Re: How do you talk to a doc about stronger pain meds?(long post, sorry)
From: Alta (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Apr 29 06:47:14 2005
Staci-I am on Ultram right now and it has been helpful. I take it along
with ibuprophin (sp). I am glad I tried it. Today it is a week before
the start of my period and it's not helping. I am downing up to 3000 mg
of Motrin along with the Ultram with little releif. I am calling my
doctor to see if I can get something else. I am scared to do this
because of the stigma of asking for pain killers. I guess you can say I
am so desperate for pain relief I am going to call. I am between
doctors and am using my internist. Like you said I am going to have to
feel demoralized to get this. I doubt I will even get it.
That said, would I recommend Ultram? Yes, my pain has been improved. The
only problems I have had with it is constapation.
I wish you luck.
Alta
At Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Stacie wrote:
>
>I know how hard it can be. The doctors just look at you and think or
>you might get addicted to it, so we can't give you anymore. I don't
>think they understand the extent of our pain. They prescribe hormone
>therapy and surgeries and if your lucky a pain killer. It is totally
>ridiculous to suffer as we do. I know I had a tooth pulled and I saved
>my vicodine for the pain. It is truely amazing what we have to lower
>ourselves too. They make you feel like you could be a drug addict. I
>talked to my doctor and made her give me something. She is going to
>have me start taking Ultram. Did it work for anyone out there. It is
>either that or another surgery. I just had one in January for crying
>out loud. This would be to remove scar tissue. It is never ending.
>Sorry I got carried away. I wish all us could find a cure or something
>non narcotic or hormonal for pain relief that actually works. I feel
>like we are all guinea pigs.
>
>At Wed, 27 Apr 2005, S.S. wrote:
>>
>>I have an odd problem. I live in a small town where everyone knows
>>everyone else and all of them know my older brother died of a morphine
>>overdose after 20+ yrs of addiction. I am 34 and have been taking pain
>>medication (darvocet) since I was 18 for endo. I tried every hormone
>>therapy out there, birth control, other stronger hormones which stop
>>periods completely and my body just can't handle them. I'll die before
>>I let any doc put me on another hormone!!
>>
>>So last year, my endo took a turn for the worst, spreading into back and
>>leg pain as well. Luckily, I only suffer for about one week during my
>>period, but I need stronger medication than darvocet during then. I
>>have talked to my regular doc and my gyn, but both have said no due my
>>family history. I have never had an addiction problem, but I do
>>understand their fear because I saw what pain meds did to my brother and
>>how he died. But on the other hand, I can't live like this anymore.
>>
>>There is another doctor I am going to see, but how do I talk to him
>>about pain meds when he knows what happened to my family, too? I have
>>been to several different specialists and had 2 surgeries and all agree
>>that at this point, a hyterectomy is the only option I have left. I
>>just got married and to me that is not an option.
>>
>>I have tried Ultram and it does not help. I was on Vioxx, then Bextra,
>>in addition to the darvocet and now those meds are gone. I do not know
>>what to do. I am desperate. I have learned to live with the fact I
>>have endo, I can live with being so sick for one week a month, I have
>>finally worked my life out to deal with those issues. But I can't deal
>>with this pain, and I am nervous about talking to a new doctor about it.
>>I am so afraid he will say no, too.
>>
>>Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions? (I had a root canal 2
>>months ago and didn't take the hyrdocodone they gave me for that, even
>>though it HURT it was nothing compared to a period, and saved it for my
>>cramps. It worked pretty well. I am not seeking total pain relief, I
>>don't think that's possible, just enough medication to stop the vomiting
>>and crying. I think you all know what I mean!!)
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