>----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick (Craig RIchardson)" <mahi007@yahoo.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 12:29 AM
Subject: Nubain- Pain medication
> Nubain Searched this word and found nothing in the database. So I
> wanted to throw out what happened today and also ask a question. I
> thought it might be interesting to those that are not getting pain
> relief.
>
> My wife's pain has not been releived in the slighest in weeks. She has
> had 24/7 pain and only a day and half releif when she tried Xanax. But
> that was short lived. Don't know why.
>
> NO pain medication gives her any releif. We have used and overused
> Vicoden, Percocet, Fetanyl (Actiq) lollypops and currently on 200mg
> Kadian (MS Contin). She does not even get the slightest edge off of her
> pain. She can't take the pain anymore. Her doctors have given up on
> her. Tonight I called a housecall doctor. We had asked for a Demerol
> shot to give her a few hours peace. When he got here, he felt giving
> her Demerol would be a waste since these types of drugs have had no
> effect on her. Instead, he injected Nubain. 15 minutes later, she was
> laughing, ( not seen in a month), eating, (not seen in a month )and in
> no pain.(not seen in a month. From what the doctor told me, he gave her
> a different class of pain relief. This makes me think that in some
> women that are not getting releif from the standard pain medicines,
> might find some releif in another class.
>
> >From what I have learned of Nubain in the last few hours, I would highly
> recommend no one even think of this as a long term pain releif.
> Apparently it is highly addictive and will destroy one's life. For my
> wife I don't worry becasue she is soon to leave for surgery.
>
> But, what I take away from this expeirence that might help others, is
> maybe the area's of the brain where the adhesions are causing pain, can
> be helped by a different Class/type of drug.
>
> I hope I have not bored anyone with my lengthy story, I just can't
> beleive the amount of pain women are expeirencing with this illness. If
> this helps one person, that makes me feel great. Usually I don't have
> time to write such a long email, but wife is sleeping like a baby for
> once.
>