That's the problem with narcotics.
From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Fri Jul 11 19:25:23 2008
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: That's the problem with narcotics.
I am on Methadone. I have been on pain meds for a few years now. I also
get body work and try to exercise. I still have a lot of pain even doing
all of this. I just got through having a very painful bout of obstruction.
I plan to be on meds until I die or I get cured. There are a lot of terrible
side effects.
I have gone to three surgeons in the past 10 years who were supposed to be
able to cure me.
I hate taking pain meds. Most people that are on them would rather not.
It's an almost no win situation. They cause a lot of side effects but then
they help with the pain a lot.
Actually I am at the point where I really need a higher dose or to change to
something else but I am fighting it.
I also have other health problems that have come up lately and now I am
dealing with those.
I think if you can handle your pain without narcotics, more power to you and
if you need them to live a normal life then that is okay too unless you
abuse them.
From: krdfld@aol.com
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:23 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Subject: Re: That's the problem with narcotics.
Careen,
I have been on narcotics long term they are not just for short term or end
of life treatment. If you get the right pain clinic they can help you with
that. With any treatment there is usually some type of side effects for
certain people. You say you're just given suggestions and that you did, but
you also discourage the use of narcotics and implied people shouldn't be on
them long term. We are all very different and different things work for each
one of us in different combinations. I think it's nice that we have this
form of communication to let people know of new ideas and treatments, but I
also think we should be carefully in discouraging treatment that work for so
many people in agony without many choices to live a normal life.
Kathi
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From: carynlruzich@comcast.net
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
Sent: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:58 pm
Subject: Re: That's the problem with narcotics.
Kathi & Sheri O,
I did not mean to imply that narcotics are of no use to people in pain.
That is something you read into my reply. What I had to say about narcotics
was from my personal experience, specifically pertaining to ME.
How I wished narcotics were a long term fix for myself! I have had over 20
surgeries in 30 years and have had all the pain medications modern medicine
has to offer. I have been to a couple pain clinic. I have been prescribes
fentyl patches, morphine, codine, dilaudid (one of my personal favorites) in
an attempt to relieve my pain but unfortunately also have damaging side
effects for ME. Since I have an ileostomy, my digestive track is short and
therefore anything that slows it down causes me to experience severe pain.
I am well acquainted with the wonders of narcotics from my own experience as
well as from my loved ones experiences. If they work for you that is
great! But for many, narcotics are not without side effects and
limitations. It is medically excepted that tolerance to any drug can be
achieved by prolonged use. And once you've exhausted nacotics as a means to
pain relief, there is little more medicine has to offer.
So my entire point was to carefully consider what you expect from
narcotics. From my experience and one I'm relatively sure most physicians
will tell you, narcotics are reserved for short term or end of life
treatment because of the harmful and dangerous side effects. And the more
you use them, the more of them you need over time to achieve the same
results. That's why I offered up some options I have found to help
ME (sometimes).
I judge no one, especially those of us who live in constant pain. I just
had surgery 8 weeks ago and I already feel the little buggers back.
Narcotics are not an option for me, so I do what I can to make MYSELF more
comfortable.
Best of luck!
Careen
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