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give anyone the wrong impression in case anyone is following, who may be experiencing the same thing or thinking of starting on these dang narcotic meds for pain. I feel awful this weekend. Thank goodness I'm off for 2 days. It never impacts my work. I mean, its not that bad, but it is a constant sick feeling as if one got kicked in the stomach, or had a car accident - that sort of blunt force trauma feel. I am having lots of headaches now as well. I guess I was just at a good point earlier. Now I am at half my original dose. I wish it could be a bit slower, but I am trying to do this on my own. You are so right, I should go to my PCP about it, but in my experience, the other doctors really treat you like garbage once they know you go to a pain management specialist. There is sadly a lot of stigma placed on chronic pain patients, which is why I feel so badly for others in this situation. I have done a lot of research and see now that this was the best choice for me to make. I may need surgery someday, who knows, and I never knew that one can actually completely be immune to even the most potent IV pain meds if you have been on oral narcotics for years, even at a low dose. I never knew that - this pain clinic doesn't ever talk about anything, just pushes the scrips at us. What a horror that would be if I needed surgery and could not get pain relief after surgery. I'm brave, but not that brave. I have a potential gallbladder thing coming up, as was as GYN procedures that may be in the future, and again, I had no idea. So, I'm here, just not feeling all that perky this weekend. But that's OK, as I figure I'll have lots more weekends to feel great. Again, I am just posting more to let others know that this was not that easy a thing, rather than just wanting to whine at you all again. Peace! |
I felt I should post again, because I don't - want to minimalize my experience or
