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From: "Cuddy" <barkbark@cox.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Dear Cheryl/Sally/pain meds worked out
>I have Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome along with the PID. My pain
> specialist: "CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY I AM IN PAIN!!" I originally did not
> believe in pain medication until now. I had the pain specialist (the
> one that understood I was in pain)take me off the percocet and drop me
> down to Lortab 10/500 because I figured if I suffer a little, I would
> not get "hooked." The last visit, the doctor told me he cannot keep
> "giving me pills" because he cannot see why I am in pain. (Keep in mind
> that it takes a referral to get into one of these clinics) My next visit
> is in March. The reason why I am writing is because if there is any
> other way to deal with this, please let me know. And, what is going to
> happen when they take me off of the Lortab all of a sudden? (I am
> barkbark@cox.net). I feel as though politics are involved and this is
> the price I have to pay because "Las Vegas" has a reputation. I am more
> afraid of that pain comming back more than I am afraid of dying. Please
> someone send me an e-mail.
>
> At Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Sally Grigg wrote:
>>
>>Dear CHERYL, I'm sorry you're going through such problems, I was too for a
>>little while, I have a wonderful local doctor, but he had decided to cut
>>back
>>on my meds to see what happened, well, what happened was pain, pain, pain.
>>
>>I've tried mind over matter, but it hasn't worked yet. I wish there was
>>some
>>way you could ommunicate with your present doctor that it doesn't have to
>>be
>>either this or that. I'm trying a combination of opiates, including the
>>patch
>>and oxycontin, plus a few other milder ones. The point is not to take more
>>pills or medication. The point is to be pain free or relatively pain free
>>with
>>the minimum quanitiy of medication. When you mix them, it works best for
>>me.
>>If I'm feeling in so so pain, I take a less potent pill, If I feel like
>>screaming I take a very strong pill. I'm on the patch continuously and it
>>help
>>tremendously. But it needs to be supplemented with other pills.
>>
>>Is there any way you can get this across to your doctor, without offending
>>him. Mine gets kidney stones, and I really believe it has made him a more
>>compassionate man. Everytime, he starts to withdraw my meds, and I start
>>to
>>begin to get upset, I believe he remembers his pain and listens to me and
>>we
>>work something out. So far, so good.
>>
>>Your doctor unfortunately sounds a little childish, sorry, but you
>>probably
>>already think this. He shouldn't be emotionally attached to his diagnosis,
>>and
>>he should be aware that extreme pain needs to be treated in any way
>>possible.
>>
>>We're not in the way of clear lives with no medication, we just want to
>>live
>>somewhat normally without laying in bed all day and moaning and crying.
>>I'm
>>reading the book, Full Catastrophy Living, and So far, so good. Keep up
>>your
>>good spirits. Maybe if you wrote him a letter with the board editing it,
>>he
>>would understand. Good luck., Love, Sally
>>
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