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Originally Posted by 72daywmn
I don't know quite how to explain it to the doc Monday morning
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Google:
how talk doctor pain
It's all there. Talk about your pain and its effect on your day-to-day life - levels, location(s), type/description of pain, etc. Show him your journal if he wants to see it - he may or may not. Don't push it. Let him make the decision about how to adjust your meds. Titrating can take a little time; it will be worth it. The two things to keep in mind are:
1. The goal is not to be pain-free; the goal is to reduce the sense of suffering and improve the quality of life.
2. To find/use the least amount of medication necessary to achieve the desired result.
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It occurred to me last night that some of the pain I'm having now could be a physical withdrawal from the hydrocodone I've been on for 30 months- know anything about that?
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It's very possible and not unlikely. It's known as
rebound or
rebound effect. It should dissipate as your body adjusts to the new meds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_effect
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medlineplus/rebound
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