ENDO Messages for October, 2007: Re: Anyone know how to manage endo pain?

Re: Anyone know how to manage endo pain?

From: Dana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 18 12:04:51 2007

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At Thu, 18 Oct 2007, andrea wrote: >*smiles* An epidural sounds like bliss right now. My period has been going on and off as it pleases. My birth control stopped working yet again so I'm all out of wack till I see my doctor next week. Thanks for your advice. I've never thought of combo drugs like that. My only problem is both heating pads and opiates make me very sick and naucious. Any time I have or have had an opiate based drug I can't stop the vomitting. I'll ask my doctor what he thinks next wednesday.

;__; and I am all for giving myself a shot in the abdomine. lol I wish. Maybe someday they'll make a pain killer strong enough.

>I know, it sucks. Sorry for your pain, Dana. I have to take 3-4 advil,
>along with a 10mg vicodin for my pain and sometimes the vicodin makes me
>nauseous, but I take a dramamine (motion sickness pill) along with it,
>and it's fine. Maybe you could try that? It seems most endo pain is too
>severe and nothing but opiates are strong enough. My doc told me that
>taking a few advil and a benadryl helps the opiate to work stronger, so
>that's how I take it, so I don't have to take as much, but with the
>dramamine, I definately get drowsy too. There's just no way around it.
>I use a heating pad also.
>
>Wouldn't it be nice if we could just give ourselves some sort of shot in
>our abdomen, like an epidural for the week....that's what I want! :) My
>period is starting today too...blah.
>
>Take care,
>Andrea
>
>At Wed, 17 Oct 2007, Dana wrote:
>>
>>Nothing calms down my pain. I've tried every single over the counter
>>pain killer and they don't work. I've tried some muscle relaxers but
>>they just make me drowsy. And anything with codine or oppiates makes me
>>really really sick. I'm really at a loss here.

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