Re: Dear Cheryl
From: Cheryl Cole (ccryder752@aol.com)
Sat Nov 3 05:23:43 2001
At Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Hchalm@aol.com wrote:
>
>Dear Cheryl:
>
>I agree with Sally whole-heartedly. Why can't he keep you on both? If he
>were a good pain specialist he would understand that there are times when
>just the patch doesn't work and must be supplemented with additional
>medication (which is where the oxycontin comes in). The oxycontin alone
>doesn't work all the time and my PS gave me additional meds called
>(breakthrough meds) when the oxycontin alone doesn't work and I take them
>with the oxycontin. It sounds like if the patch works at times, but then you
>have breakthrough pain, you then could use the oxycontin. You could ask
>what everyone is on and print it out and hand it to him the next time you see
>him. Good luck, sounds like you need it with this one.
>
>Love,
>
>Hell-yun
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I would love to know what everyone else is on and if it helps them.
This info would be great to give to the new pain guy when I see him in
Jan. This Dr. I am currently with is so childish! I had to beg and
cry to get the oxycontin. Don't know why he wouldn't keep me on both.
He really didn't want to give me what he did. I have taken printed
material from the IAS board to him once before. He barely glanced
at it and said "These people don't know what they are talking about."
So there you go. Some dr.s are threatened by a patient with a little
knowledge.