Re: To Deirdre: Thanks for following up on my post...Kelly
From: deirdre (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 29 12:08:11 2007
where are you located?
docs drive me crazy, you 'need' to get off percoset - no kidding!
you need to have no pain!
At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Kelly wrote:
>
>Deirdre...There has been some changes since then. My husband finally
>called the pain doc after watching me hunched over and crying for days.
>She said that there was nothing more she would or could do. I followed
>up with my OB and had another appiontment (my mom was with me for
>support). I told him about how bad the pain was, the pain doc, etc. I
>pretty much begged for another surgery. He was not sure why...I
>explained that I have been dealing with this for over a year with no
>success. I've tried Lupron, that was a disaster. Obviously, the pain
>management was not helping. I told him that my 1st surgery was a
>diagnostic lap. One incision, she was in for no more than 5-10 mins. I
>think she just expected Lupron to take care of whatever she didn't see.
>I explained to him the need to have someone thoroughly see where it all
>is, check everywhere. He was not very thrilled with doing a surgery,
>but he said that if I statred taking Yaz ASAP, he would scheduele the
>lap for about 4 weeks. Then it would be up to me to decide whether I
>want the surgery still or not. I have it schedueled for Sept. 10th. As
>for my pain...he told me that I "NEED" to get off the Percocet (like I
>really want to be on it). He said that I need to start exercising three
>times a week to the point of sweating profusely, no matter how bad it
>hurts. He added on that my husband and I need to have date nights and
>make time for each other (I told him how this was putting such a strain
>on our marriage). He works an average of 70 hrs per week. The poor man
>has no time to sleep let alone have a "date night". He is as supportive
>as he possibly can be. So, now I am taking Yaz, only taking Percocet
>when I absolutely need it, and tring to, as he said "stay positive and
>not let this disease define me as a person". I only have a few pain
>pills left. I called pain management the other day and explained the
>situation, and asked if I could have some Percocet, just a less # of
>them for the month. That was two days ago, have not heard back yet. I
>am just trying to keep my sanity, pray, and lean on the people I can for
>support. Sorry this was so long, just wanted to give you an update.
>Thank you so much for checking on that post, that really means a lot!
>Hope you are doing well. Take care,
>
>Kelly
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