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Another pain med update after going to a Pain ClinicFrom: S.S. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Jun 1 12:18:06 2005
Hi everyone, I had an internet glitch in my computer and have missed being here for about 2 weeks. My gyno finally reffered me to an actual Pain Clinic and I had my first appointment last week, a day before my period. What perfect timing! I was nervous as could be, so far both my doctors had been telling me I shouldn't have so much pain and they would not prescribe anything stronger than a Darvocet for me to take. I had been taking Darvocet one week a month for years and it just was not working anymore. When the doc came in, I was a little disappointed....well....honestly because it was a man and so far those without uterus' had not been very understanding. He was so nice, though, and within a minute he had me feeling at ease as he simply sat and actually listened to me. He didn't just listen, he really really heard what I was saying! We talked about my fear of addiction (I lost a brother to a morphine overdose) and absolutely anything else I could think of. He wasn't in a rush and didn't act like he had somewhere Much More Important To Be In 30 Seconds.... I couldn't believe it. I went in there with little or no hope of any help because I didn't want to be disappointed yet again, but how wrong I turned out to be. After lots of discussing, we decided I really needed some real pain help for 7 days and he prescribed Hydrocodone 10/325. He was so clear that if it was not strong enough, etc, that we could try something else. At the end of the appointment, he asked if there was anything else and I suddenly broke down. I started crying so hard I was embarrassed! He looked a bit surprised and asked if I was ok and all I could get out was yes, I am fine, I just never had a doctor actually listen to me before. So last week I had my first period when I wasn't in agony. I was not pain free by any stretch, but what pain I felt was pain I could handle. I still hurt pretty bad the week before my period as well, but pain medication is not something I want to take unless I have no other choice but ending up with a very expensive ER visit. Tomorrow I have an appointment with him so see how the past week went and I am wondering how I will make it through without hugging the stuffing out of him! I am teary eyed just typing this because I feel like this guy has seriously saved my sanity. I feel like the world has been lifted off my shoulders because I am not worried sick wondering if I will end up in the ER next month. Anyway, that is the most recent chapter of my adenomyosis story and I just hope with all of my heart that everyone can get that kind of help if they need it. I have everyone here to thank for this because until I saw your stories, I was too afraid to put my foot down with my doctors because I thought it was just me. So THANK YOU ALL!!!!! Shannon S. PS - Has anyone else gotten that funny picture getting emailed around? It's titled "Why Men Shouldn't Take Messages" and shows a picture of a notepad where you can see written "The Gyna Colleges called and said the Pabst Beer is fine. I thought you didn't like beer?????". Hahahahahahaha!!!
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