My surgeon thinks im an ADDICT! WTF!
Hello everyone,
its been a while since ive updated you all but as some may remember. My first surgery was Feb 17 2012 TT and abdominal reconstruction to repair a huge ventral hernia i had sticking out my stomach. A mesh was implanted, after surgery came home with 2 drains and a pain pump, 1 week after surgery i started noticing my stomach was getting bigger each day! I had a severe infection along with a seroma so my drains stayed in alot longer and i was put on antibioctics for 2 weeks. After the course of meds didnt work i was rushed into the hospital with severe pain in my abdomen. Turns out , my body was rejecting the mesh that was implanted. I stayed in the hospital with iv drugs for 3 days. Over the next few weeks ,my surgeon told me that i might need another surgery to correct where the mesh was because my body kept building fluid between the mesh and my body. OK, all of this time i was in very very bad pain throughout the day taking my meds (vicodin 750) at least 2 times a day. My last surgery was April 11 2012 , and my surgeon corrected where the mesh was plus he revised my TT because of extra skin due to fluids. Oh not to mention another JP drain was in. I had my JP drain in up til last week , yes i was still draining alot of fluid and still taking pain meds.
At my most recent visit my surgeon decides to say that he will not prescribe anymore pain meds because he dont want me to become addicted, im ok with that and agree but im still in pain! So the doctor says he'll give me a muscle relaxer (flexiril) because im feeling more muscle pain than anything and none of his patients ever needed as much pain meds i have. (WTF) oh my god , im not your other patients!!! I told him that im not his other patients so how can he say that. Ive had 4 surgeries in the last 2 years and i know when im having real pain, i really got kinda upset for his comments towards me. I understand where he's coming from but He's the one who did the surgery in the first place so now i have to be treated like some crack head!
He prescribed me (Tramadol) and said its used to treat pain but its not a narcartic which is fine. Im not lying to get drugs about my pain , come on doc if it was that serious i would have my nephew write my scripts because he's a doctor.
Im just in shocked on how he treated me in the office. Oh another thing he told me i shouldnt be wearing my binder anymore WTH, i cant go 20 minutes without it before i start having pain , i told him i wear it because it helps me throughout the day.
How long have some of you been in pain , i know my case is a little complicated but can you understand??
its been a while since ive updated you all but as some may remember. My first surgery was Feb 17 2012 TT and abdominal reconstruction to repair a huge ventral hernia i had sticking out my stomach. A mesh was implanted, after surgery came home with 2 drains and a pain pump, 1 week after surgery i started noticing my stomach was getting bigger each day! I had a severe infection along with a seroma so my drains stayed in alot longer and i was put on antibioctics for 2 weeks. After the course of meds didnt work i was rushed into the hospital with severe pain in my abdomen. Turns out , my body was rejecting the mesh that was implanted. I stayed in the hospital with iv drugs for 3 days. Over the next few weeks ,my surgeon told me that i might need another surgery to correct where the mesh was because my body kept building fluid between the mesh and my body. OK, all of this time i was in very very bad pain throughout the day taking my meds (vicodin 750) at least 2 times a day. My last surgery was April 11 2012 , and my surgeon corrected where the mesh was plus he revised my TT because of extra skin due to fluids. Oh not to mention another JP drain was in. I had my JP drain in up til last week , yes i was still draining alot of fluid and still taking pain meds.
At my most recent visit my surgeon decides to say that he will not prescribe anymore pain meds because he dont want me to become addicted, im ok with that and agree but im still in pain! So the doctor says he'll give me a muscle relaxer (flexiril) because im feeling more muscle pain than anything and none of his patients ever needed as much pain meds i have. (WTF) oh my god , im not your other patients!!! I told him that im not his other patients so how can he say that. Ive had 4 surgeries in the last 2 years and i know when im having real pain, i really got kinda upset for his comments towards me. I understand where he's coming from but He's the one who did the surgery in the first place so now i have to be treated like some crack head!
He prescribed me (Tramadol) and said its used to treat pain but its not a narcartic which is fine. Im not lying to get drugs about my pain , come on doc if it was that serious i would have my nephew write my scripts because he's a doctor.
