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Re: What type of pain killers do you all use my pain decribed
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 28 14:57:06 2005
I am so sorry for what you are having to go through. I can relate all
to well, I spent Christmas eve, "" day, and the day after too in bed
with horrible endo. pain. I had to get a pain management doctor as my
obgyn did not feel comfortable perscribing such high powered medicine
but knew I needed it! I'm very lucky to have such an amazing doctor who
specilized at Emory University on Endo.. To finally answer your
question I take Methodone (which at first I didn't want to try, due to
everything I had heard about it. However, the doctor explained that it
controls your pain for a longer rate without so much up and down periods
with pain. Also as you know when your in that much pain you begin to
not care so much about what other people think and just want a break
from the pain!) and for breakthrough pain I take percocet. I have also
found that zanaflex helps a lot with my pain, you might want to try that
first before going to the stronger medicines. Good luck and keep us
posted!
At Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Amber wrote:
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>I have pain the week before my period,during my period and during
>ovulation. I have been prescribed Ultram, or the generic is Tramadol.
>It works very well, I also have prescription 800 mg Motrin that on the
>really bad days I can alternate between the two prescriptions. The
>Ultram works very well for me, on bad pain days I normally only have to
>take one twice a day, and I can still function at my job and as a mother
>of a very active 5 year old boy. They are non-habit forming from what I
>have been told. Good Luck.
>
>At Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Rhonda wrote:
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>>I have major pain for the first couple of days of my period. Nothing
>>over the counter wise helps at all. I read that you need to take a pain
>>killer before the pain starts for it to work to the best it can. I have
>>a limited ability to tell when my period will start. I can't take BC so
>>I write my dates down and try to keep track cycle wise but that is not
>>always very acurate. I knew it was coming but I thought I had 3 more
>>days at least but today I ruined my new underwear I got for Christmas!!
>>I am also afraid that the extensive over the counter medication I take
>>will damage my liver kidneys and other organs. I must tell you that for
>>the past two periods I have taken hydrocodone (like codeine same
>>familyof drugs) that I was prescribed for the pain after my lap. I need
>>to ask my gyn for somethign to help me get through the pain. I have a 3
>>year old and it kills me that I can barely take care of him on these
>>days. Sorry if I ramble but I took one of those hydrocodone pills a
>>little while ago and it is starting to work THANK GOD!! I don't know how
>>severe my pain is compaired to anyone else well I do know that some of
>>you are in pain alot more than me and I pray for you I really do. I
>>tell my husband about some of th e things I read here and he seems to
>>relize how severe this disease can be and could get. Ok so to get back
>>to my question What do you all take for pain releif?? I need something I
>>can live through nothing that will knock me out. This hydrocondone I
>>can fight and stay awake but I can also give in and sleep but it is a
>>controlled substance so I am not sure if my dr will let me have it on a
>>reg. basis. He prescribed ponstel but it is $50 a pop and I would have
>>to take it from the time my period starts to the time it ends. THANK_YOU
>>Hope all could enjoy the holidays. Rhonda
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