Re: being cured brings on a whole new set of problems!

From: Robin (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Wed Jun 13 07:56:52 2001

Dear Joanne, I know what you are talking about! When I came home from Germany, I had to come off the pain meds. The hardest one to get off of was the duragesic patch. One day I had enough & decided no more patch, after I had gone down to the lowest amount. For the next week, I couldn't sleep. Everytime I layed down, I would have muscel spasms in my knees. Then I found out that I had a really bad tooth, it kept hurting so bad, I ended up having it pulled. Then my migraines came back. I hadn't had a migrain in 3-4 years because of the meds. I am so happy that you are doing better. I got some pictures of Elke & Helmi's wedding, they looked so good together & she looked so beautiful. Robin

At Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jean Long wrote: >
>Joanne,
>A friend of mine had been addicted to her pain pills.
>All I know is that she did have allot more pain when she stopped them....said her body was responding to the need or want of the drugs by creating more pain.
>
>She was in the hospital for a few days for withdrawing her from them and started going to a pain clinic in at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA where they gave her non-narcotic pain relievers and also nerve block injections. Her problem was (is) with migraines.
>JEAN
>
>Quote of the day:
>Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. "Walk beside me and be my friend."
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "joanne Thorpe" <artdesigner2@hotmail.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:42 AM
>Subject: being cured brings on a whole new set of problems!
>
>I am now 10 weeks post Germany and the pain form the nerve surgery gets
>better every day. However, I remain a couch potato and have no energy.
>Yesterday I decided that with all my blood counts back up, it must be
>something else and I began researching drug withdrawals. I called a
>Methadone clinic and spoke with a user who told me that I am indeed
>suffering from withdrawals. He described my symptoms exactly. What a
>wonderful feeling that was. I was boasting that I made it down form 6
>Methadone to 1 a day but what good is it if I am confused and listless,
>lying around and staring at space. I quickly took two pills and within
>an hour I was functioning again. So now, after 3.5 years on Methadone,
>Neurontin, Prozac,and Dilauded (for breakthrough pain), I have a big
>problem. Does anyone have a suggestion? I found a clinic who does a
>"wash out" where they put you in a coma like state and clean you out but
>I need to get funding. We are truly special people and I guess I should
>be happy that I am cured at last of both my ailments (adhesions and the
>entrapped nerve) but I still am fighting for my life back. I can use
>any advise on this. Thanks,
>
>--
>Joanne
>

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