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Re: Pain meds - so very frustrated
From: BrokenKitty (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 28 01:43:08 2009
Right...but norco has a higher hydrocodone content. I think vicodin
comes in 5 and 7.5 mg. and norco is 10 mg.
At Wed, 28 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>I was wondering about that...
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>At Tue, 27 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>Norco and Vicodin are the same thing. They are both trade names for a
>>combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.
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>>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...
>>>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 23 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>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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