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Re: Pain meds - so very frustrated
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 27 20:54:18 2009
Norco and Vicodin are the same thing. They are both trade names for a
combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.
At Sat, 24 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>I stopped going to the doc that gave me lupron. When I told him I was
>still having pelvic pain he said I "shouldn't be" and started decreasing
>my doses of pain meds. I plan on having excision surgery on Feb. 5
>with Dr. Cook in Los Gatos, so I'm sort of between doctors and
>desperately wondering how I'm going to make it through this next week.
>I've never done pain patches, but dont you have to get that through a
>doc? I also use over the counter stuff, but it only helps to a certain
>degree, I really need something like vicodin to take the pain away. I
>guess they'd rather I double up on norco than give me something more
>appropriate. Then we get accused of being addicted...
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>At Fri, 23 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>What does the doctor say who gave you the Lupron? Have you tried pain
>>patches and adding OTC pain meds to any prescription you're taking? I
>>use Advil and Vicodin...Have you heard of excision surgery? What part of
>>the country are you in? I hope you get some real immediate relief! I'd
>>be tempted to do something to get something stronger! this is not good,
>>that we have to beg
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>>At Fri, 23 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>>I started my period for the first time two months after stopping the
>>>lupron shot and it is absolutely killing me. I have been doubling and
>>>tripling up on my Norco because honestly, one is just not helping. Its
>>>not even taking the edge off. I went to urgent care with my medical
>>>records explained my situation, told him that the norco wasn't working
>>>and asked for something stronger...and he gave me more norco.
>>>
>>>I am losing my mind. I'm not crazy, the pain is really there. I told
>>>the doc i was on medical leave for the endo and it was in one ear and
>>>out the other. Over Christmas, my friend's mom cut her hand on a
>>>mandolin and went to the same urgent care just in case she needed
>>>stitches. They were going to give her vicodin but she said she didn't
>>>want it. so they gave HER darvocet. WTF? If i can stop crying maybe I
>>>will go to ER. I hate this.
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