Originally Posted by Zatochi

Thanks guys for all the great information. Unfortuntely for me after 2 days of not being able to keep anything on my stomach, I got my doctor to switch me to a different type of pain med. I tried the ginger extract and did not have any luck. I really wish it would have worked. They moved me to hydrocodone which is not near as effective but no side effects for me.

The doctors office made me feel like a drug addict. Before they would switch me to something else they made me bring my prescription bottle and pills to them so they could count them. I realize that some people would have just gotten them to sell them but it makes access to them harder for those of us that actually need them. I'm lucky if I can get my doctor to prescribe a pain med to me 3 times a year. So yea, I spend almost all of my days in pain. The funny thing is that I don't like them and if I had a choice, I would never take them.

Yea, I've heard people say that doctors have our well being as a priority blah, blah, blah, but after the last 5 years of seeing many doctors, I just don't believe it anymore.

Anyway, you guys are great and I have learned a lot from this website and it's members. Especially you mrsD. Many thanks.