At Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Sally Grigg wrote:
>
>Dear CHERYL, I'm sorry you're going through such problems, I was too for a
>little while, I have a wonderful local doctor, but he had decided to cut back
>on my meds to see what happened, well, what happened was pain, pain, pain.
>
>I've tried mind over matter, but it hasn't worked yet. I wish there was some
>way you could ommunicate with your present doctor that it doesn't have to be
>either this or that. I'm trying a combination of opiates, including the patch
>and oxycontin, plus a few other milder ones. The point is not to take more
>pills or medication. The point is to be pain free or relatively pain free with
>the minimum quanitiy of medication. When you mix them, it works best for me.
>If I'm feeling in so so pain, I take a less potent pill, If I feel like
>screaming I take a very strong pill. I'm on the patch continuously and it help
>tremendously. But it needs to be supplemented with other pills.
>
>Is there any way you can get this across to your doctor, without offending
>him. Mine gets kidney stones, and I really believe it has made him a more
>compassionate man. Everytime, he starts to withdraw my meds, and I start to
>begin to get upset, I believe he remembers his pain and listens to me and we
>work something out. So far, so good.
>
>Your doctor unfortunately sounds a little childish, sorry, but you probably
>already think this. He shouldn't be emotionally attached to his diagnosis, and
>he should be aware that extreme pain needs to be treated in any way possible.
>
>We're not in the way of clear lives with no medication, we just want to live
>somewhat normally without laying in bed all day and moaning and crying. I'm
>reading the book, Full Catastrophy Living, and So far, so good. Keep up your
>good spirits. Maybe if you wrote him a letter with the board editing it, he
>would understand. Good luck., Love, Sally
>
-- Dr.Cuddy