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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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Don't you just feel like it's us against them... and we're a little nugget for them. he-hee-he
we will be back...
FYI: I have heard arguments during depositions, that unless it specifically says "by mouth" or some other specific instruction, you can use your meds however you can get the most benefit from it.
I got stung by a honey bee last night while walking around my garden, right on the bottom of my foot, which caused swelling into the top of my foot and all my toes, and was going up my leg. I cut open a benadryl and made a paste out of it and put on my skin. I took some of the powder too. it worked for me. The skin is an organ too, capable of absorbing... better for your stomach.
I hope you don't have too much trouble at your hearing. With your medical records, the judge should understand and appreciate that you're trying to do the best you can under the circumstances. It would be barbaric to not provide pain relief to you.