Im just in shocked on how he treated me in the office. Oh another thing he told me i shouldnt be wearing my binder anymore WTH, i cant go 20 minutes without it before i start having pain , i told him i wear it because it helps me throughout the day.
How long have some of you been in pain , i know my case is a little complicated but can you understand??
It is easier to write us your "sob" (not) story than argue with this person and ask your nephew for a script.
I was prescribed Tramadol after my Ankle Fusion (surgery where part of the ankle is removed and in my case screw put in which severely limit mobility of my ankle). Tramadol barely did anything for my pain-excruciating bone pain - by far the most painful of all my surgeries.
Can you research other pain relief pills and their dosages for your doctor snd maybe he will agree to something else?
I still sometimes have pain in my ankle and my present GP gives me a script fit Oxycontin (one box of 10 or 20mg) every couple of months. I feel safer knowing I have it than not. I often itch for hours after taking it and try to take it only before bed. However when I was in hospital with my TT and then gangrene and WoundVac, I was given percocet.
I pray your pain minimizes and disappears real soon!
Pain can be a real btch! But pain is real. Thank GD your dhc is worries you might get addicted although you have every valid reason to need pain meds.
Mikimi in Israel
I was prescribed Tramadol after my Ankle Fusion (surgery where part of the ankle is removed and in my case screw put in which severely limit mobility of my ankle). Tramadol barely did anything for my pain-excruciating bone pain - by far the most painful of all my surgeries.
Can you research other pain relief pills and their dosages for your doctor snd maybe he will agree to something else?
I still sometimes have pain in my ankle and my present GP gives me a script fit Oxycontin (one box of 10 or 20mg) every couple of months. I feel safer knowing I have it than not. I often itch for hours after taking it and try to take it only before bed. However when I was in hospital with my TT and then gangrene and WoundVac, I was given percocet.
I pray your pain minimizes and disappears real soon!
Pain can be a real btch! But pain is real. Thank GD your dhc is worries you might get addicted although you have every valid reason to need pain meds.
Mikimi in Israel
Mikimi --
I got the 'itchies' with Oxycodone when I had dental surgery a few years ago.
When I called the dentist about it, he had me take 1/2 the dosage of the pain med along with a Benadryl --- the Benadryl counteracted the itchies, and helped me to sleep and 'extended' the benefits of the pain med.
I can't do that all the time, because there are times when I need pain relief without sleep --- but it helps alot of the time.
I don't know if you have considered that as an option.
It also makes the pain meds last twice as long.
I'm sorry to hear you are having complications. Unfortunately docs are not trained in pain management and sometimes make inappropriate judgements. Just because he thinks you should be in less pain doesn't mean you are! A plan of attack would have been more appropriate. Like taking Tylenol in between so you can go longer between narcotic dosages. Hope you feel better soon! Good luck!
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I had a similar large hernia that required surgical repair. The recovery was awful, I had to be on pain meds for 12 weeks. There were times that I just cried while I waited for the pills to work. if you have pain, you have pain and no one's opinion changes it. It turns out my hernia repair was done badly and my plastic surgeon redid it last year when I had my LBL. She fixed the muscle but couldn't do anything about how the mesh was attached inside. It still hurts two years latter. I love pilates but its hard to keep it up when it feels like there are little metal clips pinching inside.
At any rate... my husband was concerned about my medication use too so I started weaning it down as quikly as I could saving the high powered stuff for bedtime. I overlapped ibuprofen and tylenol during the day and that worked pretty well. And then I slowly cut the night meds down to every other night. I went back and forth. Pain is pain and hard to work around. But I could see that I was becoming reliant on the meds. On the other hand once I ran out it isn't like I could get more. In the end, I think you just have to be willing to be super honest with yourself and go from there.
At any rate... my husband was concerned about my medication use too so I started weaning it down as quikly as I could saving the high powered stuff for bedtime. I overlapped ibuprofen and tylenol during the day and that worked pretty well. And then I slowly cut the night meds down to every other night. I went back and forth. Pain is pain and hard to work around. But I could see that I was becoming reliant on the meds. On the other hand once I ran out it isn't like I could get more. In the end, I think you just have to be willing to be super honest with yourself and go from there.
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