hello friends

i went to a new pain doctor today and it was actually very good. he looked at me like a whole person....that desperately needs help. he didnt want to just write a script and throw me out. i went to his office today to do a urine test which is required at this pain clinic...but then when they saw me walking down the hall and how much pain i am in they put me in an exam office like an emergency case. My real appointment wasnt until this Friday.

SO after he saw the distress i was in from walking a short distance, and then he saw how swollen my abdomen was...he said I will help you short term but you need to be in a hospital. they can Diurase you, which is giving you medication to reduce inflammation in a hospital setting. He also told me that it is dangerous for me to take Lasix with Methadone at home because both medications lower your potassium level which can give your heart problems.

He kept asking me what the long term plan was for my treatment and i said there isnt one. I need to lose weight but its hard to do that when you are immobile in bed all the time which he agreed. So i have a call into my primary care doctor to see about being put in the hospital to see if they can help with my swelling. I asked about Mannitol but he doesnt know what the hospital will use at this time. So maybe there is still hope for me.
Hope your day is going well too!
Lori