3

stops

> in the elevator, and the pain got worse with each stop. My son was

> so worried, he had hold of my elbow. (he gets so sad and concerned

to

> see me like that) But when we finally got out of there, walking was

> so bad because that spot was so sensitive with pain. right now I am

> still very uncomfortable, and it is still throbbing with pain, and

I

> am so sick of it. And I am afraid of what might come to be.. down

> the road for me if this deteriorates on me. I guess I shouldn't

> think that far a head. I'm just having a poor couple of days. Time

> to climb back under the covers...... take more meds.... let them do

> thier work. hope tomorrow will be better.

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