"jen" <jeniferx_1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> yes i'm seeing a pain management dr. she sold me not to get discouraged
> about the small dose and to call if i had any problems. i called. the
> nurse told me she said it had only been a couple of days and i should
> give it more of a chance. but i found out that that dosage is for
> people who have never really been on any type of pain medicine, the
> pharmacy that i called said that with what i was talking before i
> should be on a much higher dose, the 50mcg or 75mcg. the thing is that
> the pain clinic i went to didn't understand why my ob/gyn sent me
> there, that she could give me these medicines. the pain clinic dr. said
> she could treat me for about 6 to 8 months but that my regular dr.or my
> ob/gyn should take over giving me these meds. also the clinic dr said,
> when i called back that she felt that dosage should be right for me,
> dispite what i've read and what i've been told. at this point my
> percocets give me more relief than this dosage. i've even tried
> doubling up on my dose(by wearing two patches) it still doesn't touch
> my pain. i don't know what to do. should i request another pain clinic?
> i also started my lupron injections today and my gyn said to expect to
> be in even more pain for the first month. i told the dr at the pain
> clinic that to and it didn't seem to make a difference. i just thought
> a pain clinic was supposed to at least make your pain tolerable. and i
> am still house/couch bound.
Hi Jen,
What is your ob/gyn doing in the form of treatment? Have you had a
laparoscopy done? If not, you need to talk to your ob/gyn about that.
Surgery is the best treatment for removing endo. Please be careful with
the
Lupron. A good friend of mine got epilepsy from only 2 shots of it. It
has
horrible side effects, especially bone loss. Plus, Lupron is only a
band-aid treatment for endo. Meaning once you go off of it, the endo
comes
back, it only suppresses it in the short-term.
You need to find a pain mgmt doctor that understands endo, and trust me
I've
had a hard time finding them!
But if you are taking strong meds like that and they aren't helping, you
might want to check into either getting a second opinion if your ob/gyn
won't discuss surgery, and find another pain mgmt doctor that understands
endo. I hope you feel better! HUGS
Jenn
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