The doctor that prescribed Duragesic for me said I should 'deal with' the rash/blisters. The Pain Management physician who prescribed methadone told me that rash is an allergic reaction and should be treated as such. IOW - you shouldn't deal with it as you are actually having a reaction to the medication (fentanyl). I have scars on both upper arms from just a few weeks of using Duragesic.
I want you try something for me. The very next time you find yourself ready for er I want you to mentally and verbally announce to yourself and the world that "There Will be Help" when you get there. And keep repeating it no matter what happens. One of the techniques that have brought me this far in the last few months is making up my Mind and then Speaking to the Universe that I am well. When I allow myself to think about (or talk about) how ill I am - well that's when the pain gets to be more than I can bear. But refusing to accept it keeps it at bay. Does that make sense? It's a difficult concept to convey in text.
And you did not sound like you were whining to me. You were simply stating facts.
Marla
At Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Sugarbear110263@aol.com wrote:
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>Marla,
> I know what you mean about the blisters under the patch, everytime that I
>have to change it I have welps all under it and it itches so bad at times
>that I feel like I'm going to claw myself up. I have been to the ER so many
>times for pain relief and it's always the same answer you have too many
>problems and we don't know what to do to help you and then send me on my way.
> All I want is something to ease the pain enough that I can function somehwat
>normally for my family. I'm tired of Docs treating me like I'm so addict off
>the street. Speaking of addicts how in the world do they get enough to take
>to be addicted I cannot even get enough to partly relieve my pain. Sorry to
>be so whiny. Love, Bobbi