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Re: Another pain med update after going to a Pain Clinic
From: Lis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jun 1 12:57:18 2005
Hi Shannon...i read your message and i just wanted to tell you how happy
i am that you found a great doctor. I think it's wonderful and you
deserve it!! I hope this is the beginning of more pain free days for
you! I recently found a wonderful doctor who listens to every word i say
and it's so relieving!! I feel like i'm not going crazy anymore! My
mental sanity is very greatful! :)Although i'm still in pain every day i
know i'm in good hands and we'll find something that works! Stay well!
-Lis
P.S. i didn't see that picture but i was hysterical after reading what
you wrote!! haha i laughed so hard it hurt!! :) Thanks for the laugh!
At Wed, 1 Jun 2005, S.S. wrote:
>
>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!!!
--
lis
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