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Originally Posted by tshadow
Ok, here's what I did:
I upped my Ativan and gave myself my breakthrough amount of Dilaudid.
Then, I took one dose of baby Bendadryl. (I used to love it for this, BUT, it started a restless leg, leg pain thing and my injury is basically the right side.
Funny, how we stop eating "real food", as I now drink Glucerna with milk added, and Gatorade, as well as freshened water.
On the other site I warned about the pitfalls of not staying on schedule with your regular meds - a doctor and I discussed - and I mean just discussed the importance of making a topical that works for each individual, so that you can go off or go down on your meds, and that included mixing:
pain relief - such as dilaudid pills, just a few for a large container of cold cream
a very, very small bit of steriod,
an inti-inflammatory,
things good for the skin such as Vit D and Aloe, etc.
Well, I talked to my pain mgt. doctor about it and he put it in my reporr that I was mixing drugs for a topical and the work comp then refused all of my meds!!! (We have a date for trial on this.) So not only did I not do it, but they accused me of being an opiod addict and that it is called a "Las Vegas cocktail" when you mix up heroin and coke and get high...
I was VERY upset with my doc for not listening to me, but now, it created a need for the attorney and a hearing and just to get my bare minimum meds I've had to pay cash!!!
Outrageious, don't you think??? And this was MY doctor!!!
I think many of "our" doctors (not on the list), but ones we choose, are really insurance protectors and have no regard for our pain. I really do.
Thank you for your reply, and I hope that my reply may help others, also.
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Hi, I am so very sorry. That is so ridiculous. We try our best to find some ease of pain and get accused of getting high. With this kind of pain, we don't get high, our pain is just lessened-not even gotten rid of. Enough to make you go in a closet and scream.
I had a meltdown this morning. Crying-felt like a icepick in my left temple-I have trigeminal nerve pain, My 15 years of RSD is full body and now internal. I also have Fibro- and now need to check out RA. getting knots on my knuckles like rheumatoid. Yesterday our RSD support group had a rheumatologist come and speak and I was too much pain to go. I'll talk to our group leader and get a summary. The internal RSD is bad-pelvic region. Dr. Oz had a specialist on his show. I'm thinking of going to New Jersey or Wash. DC there are two specialists. Can't find anyone here yet.
Could you talk to your Dr. and have him explain his report to put you in a better light, which should happen. I'm sorry you are going thru this, as if we need anything added to our stress. Take care, loretta