Re: Yesterday's Dr Appointment
From: Lynn Creacy (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Wed Dec 4 11:51:51 2002
At Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Robin wrote:
>
>Dear All
>I pray for all on the board every evening before I go to bed. I also
>say extra prayers for those going through a hard time & not doing well.
>I went to the Dr yesterday because I had been having lots of pain
>inspite of the Duragesic patch 75, Dilaudid 4 mg and vicodin 10 mg. We
>talked for a while & she decided to keep me on the pain patch, use MS
>Contin 60mg, for extra long term pain and keep the vicodin 10 mg for
>breakthrough pain. Over the years, I found that the vicodin 10 works
>the best for my breakthrough pain. Maybe not as good as it could be,
>but I have not found anything better. I didn't take one until 7 last
>night, but, it did seem to help. I will let you know in a few days if
>this new combination is working or not. Just showering & getting
>dressed causes more pain, then I dont feel up to doing anything else the
>rest of the day, so, back to bed for me. Most days, I don't bother to
>get dressed because I just cant stand any more pain. I hope my meds
>help this time, if not, back to the DR.
>love to all
>robin M
Robin,
I hope that the new medication works and that you will be able to get
out and do some Christmas shopping. I want to wish you Happy Holidays
and pray that we all are pain free for Christ's birthday. My thoughts
and prayers are with you. Please let us know how you are doing.
Lynn
--
A new friend