Re: Are you getting adequate medication? Please share...

From: Kimmi&Dave (kimmi3@mediaone.net)
Sat Dec 8 12:37:54 2001


>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lin" <j.vermey@xtra.co.nz> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:07 PM Subject: Re: Are you getting adequate medication? Please share...

> At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Helen Dynda wrote:
> >
> >If you are getting adequate medications for the pain of adhesions, please
> >share the following information:
> >
> >1.) What drug or drugs have been prescribed for you?

I take a variety of medications for additional problems that I have developed

Demerol 50mgs 4-5 times a day Pain Med Robaxin 750 mgs 2 every 6 hours Muscle Relaxer Neurotin 1200 mgs 300mgs 4xs aday Neuropathy Pain Bentyl 20 mgs 2-3 times aday IBS Hydroxyzine 100 mgs 1-4 times a day For IC Tigan 250 Mgs 1-2 a day for Nausea and vomitting Vivelle .05 Estrogen Patch Reglan Pills and Syrup 1-4xs a day for Pills and or Syrup Depending on what my stomach is doing. Syrup is for bad days..Hiatal hernia,Ulcers and gerd. Ambien 10mgs Sleeping Pill > >
> >2.) What is the strength (mgs.) of each drug?
> >
> >3.) How many times a day are you supposed to take each drug?
> >
> >4.) Did your doctor or a pain managment specialist prescribe this drug or
> >these drugs?

Pain Management, GI,Urologist,Primary prescribed Meds > >
> >5.) Are you taking another drug for "break-through" pain?

I take several Over the counter meds for various things when the scrips are not working like they should, which is daily. I also buy an extra muscle relaxer from Canada to help with bad days. > >
> >6.) How do you determine when you are having "break-through" pain?
When Pain cannot be lowered to a tolerable rate.

Kimmi >


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