mothmin
02-01-2003, 02:37 PM
I'm 7 weeks post-op for c-7 fusion, and they WILL NOT give me pain meds. Maybe it was a mistake not to use much of the morphine in recover, and they think I have high pain threshold. The thing that really makes me mad is, at the NS keeps telling me how "major" my surgery was, and that I can't go back to work yet... bla bla... I say I'm having neck pain at night can I get someting? He says " take tylonol?" In the hospital they said I'd get vicodin, then gave me codine? That's like what you get for a bruised knee! I read on here of others getting pain meds, why can't I? I'm up all night sitting in a chair cause my neck hurts!
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Nanner
02-01-2003, 07:59 PM
Geez, Mothmin, this makes no sense at all! I didn't take but one of the stupid morphine patches at home before quitting, as they made my bowels shut down. Ever since I've been using Lortab (same as Vicodin) and I'm now 7 *months* post-op.
If the NS won't give you anything for the pain, I'd say it is time to look to your regular doc for relief, or to a pain specialist. It took me about 4 months post-op to get almost off the meds. So I can certainly understand your frustration, if the NS won't prescribe anything to make you able to sleep comfortably. Go elsewhere, I'm sure you can find relief from some quarter.
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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware
If the NS won't give you anything for the pain, I'd say it is time to look to your regular doc for relief, or to a pain specialist. It took me about 4 months post-op to get almost off the meds. So I can certainly understand your frustration, if the NS won't prescribe anything to make you able to sleep comfortably. Go elsewhere, I'm sure you can find relief from some quarter.
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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware
OLIVER-DOVE
02-02-2003, 02:12 AM
Hey Mothmin,
It time to go to the emergency room. I would call my doctors office 11pm 3am whatever. Tell the service that you are a patient of Doctor SOSO and you are in agonizing pain. Then if the doctor calls he may get the point that you are in pain. Your medications are up to your Nuerosurgeon and they sometimes lose touch of their patients needs. He will say if you hurt that bad then go to the emergency room. Then go and tell them the same thing. You are in agonizing pain and it is interfering with my sleep. When you hurt you hurt and even with the surgery you may still remain in some type of truely agonizing pain for a long period or forever. Other wise the alternative is hard liquor. Keeping youself is a drunken stupor 24/7 is not my idea of living. My point is there is no reason or need to suffer in this twenty-first century world.
Go sock it to them!!!
Oliver :wave:
[This message has been edited by OLIVER-DOVE (edited 02-02-2003).]
It time to go to the emergency room. I would call my doctors office 11pm 3am whatever. Tell the service that you are a patient of Doctor SOSO and you are in agonizing pain. Then if the doctor calls he may get the point that you are in pain. Your medications are up to your Nuerosurgeon and they sometimes lose touch of their patients needs. He will say if you hurt that bad then go to the emergency room. Then go and tell them the same thing. You are in agonizing pain and it is interfering with my sleep. When you hurt you hurt and even with the surgery you may still remain in some type of truely agonizing pain for a long period or forever. Other wise the alternative is hard liquor. Keeping youself is a drunken stupor 24/7 is not my idea of living. My point is there is no reason or need to suffer in this twenty-first century world.
Go sock it to them!!!
Oliver :wave:
[This message has been edited by OLIVER-DOVE (edited 02-02-2003).]
scottieK
02-02-2003, 08:22 AM
DearMM, couldn't help replying to your post. See my post about the numb toe. You should have pain relief, the newer belief is that if you have sufficient pain relief in the beginning you will be able to get on with your life and "forget" you needed relief when you gradually get better. True sufferers will wean off with no problems.
Morphine and all pain relivers have their problems but try to research them well before you put them into a class of not working. Codiene actually truns into morphine after you get it into your body but is much more easy to "get used to" because it leaves your body fast. You see you need to do your hommework.
I would get into contact with a painrelif group/doctor in your area and stay in touch with them. You do not have to belive everything they say. Every doctor has his own way about him. Also know the squeaky wheel gets the oil. You must tell the right people you need relief.
Also just one more bit of advice, the amount of morphine after surgery and the way they affect you is totally different for long term pain management. Good luck to you and I hope you will let us know how you go. scottieK
Morphine and all pain relivers have their problems but try to research them well before you put them into a class of not working. Codiene actually truns into morphine after you get it into your body but is much more easy to "get used to" because it leaves your body fast. You see you need to do your hommework.
