Re: Anyone else taking percasets for pain???
From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Oct 13 20:10:44 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
I am new to the forum so I hope I am doing this right but I have been in
severe pain with a urinary problem. I feel like something is sitting on
my bladder. They ran a bunch of tests and the MRI shows endo. I have
been on Vicodin and Percocet for days now because nothing else helps the
pain. I am not a big fan of pain pills but anything to stop the pain is
a plus. Luckily my doctors don't give me a hard time about giving me
pain medicine but I have heard they are addicting. I have been on pain
medicine for my cramps for years. No one has ever ran tests to see if I
had endo until now when this urinary problem started. The only thing I
can tell you about pain medicine is to eat with it because after a while
it will make your stomach hurt and you may want to try Vicadin instead
of Percocet. It is not as strong so it doesn't make you so out of it
but it helps me with the pain. Let me know if you find out anything
more about pain killers. Thanks and good luck. I am just starting on
the road of endo and hope I can get it under control.
--
Debbie
At Thu, 5 Oct 2006, kelly wrote:
>
>I have had endo for 10 years. Everytime I request pain medicine from my
>doctor he treats me like a junkie looking for a fix. He will only give
>me Ultram which does nothing for me. I have taken perc before and yes
>any pain medicine can be addictive. I would encourage you to only take
>them when the pain is just unbearable. That way your body does not
>build up a tolerance.
>If it is giving you the pain releif you need than sounds like it works
>for you. If not let your doctor know.
>
>--
>Kelly
>
>At Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Kelli wrote:
>>
>>Just wondered if anyone else is taking percs for pain. My Dr gave me
>>them today along with a lecture. I had surjury 8 months ago and had a
>>lot of endo on the posterior sides of my uterus. The Dr. said it was
>>very vascular. I am not sure what this means. I am in tons of pain
>>again and the obgyn refused to do anything but hysterectomy. This is
>>not an option for me as I would like to have another baby. (this is
>>more complicated bc I also would have to have my tubes reversed.) I am
>>going for a second opinion and hopefully a better option to treat the
>>endo and deal with my pain. My Dr says that percs are very addictive
>>and gave me a five minute lecture on them. Nothing else he has given me
>>touches the pain but these work really well and I save them for the
>>really terrible days. Just wondered if anyone had any experience with
>>these pills?
>>Thanks
>>
>>--
>>Kelli
>>
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Debbie
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