Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Akoto

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23. I was given extended release morphine recently ...

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:12 AM

Nov 2012

My pain condition flared and the pain doc wanted me to take it for just a month, then wean off. One pill and I went into urinary retention. I had to go get my first catheter at the ER. Considering I have chronic pelvic pain, you can imagine how that went!

I have a condition for which pain management is difficult, but the docs at the university have always found ways to at least take the edge off without drugging me into a stupor. Thing is, they have always used a cocktail of medications to hit the problem from various angles, rather than employing a pain pill on its own.

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Anyone got some advice about pain medication? [View all] cali Jul 2012 OP

have they tried lyrica? mopinko Jul 2012 #1

thanks for the suggestion. I'll bring it up. cali Jul 2012 #4

If the ibuprofen works, and you are healing up, so the bleeding has stopped, ask if hedgehog Jul 2012 #2

the answer is still no- asked the other day cali Jul 2012 #3

Here's hoping the lyrica works! hedgehog Jul 2012 #5

A lot of us wish that. Warpy Jul 2012 #6

thank you for the information. cali Jul 2012 #7

This is going to sound like woo-woo, but some people do hedgehog Jul 2012 #8

It can help Warpy Jul 2012 #9

It doesn't sound like woo woo to me cali Jul 2012 #10

I'm with you about not wanting to seem whiny. hedgehog Jul 2012 #11

This may bring some hate mail, but are you in a state where Karmasue Aug 2012 #12

OK - you need to know that anon223 Oct 2012 #13

I know this is late SoloInPoconos Nov 2012 #14

They Won't Like Prescribing It. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #15

What's the difference between percocet and percodan? cali Nov 2012 #16

Side Effects WIth Neurontin? ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #17

I felt like I was in a fog at a therapeutic dose- could have handled that but cali Nov 2012 #18

I Feel Your Pain ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #19

Patch is Awful otohara Dec 2012 #27

Percocet has Tylenol in it and Percodan has Aspirin Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #20

Percocet has tylenol and percodan has aspirin Seedersandleechers Dec 2012 #25

Cymbalta is GREAT for nerve pain southern_belle Nov 2012 #21

Wish I could take something for the pain I am constantly in. CraftyGal Nov 2012 #22

I was given extended release morphine recently ... Akoto Nov 2012 #23

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Timed Released otohara Dec 2012 #26