Originally Posted by Cake

Hi Artist, thanks for asking about me!

I haven't seen a pain doctor in AGES, though not through my choice. After my ketamine infusion in August, that didn't take and I had liver problems with (which were fine at a blood test 2 weeks later) I had a magnesium infusion in October, but didn't get to see my dr. I was sent an appt for mid Jan, which was actually about a week before we were due to move 1200kms away, back to our old town and where my previous rsd dr is (the weather in Melbourne was too rough on me, its more stable and warmer longer up here, north of Sydney). I turned up for that appt to be told they had no record of it! I'd been waiting three months already with no pain relief and was hoping to start on something before moving, or at least get some more breakthru meds. No matter what I said, they couldn't get me in to see him.

Then after moving here in mid Jan, there were big clerical dramas with my referral to this pain dr- they said they hadn't received my referral etc when they had (the pain dr faxed a signed copy back to my gp!), then then dawdled and dawdled and I was constantly ringing them and on their back to at least give me an appt date. I finally got one this week, for the second week of May- which isn't bad considering his usual wait is 3-6 months.

In the meantime my GP (I think you call them PCPs) has been able to put me on MS Contin, as I was only on endep and baclofen and they weren't doing a thing! Its helped somewhat, but is killing my gut in the meantime and I now have to see a specialist about that- it never ends!

I'm up for trying another ketamine infusion- for a long time after that last one I didn't want to have another one ever again. I think because the 2nd one lasted for so long I went into the 3rd one expecting at least a few months. So having to end it early because of liver function levels and having it not even lower pain levels at all, was just shattering. I had to regroup a little I guess before I could look at what to try next and get back on the merry-go-round again. But this dr does them slightly differently to the one I had- instead of 7days at 28mg/hr, it would be 10 days at 40mg/hr, so maybe the difference would help. Otherwise I'll see what else he suggests.

The family are great! Hannah's walking, started at 9 months the little bugger! She says "mumma", "dadda", "hurroh"(for hello), "buh bye" and says "yey" and claps her hands when she walks somewhere! She's definately a mummys girl, very clingy with me! The other kids are SO good with her, and with helping me! I'm very blessed to have great kids!

Hmm, I think I talk too much

I hope all is well with you too!

x Kate