Re: DAVE, A QUESTION FOR YOU..REGUARDING THE PATCH

From: K Nygren (ifirgit@yahoo.com)
Sun Oct 27 20:20:20 2002


TISH AND CINDY AND ANYONE ELSE ON DURAGESIC PATCHES, I WAS ON DURAGESIC PATCHES IN THE PAST....I WAS LAST ON 100'S. THEY DID WORK PRETTY WELL REGARDING THE PAIN, BUT I WAS TAKEN OFF OF THEM BECAUSE THEY SUPPRESSED MY RESPIRATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY. I WOULD BE VERY LEERY OF BEING ON INCREASED DOSAGES. I WAS ALSO GIVEN OXYCONTIN FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN...BUT AT THE 100 LEVEL I DON'T RECALL IF I NEEDED TOO MUCH. IT ALSO CAUSES A LOT OF NAUSEA...BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS AT EACH LEVEL THAT GOES AWAY. KARLA Tish <CookieTish@aol.com> wrote:MY DEAREST CINDY.. REGARDING THE DURAGESIC PATCH...YES THERE ARE DIFFERENT DOSAGES OF THE PATCH..I AM ON THE 25MG MYSELF..AND I CHANGE IT EVERY 2 DAYS INSTEAD OF 3 THEN THERE ARE 50 MG AND 75MG THERE MAY BE SOME EVEN HIGHER THAN THAT..IM NOT SURE.. I HAVE DUG AROUND ON THE DURAGESIC SITE.,.AND EVEN THE MANUFACTURERS OF THESE PATCHES SAY YOU MAY NEED A BREAKTHROUGH PAIN MED TO GO WITH THE PATCHES..MYSELF IM ON LORCET 10/650S 4 TO 6 TIMES PER DAY...AND IF I DONT OVERDO IT OR TWISST JUST RIGHT OR DO SOMETHING I SHOULDNT DO THEN..I AM PRETTY MUCH COMFY MOST OF THE TIME..THE PAIN IS NEVER GONE NOR WILL IT EVER BE I DONT IMAGINE..BUT I CAN AT LEAST STAY WITHIN A CERTAIN COMFORT ZONE..MOST OF THE TIME... I WILL SEND YOU SOME INFO I FOUND ON BREAKTHROUGH PAIN AS WELL..TO TAKE TO YOUR DR WITH YOU..IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE ..AND EXPLAINS BREAKTHROUGH PAIN IN DISTINCT DETAIL...MAYBE WITH THIS INFO..YOU COULD CONVINCE YOUR DR OF THE NEED FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN MEDS...OK...IF NOT GIVEE ME YOUR DOCS NUMBER AND ILL CALL HIM UP AND CONVINCE HIM OK..HEHEHE.. HUGS AND LOVE TO YOU MY DEAR DEAR FRIEND. TISH

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