>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Creacy" <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Pain Medication
> At Tue, 27 Aug 2002, crm wrote:
> >
>
> It has to be because the other people at the office have no concept of
> the pain you have been it. If you were taking High blood pressure
> medicine they would not say a word. It is just due to their own
> ignorance I know, because I have had to deal with the same thing. I
> just simply decided that if they didn't want the whole story and can't
> relate then I do not tell them anything. Just continue to take the
> medicine that you need to be able to function. If they get noisy then
> try to tell them about the pain not the medicine. Good luck
>
> Lynn
>
> >Good Morning Everyone,
> >I have not wrote in a long time, but I read the board daily. Here is
> >alittle about myself. I have had a hyst. and both ovaries and 2 more
> >surgeries for ovarian remnant, and I still have ovarian remnant.I not
> >sure if anyone will understand me but if anyone can it will be
> >you.Yesterday I called my doctor about refilling my pain medication
> >(morphine 60mg)and last night she finally called me back and gave me the
> >refill without any problems and gave me something for the break though
> >pain. After getting off the phone I got really upset over the pain
> >medication, I feel ashame that I need these pill to help me with my
> >daily life. I stopped them for a week before and had no problems with
> >withdraws(that good). but the pain was horrible, I have been on
> >morphine for about 1 1/2 years. I have fought for almost 3 years for
> >pain control and that is why I tried surgery. I had my last surgery
> >May8,2001, and after that surgery my bowels would not wake up and was on
> >a liquid diet for alittle over a month. I have been working for almost
> >a year now, and life has become alot less painful with the medication,
> >but I still feel like I am a druggie, whenever I go the hospital for
> >something thay always ask about my medication and when they hear
> >morphine the doctors always tell me how the medcation is not good for me
> >and how I need to find a different way of dealing with the pain. My
> >friends are understanding to how I feel but they do not understand what
> >life is like without the medication. I have problems with sleep because
> >the pain is so bad I can not walk up my stairs at homeI can not stand or
> >sit to long. I have been working a year now and I finally felt like I
> >was a normal person but for some reason I just do not seem to be able to
> >say I am on pain medication to anyone, but I told my boss about the
> >problems I have and the medication I am on and she has been really good.
> >I know in my heart that there is nothing to be embrassed about, but why
> >do I feel like I have to hide the fact that I take this medication.
> >Thanks for listening to me, ans sorry this message is alittle long.
> >
> >christine
>
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