ENDO Messages for October, 2003: Re: Pain Med post Lap question -- esp for those with endo & bowels

Re: Pain Med post Lap question -- esp for those with endo & bowels

From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Oct 8 17:35:08 2003

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Jennifer,

I'd just like to say that no I dont think your over due'ing it with med's because I take more then you do. In a day in the morning I take 1 Vioxx, 1 Paxil, 2 Percocets, in the afternoon I take another 2 Percocets, in the evenings I take another 2 Percocets sometimes, and sometimes 4 morphine 4/mg each. Then I take a Progestrone pill, plus Clonazapan (sleeping pill). And then in the middle of the night if I wake up in pain I either take another morphine or 2 more Percocets. Now that's alot of drugs girl, I think your ok for now. Once you get to takeing this much stuff I'd have to worry, but my doctor wont do another lap on me because I just had one done 6 months ago, he wont do another until its been at least a year he says. Plus I have a job on top of this where I work 30 hours a week. Imagine going to work on these kinds of drugs, but I do it everyday, my boss knows because I'm honest with her about how much drugs I take I work in retail with customers so sometimes I'm dozzy but for the most part I'm ok, I've been on the Percocets now for a year, everyday non-stop and the morphine for 5-6 months non-stop. I would not say I'm addicted to either of them yet, although if I stopped taking them my body I'm sure would go into withdrawls I have no doubt, but I just dont feel like I HAVE to take them, I only take them when needed, somedays I feel not bad and only take 2 Percocets and 2 morphine in a day and that's a really good day. Anyways I just wanted you to know that there was someone else out there that takes a ton of medicine and still with all those drugs gets no real pain relief. The morphine usually does nothing, now the Percocets they work pretty well, I must admit.

Anyways if you have any questions feel free to ask.

-- Michelle I.

At Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Jennifer wrote: > >I had a lap last Friday, my recovery is slow at best -- and it hasn't >been so smooth. The doctor did alot of work and my bowels were meshed >to other organs, etc. so I should be sore for a while. Also active >endo throughout pelvic area & on u. ligaments, cyst, etc. Kept all >female organs remarkably. Adhesions & endo both lasered & excised. I >have been upped on my pain meds but still have episodes of severe, >debilitating pain. I don't understand how I can have so much pain on >the meds... has anyone else taken the following and still had pain >break through... >Neurontin 100 mg 2x/day, just started Monday... >Anaprox 550 mg 2x/day >Percocet, 5mg/325 2 every 4 hours as needed (averaging 10/day) >Oxycontin 10mg 2 every 12 hours, may move to 2 every 8 hours. > >1. I can't believe I am not nauseas, or dizzy >2. I still have some very severe pain which basically paralyzes me... >3. No fever, no chills, no vomiting.. limited appetite >Is there another pain med that might replace this stuff, am I just being >impatient? My catheter is finally out as of today, which is a huge >relief. Anyway, I just want to know if I have gone neurotic or if this >is normal. The doctor has been good, so I don't have any issues there. >Just starting to worry ... Maybe this is normal while my bowels >readjust... anyone with similiar experience who can offer something of >a timeframe for recovery...even some reasurrance. I can't sleep thru >the night yet, just a few hours at a time (3 - 4) and I would think I >would be knocked out on these meds. Prior to lap just took vicoprofen & >ultracet for pain so shouldn't have much resistance to pain meds. On >morphine while at hospital for 2 nights. Thanks for listening and >sharing. >Jennifer > >-- >Jennifer >

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