Alkymst:

I have a question about pain meds. How come things like fentanyl patches, and vicodin do not work for some people? I mean, arent' they opiates?? Don't opiates work on everyone?? This is very confusing for me.

Years and years ago, when they first put Alan on the fentanyl patch, it was like pennies from heaven. He actually looked at me and said "oh m god, the pain is gone". Of course, over a period of time, he went up to 125 of the patch, but by then he found Dr. Theirl who used his G5 machine on Alan and Alan titrated down to 25 but could not get off himself and tried to go to detox. He went for 24 hours, then the detox place told him that since they could not detect any drugs in his system, they were booting him out. He told them he came in with the patch, they saw the patch, but this was to no avail. (Turns out there is a special test for fentanyl and they don't give that at the hospital rehab place he went to). Now how stupid are these people?

He had to come home and stay in bed for 5 days just to detox himself from the 25 of the patch. Horrible flu like symtoms. But he did it.

Oh, Alkymst, I'm going to Cornell on July 6th.
Tell me again, the name of that trial med that I'm going to ask about.

Thanks,
Melody