Hello! I have a few questions.....I was diagnosed with endometriosis
approx 3 years ago my son was 2 at the time and it devastated me because
I was told I may never have anymore children and the pain at times was
debilitating.....I had seven surgeries in less than 2 years and had been
on Lupron for 10 months all together and on SEVERAL different narcotics
for pain relief I went from Vicodin to Percocet to ES Percocet to
finally Oxycodone and Roxanol....I did alternative medicine and then by
the grace of God I became pregnant.....it is possible for endometriosis
to go away during and after pregnancy I had a VERY difficult, painful
pregnancy but gave birth to a VERY healthy little girl and now she is 3
months old and the endometriosis is back and may even be worse than
before....My OB/GYN is not a believer in pain relief so he sent me to a
pain clinic in which I am seeing an anesthesiologist he is trying nerve
blocks etc....which up to this point have not worked and in the mean
time was at home in so much pain that I could not take care of my
children after much begging or it seemed he decided to help me with
Methadone I have noticed not much pain relief from this and have been
researching it a lot....my questions to anyone who has knowledge of
these pain meds is does Methadone have the pain relieving qualities and
for as long a period of time as Oxycontin or would Oxycontin be a
better, longer pain relieving option for me...I just want to get the
maximum benefit out of these medications and as far as I can tell the
Methadone doesn't last near as long as I was told by my doc.....I don't
want him to think that I am a "pill seeker" because I am definitely not
but my quality of life is pretty much non existant and I have two young
children who need me constantly and for my son this is a VERY exciting
time he has just started Kindergarten and I need to be there as a MOTHER
for him and enjoy these times with him but up until this point I am SO
consumed with pain and agony there are times I am doubled over in bed
all day and can not get out....thank God for my boyfriend and his
ability to be a father and a support for me but he is on the verge of
losing his job so I need something that can get me through a day and not
knock me out at the same time.....I just need help and would appreciate
ANY info I can get.....as I said before I have done EVERYTHING up to
this point and for me hysterectomy and surgeries are NO LONGER options!
Thank you SO much!