At Thu, 20 Jun 2002, clare wrote:
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>Dear Brenda:
>
>Sorry to jump in here, but you say that you are on tylenol #3 and
>celexa. I'm Canadian too, and I just wanted to let you know that
>extended use of tylenol can cause potential irreversible problems.
>Please, please, go back to your Dr and get something for 'chronic' pain!
>
>Tylenol can cause internal bleeding. Advil etc is even worse, my Dr
>tells me. I know how you feel - the Canadian way is to give as little
>meds for pain as possible, so your Dr probably doesn't want to give you
>anything stronger, but you need it for pain. If s/he won't prescribe a
>narcotic, some people have found partial relief of chronic pain with the
>max (or even higher) dosage of Vioxx or Celebrex. I am now on a mega
>dose of Vioxx, and I think it may help some, but I'm not really sure
>yet.
>
>What is Celexa?
>
>Wishing you pain free moments, hours and days,
>
>--
>Clare
>
>At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Brenda wrote:
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>>Dear Odette:
>>Hi My name is Brenda and I also suffer from the same thing you have but
>>right now they have me on tylenol 3 colice and also celexa and a water
>>pill. I know how frustrating it is. Listen where in canada are you
>>because I am also from canada.
>>Brenda
>>At Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Odette wrote:
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>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I am new here. I'm 52 years old and have had problems with endo and
>>>adhesions since 1988. I was first diagnosed with endo in 1989 through
>>>laparoscopy. I had an hysterectomy and one of my ovary plus adhesions
>>>removed,in 1992. As the pain came back, the gyn. removed the other
>>>ovary as well as adhesions in 1994. Of course, the pain came back and
>>>the gyn. removed adhesions which were close to my colon in 1996. In
>>>1999, i went back to my gyn. complaining of more pain lus a lot of
>>>constipation. He then told me that as it probably was touching my
>>>bowel, he didn't want to operate on me anymore and that i should see a
>>>gastro. The latter referred me to a surgeon saying that as the problem
>>>was outside of the bowel, this was that kind of surgeon it took. Anyway,
>>>i went to see the surgeon who had a ct scan of the abdomen done as well
>>>as an anema barium which was very painful. The only thing that was seen
>>>by the scan was what looked like a gallbladder stone. My family doctor
>>>had a ultrasound done buy nothing was seen. So i wonder if it was not
>>>an adhesion that was seen. The surgeon doesn't won't to operate because
>>>he says, i have to wait till i block completely. My health problem are
>>>the adhesions which constipates me plus the pain which starts in the
>>>pelvic area up to around the liver. I have nausea plus sometimes really
>>>bad dizziness. I have to take colace pills and metamucil in order for
>>>me to have a small stool. I have to follow a strick diet and drink a
>>>lot of water. I also suffer from chronic fibromyalgia and arthrosis. I
>>>went to see a doctor who specialize in fibromyalgia and he prescribed me
>>>the neurontin which helps me with the abdominal pain. I take 800 mg
>>>three times a day. The doctor told me that this pill doesn't have much
>>>side effects. I also have to take vioxx, it is an anti-inflammatory,
>>>plus flexeril, a relaxing muscle pill and 1 rivotril once a day. What i
>>>can say for the neurontin, is that it is the only pill that helps me for
>>>the abdominal pain. Before taking it, i had pain all day long, now it's
>>>once in a while. It is a pill for the nerves, so as we all know, we
>>>have nerves everywhere, it's probably why it helps for the adhesions. I
>>>would like to know if some of you with either bowel adhesions or in that
>>>area have been dizzy? When i don't digest, gets nausea, plus almost no
>>>stool and dizzy at the same time, i can't sleep lying down. It's worst.
>>>I have to almost sit to sleep and as i have fibromyalgia, i wake up with
>>>a neck and headache pain. What alife! Thanks for reading me. Odette
>>>from Canada
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