doctor hadn't waived the co-pay. When the medication(s) worked, I felt like
my old self but I did get drowsy. There is a medication that can be given for drowsiness but the side affects can be serious.
I hope you will get relief from pain and you'll find the pump the answer for
you. Good luck.
>----- Original Message -----
From: "IAS Admin (Tracy)" <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:20 PM
Subject: OK, Why am I such a whimp? (LINDA H)
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
> Of
> kelly murray
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:50 PM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: RE: OK, Why am I such a whimp? (LINDA H)
>
> Linda,
> How long did you have your pump? I have had mine 2 1/2 months. I am not
> where I want to be yet. You got adhesions where your pump was palced?
> Kelly
>
>> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:11:12 -0500
>> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
>> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
>> Subject: OK, Why am I such a whimp?
>>
>> Sender: "linda" <lindahalford@comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: OK, Why am I such a whimp?
>>
>> No one is a wimp because they take pain medication to help them. It's
>> better to take something to relieve pain than to give up. Each person's
>> body responds differently to pain meds. I've been on the highest dosage
>> of
>
>> morphine but became immune to it. I've tried most every pain med
>> available
>
>> (at least what the doctor(s) prescribed). Percocet never seemed to help
>> my
>
>> pain but my sister said it helps her back pain. How many mgs. of Percocet
>> do you take? Perhaps I didn't take a high enough dosage to help my pain.
>>
>> Two pain specialists have suggested I get a Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS)
> but
>>
>> I am reluctant to get it because I had a Morphine Pump once and exhausted
> a
>> variety of meds. I got the Morphine Pump removed and now I have scar
> tissue
>>
>> in the site where it was implanted.