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Old 02-27-2008, 06:11 PM   #1
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Going Back to PM tomorrow!

Hey everyone,

I am going to PM tomorrow and I am hoping that He will be able to change me to a longer acting meds. I am also hoping he will put me on his schedule for a facet block on this Friday.

You guys I have of course increased my actiivty level by walking a mile a few times a week and now that I can drive I am out doing my own errands. My pain levels are still spiking to 10+. It is so awful. I just cant take it anymore.

I have gained 22 lbs since my accident in July and went from walking 14-20 miles a week to none until just recently. I just can not stay in the house anymore sitting on my $^%....ya know. I was supposed to be walking anyway. It does take so much for me to do it and it causes me to flare sometimes but this sedentarty thing is not doing me anygood either.
Today I went for a walk to a meeting and to pick up a few things at the store and pharmacy and I actually flarred so bad when I got home I had to lay down for 2 1/2 hours to get the pain down. I think I fell asleep. I could not even eat lunch because I was feeling queasy.

Please say some prayers for me that my PM will help me with the medication change and the facet block. I need to break this pain cycle before I go crazy. If the pain would just be less spikey I would be able to deal with it better.

Once again please keep me in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow.

Thanks Chrissy

PS...Brian, I am so sorry for all the challenges that your going through. The pain and all the health issues. There are many other meds out there to try besides the Effexor. You know I was on it many years ago and I went off. I had a relapse in sobriety about 18 months after that about 3 1/2 years ago and they put me on it when I went to treatment. This time I had all kinds of weird side effects from it. I felt really wirey and visual and some stomach issues. I stopped it immediately and all that stuff went away . I hope that you will get some answers and feel better sonn. I will be praying for you.
Chrissy

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Old 02-27-2008, 06:50 PM   #2
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Re: Going Back to PM tomorrow!

Thank you for the support Chrissy. I was getting a little worried since you haven't posted much recently but with all that you have to do it's a miracle that you push yourself to just get through the day. Now you need to step up tomorrow and really tell the PM doc just how much the pain is effecting and what your pain levels really are throughout the day. I know you are still worried especially if he might mention Methadone but you really need to do what needs to be done to get your pain under control. Hopefully, he will let you try the patch and then we could be patch buddies.

I should have realized about the Effexor becuase I did have issues the last time that I tried it. I thought this time might be different. Hmmm doing the same thing over again and expecting different results. I should beat myself in the head for not thinking. However, I wasn't thinking clearly. I was hurting so bad after Lisa left me and moved out. I was so down and depressed and just wanted to NOT feel that way especially when the "really bad" thoughts started to weigh on me. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and hopefully things will go good with this PM doc.

Brian

 
Old 02-28-2008, 06:59 AM   #3
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Re: Going Back to PM tomorrow!

Good Morning,

Thanks to you to Brian.

I will be leaving in a couple hours to my appointment. My sponsor and I have talked about the Methadone and I dont really think that the doc would suggest that because of the hard time I had tappering off of it. I was not even on that big of a dose. Funny that my sponsor is so against it at this time. I am not sure why she is because one of her other sponsee's who is also my friend and has CP and many other more serious health problems is taking it. I think it is because of the hard time my body went through to get off of it.
Brian I just know that there is many other longer acting meds out there and the PM and I wlill just have to work to find something else to help me. Right now I am all for the facet block...maybe it would help enough to break the cycle.

I am so sorry to hear of all the things your facing to. It can be a lot for us types ya know! A lot for anyone but we got stuck with the crazy heads...lol.

I will post when I get home later and Brian you hang i n there.

Chrissy

 
Old 02-28-2008, 09:17 AM   #4
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Re: Going Back to PM tomorrow!

Chrissy-
Sweetie, you deserve good things to come your way. (We all do, but I want you to know you do too!!) You have been through so much over the past months.

I am sending positive thoughts your way. I hope and pray something good will come of this appointment and that you will get whatever help you need to bring you back to a comfortable and functional level. Please let us know how it goes.

Fingers & toes are crossed for you......

I'm crossing my eyes too!!!!

 
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