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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 500875" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Janet, I am so thankful that your pain doctor is so awesome. He is TOTALLY right about the tiny levels of medications you were on. The next week or three you will sleep and feel very fuzzy. Then it will be gone and you will feel much more "normal" and won't feel that out of it feeling. You will just have relief from the pain. I KNOW you hate that fuzzy/high feeling, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE push through until it is gone. I can promise that your body WILL adjust and it will go away. I know because I am in my early 40s and on a LOT stronger medications than you are. And they WORK for me.</p><p></p><p>There is NO max dosage of opiates. NONE. That is why people can take huge handfuls of the tablets when they are addicts and survive. They are far more likely to die from the tylenol unless they suddenly jumped to a huge dose rather than increasing gradually. I don't know what you have been told about hydrocodone but I took it for years with-o tylenol in it. It wasn't long acting but it was available easily. It could have been taken off the market recently, but I know it used to exist.</p><p></p><p>Is Billy capable of understanding how much pain you are in and how disabled you are? If so, please have him help run interference with Buck so that Buck cannot get your medications. Make sure that TONY doesn't get talked into giving them to his bro because bro is in such "bad" shape. in my opinion that is a HUGE reason Buck wanted to live wtih you - easy access to someone who legally gets highly valued medications with a huge street value. Otherwise it makes NO sense to move somewhere with-o the free clinics he needs so much. Buck could use and sell your medications and live pretty well for a homeless guy as I am SURE he doesn't care if you go into withdrawals.</p><p></p><p>If you have questions, just PM me. These medications are really helpful if you will give them a month for your body to adjust. </p><p></p><p>Buddy, did you know they now make a gel form of voltaren? It is a strong NSAID and you rub it on the sore joint/area and it works amazingly well with NO stomach/esophagus irritation/damage. It is new and super expensive, but that just means there is an assistance program where the maker will give it to you cheap or free if your doctor will help with some forms. I also think that lidoderm patches (lidocaine in a 4"x6" patch) might help if you haven't tried them. They are also expensive but you can contact the maker to see if they will help on the cost. I discovered these a few years back and WOW are they AMAZING. You can wear up to 3 of them for 12 hrs on and 12 off and they can be cut into shape to fit different areas. I put ace bandages or vet wrap around them on knees, etc.... and it works super well. Plus it isn't narcotic, so that is a bg benefit. I have found only a few poeple who couldn't tolerate them. As a patch, the medication doesn't irritate your throat/stomach/etc.... and it is pretty easy on the skin, unlike some other patches. It would be worth asking the doctor about them unless you cannot tolerate lidocaine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 500875, member: 1233"] Janet, I am so thankful that your pain doctor is so awesome. He is TOTALLY right about the tiny levels of medications you were on. The next week or three you will sleep and feel very fuzzy. Then it will be gone and you will feel much more "normal" and won't feel that out of it feeling. You will just have relief from the pain. I KNOW you hate that fuzzy/high feeling, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE push through until it is gone. I can promise that your body WILL adjust and it will go away. I know because I am in my early 40s and on a LOT stronger medications than you are. And they WORK for me. There is NO max dosage of opiates. NONE. That is why people can take huge handfuls of the tablets when they are addicts and survive. They are far more likely to die from the tylenol unless they suddenly jumped to a huge dose rather than increasing gradually. I don't know what you have been told about hydrocodone but I took it for years with-o tylenol in it. It wasn't long acting but it was available easily. It could have been taken off the market recently, but I know it used to exist. Is Billy capable of understanding how much pain you are in and how disabled you are? If so, please have him help run interference with Buck so that Buck cannot get your medications. Make sure that TONY doesn't get talked into giving them to his bro because bro is in such "bad" shape. in my opinion that is a HUGE reason Buck wanted to live wtih you - easy access to someone who legally gets highly valued medications with a huge street value. Otherwise it makes NO sense to move somewhere with-o the free clinics he needs so much. Buck could use and sell your medications and live pretty well for a homeless guy as I am SURE he doesn't care if you go into withdrawals. If you have questions, just PM me. These medications are really helpful if you will give them a month for your body to adjust. Buddy, did you know they now make a gel form of voltaren? It is a strong NSAID and you rub it on the sore joint/area and it works amazingly well with NO stomach/esophagus irritation/damage. It is new and super expensive, but that just means there is an assistance program where the maker will give it to you cheap or free if your doctor will help with some forms. I also think that lidoderm patches (lidocaine in a 4"x6" patch) might help if you haven't tried them. They are also expensive but you can contact the maker to see if they will help on the cost. I discovered these a few years back and WOW are they AMAZING. You can wear up to 3 of them for 12 hrs on and 12 off and they can be cut into shape to fit different areas. I put ace bandages or vet wrap around them on knees, etc.... and it works super well. Plus it isn't narcotic, so that is a bg benefit. I have found only a few poeple who couldn't tolerate them. As a patch, the medication doesn't irritate your throat/stomach/etc.... and it is pretty easy on the skin, unlike some other patches. It would be worth asking the doctor about them unless you cannot tolerate lidocaine. [/QUOTE]
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