ENDO Messages for September, 2001: Re: Any old friends around? or new ones ;^) :Long

Re: Any old friends around? or new ones ;^) :Long

From: misty (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Sep 4 16:24:41 2001

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Blue, Hi, I've been comming here for the past 4 weeks now. I am always up for new friends =). I'm not sure about the pain medications but I can share with you what my father went through. My dad destroyed 5 disc's in his back when he was 26. He is currently 64. He was on tylenol 3 with codeine and sometimes morphine & xanax. He was on them for over 15 years which the doctor caught it alittle to late to back him off of it. It had been so long his body was to immune to it. They took him off slowely and I cried to have to see him in so much pain because there was nothing the doctor could do for him unless he had back surgery. Which he wouldnt do, because he was to afraid of being paralized afterwards. After about 6 months of totally stripping him naked of meds, he started to recooperate. He was also put on prozac but he would not take them. Most the 6's months he laid in bed crying. Its almost like a drug ward in a way, you have to see them suffer so much because of a doctor letting these people have the medications to long. Cant they give you something that is for pain that isnt non-addictive or maybe find a doctor willing to switch around to see which one can work for you that isn't so bad? I know when my husband has bad migranes he downs like 4-5 tylenol at a time and sacks out. Which I know its harmful. But, when a doctor dont give you what you need I can see why he does it. Endo is very painful and I think they should give any woman what they need for it. But, again they need something non-addictive. I think that when a woman is in so much pain she's willing to take anything to get rid of it too. Been there!! I was on zoloft for 5 years and looking like IM going back on them come Thursday (I hope not)I am here for you anytime you need me. Just email me.

P.S. Alittle story of my own: When I was 16 I was having severe pains with my periods, and I had took over 18 midols to help (at that time I was willing to do anything) and ended up od'ing and rushed to the ER to get my stomach pumped. And ended up in a ward over it. But, I am fine now as far as dealing with it. The most part is rage for me. Not only that but I wasnt thinking correctly at that age because I was suffering from a trama ontop of my periods. So, thats that. I hope something out of this might help you out alittle. Just remember tommorrow is a brighter day. Each day it will get alittle easier for you. I just wish you could see that. (Ive had first hand experience of drug addictions, alchol addictions with family and friends.) Im here for you if you ever need to just vent.

Love & Prayers

-- Misty

At Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Heather wrote: > >Hey guys, > >this is Heather (Blue). I've been gone for a little while and I've been >thinking about the forum. I've had some major happenings since I last >posted. After my last lap last spring I was still having problems and >my pain was getting worse. So as expected I was sent to a "pain >therapist". All she ended up doing was raising my tolerance level to >narcotics to where the last thing she had me on I found out was used for >cancer patients wasn't even working. I went through various other >tests, including trips to the GI doc ( that was a blast, let me tell ya >). When finally no answers could be found my doc agreed to a >laporaotomy to look for endo on the bowel.....I had been trying to tell >him this for a while. Well it turns out that there was no endo, but I >had bands of adhesions on my bowel. Well the was 8/16. All they sent >me home with was perocet, which never really worked anyway. But I >wanted of all the drugs.....well by the end of my 1st week I was stuck >in a crying spell for 12 hrs. So the stuck me on xanax, which they of >course had to keep upping cause when you've been on heavy narcotics for >6 mo. most things aren't going to work. > >The reason why I'm reaching out now and why I need some support is >becasue I am finding myself in a chemical depression. I take prozac for >depression regularly for a seritonin(sp) embalance, but this is >different. I'm off all pain killers now, but I still have to take >Neurotin and xanax to sleep or when I start having crying spells. I >need some support and I need some suggestions to ask my drs. I see my >pain thereapist this week, but she said if I wasn't in need of pain meds >then don't come in, but then my obgyn said that she is the only one who >can lower my tolerance.....I'm so confused.....I'm so sick of drugs and >docs and everybody. > >sorry for going on like this but I have no friends here and I'm all >alone for 8-10 hrs a day......plus can anyone tell me how to get back on >the mailing list so I can get everyone's posts? > >Thanks you guys so much > >-- >Blue >

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