At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Brenda wrote:
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>My pain level went from staying at about a 4 to 5 to 9 and 10 the past
>couple of weeks and my pain meds were not working. The pain is in lower
>pelvic area and goes into my back, and around 3 in the morning a always
>wake up and have a strong urge to pee, when I go it is just a dribble
>and wind up having to stay up because i have to go to the bathroom every
>few minutes. I went to see my doctor yesterday and he thought maybe I
>had a bladder infection and did a urine test, it was negative for
>infection but he did find blood in my urine, he really don't think it is
>a kidney stone because it does not hurt when I pee. He is having a CT
>done just to be sure, but he thinks that it might be adhesions attaching
>to the part that goes from kidney to bladder or there is a chance my
>kidneys may be damaged. He would not really tell me much until after
>the CT. I am very concerned and scared of what it might be. He upped
>my Oxy to 80 mg and that only helps with the pain for a few hours and I
>have to take my other meds for break thru pain. Has this happen to
>anyone else and if so what happen. The pain is bad, it hurts no matter
>what I do.