I would get into contact with a painrelif group/doctor in your area and stay in touch with them. You do not have to belive everything they say. Every doctor has his own way about him. Also know the squeaky wheel gets the oil. You must tell the right people you need relief.
Also just one more bit of advice, the amount of morphine after surgery and the way they affect you is totally different for long term pain management. Good luck to you and I hope you will let us know how you go. scottieK
melanie dawn
02-03-2003, 09:45 AM
Hi Mothmin,
everyone is correct, you need to address this issue with your family doctor. All of the research in pain management is in agreement that pain needs to be controlled routinely and not allowed to reach unbearable peaks wich requirehigh doses of meds with poor effect. Your recovery and increasing function will be greatly impacted by poor pain control. Give your GP a call, and use the emerg rooms if necessary.
Good luck , Mel
everyone is correct, you need to address this issue with your family doctor. All of the research in pain management is in agreement that pain needs to be controlled routinely and not allowed to reach unbearable peaks wich requirehigh doses of meds with poor effect. Your recovery and increasing function will be greatly impacted by poor pain control. Give your GP a call, and use the emerg rooms if necessary.
Good luck , Mel
mikecox
02-14-2003, 07:12 PM
Do you have pain clinics out there? If you do have your doctor refer you there. Ive been in one for 1 1/2
years. They keep me comfortable with my condition. They are a big help, You should not have to suffer in the year 2003.
years. They keep me comfortable with my condition. They are a big help, You should not have to suffer in the year 2003.
nanna02
02-14-2003, 10:09 PM
Hi Everyone :)
I had to reply also , as I had extreme pain when home after my 3rd Spinal Op. and ended up in Emergency, on Morphine, Diazepam for Spams, now Epilim, Brufen etc., a number of times, as no one got my pain sorted correctly before I went home from the hospital...
It was so bad my name is down on the Waiting list to be seen by a Pain Clinic Management Team, BUT.. ,
the problem is , here in NZ, there is a big shortage of available Staff to man it , and the list is now at least a 1 Year/2 years Long waiting to be seen!.. :(
I manage my own meds now as best as possible, and hope by the time I get to be seen , I won't need meds anyway , but time will tell.
There has been a lot written in News lately that there is a problem with Pain Management Clinics World wide .. is this the case where YOU come from?..
I'm curious due to our situation here.?
They wrote in our papers they are having to take Nurses and an Anaethetist from the Local Hospital (thus shortchanging it there ) to try and "catch up the backlog of patients ".
Not exactly an ideal scenario but of course it comes down to Economics .. which, when you're in extreme PAIN.. who gives a TOSS ABOUT??!! :(
Anyway , I hope you get some relief sorted quickly if you need it ..
be like I had to do.. go down to A&E and bug the H... out of them and they DID take notice !
Good luck !! Love Belle NZ xxx
I had to reply also , as I had extreme pain when home after my 3rd Spinal Op. and ended up in Emergency, on Morphine, Diazepam for Spams, now Epilim, Brufen etc., a number of times, as no one got my pain sorted correctly before I went home from the hospital...
It was so bad my name is down on the Waiting list to be seen by a Pain Clinic Management Team, BUT.. ,
the problem is , here in NZ, there is a big shortage of available Staff to man it , and the list is now at least a 1 Year/2 years Long waiting to be seen!.. :(
I manage my own meds now as best as possible, and hope by the time I get to be seen , I won't need meds anyway , but time will tell.
There has been a lot written in News lately that there is a problem with Pain Management Clinics World wide .. is this the case where YOU come from?..
I'm curious due to our situation here.?
They wrote in our papers they are having to take Nurses and an Anaethetist from the Local Hospital (thus shortchanging it there ) to try and "catch up the backlog of patients ".
Not exactly an ideal scenario but of course it comes down to Economics .. which, when you're in extreme PAIN.. who gives a TOSS ABOUT??!! :(
Anyway , I hope you get some relief sorted quickly if you need it ..
be like I had to do.. go down to A&E and bug the H... out of them and they DID take notice !
Good luck !! Love Belle NZ xxx