Magnate
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,180
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Magnate
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,180
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Pam,
With all the attention about doctors over prescribing opioids; my PM has asked a couple of months ago for me to lessen my dose from 4 60mg's of Oxy per day to 3 doses of 60mg's a day.
He now wants me to cut back further. I had never wanted to be on this high of a dose in the first place. Each time my PM would do an Epidural, he would come in the recuperation room and asked if I felt any better; I would say "no" because I just had come out from being on my belly and injection in my spine; of course I would not feel the effects yet. So he says; we'll up you another 10/20 mg's. I said "oh no". He tells me don't worry when the time comes, I'll help you come down.
I believe he had in mind the SCS because when the series of Epidurals ended; now came the push to get an SCS trial. I eventually gave in to what was a very unsuccessful trial; but now was on a total of 240mg's daily of Oxycontin and up to 4) 7.5 Percocets per day for break thru pain. With the rectal cancer 4 years ago; he no longer pushes for another trial or the possibility of an SCS.
Thanks for all the info Pam. You have been quite helpful.
Gerry
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