Oxycontin for cancer pain
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Now, I have found another pain management group, and because I have cancer, they give me scripts for opiate-based pain killers each month, but each month, family members have to drive to well over 50 pharmacies to even find the medicines for me. Every pharmacist tells me that local, state, and federal crackdowns on opiates are causing shortages, and even patients with stage4 cancer can't get the medicine.
Has the world gone completely mad?
I have had neck fusion surgery and lower back surgery and was prescribed oxycontin for pain. I became addicted to the pills and was abusing them. I have stopped using them. Medical marijuana was a godsend for me. If you live in a state that allows it then check it out. Then best was I have found for using cannabis is eating it. It will help with pain more than morphine and is not addictive. Cannabis is a natural Herb not a man made drug! Help yourself and please check it out.
it is a very sad thing when our elderly can not be treated with the respect and caring nature they deserve. It should not matter that she is poor, the woman needs pain relief as I am sure she is suffering! Check with local charity organizations they may have acsess to a doctor or doctors that are willing to help her without being compensated. Also call around as some doctors will do this. I am so sorry she is going through so much pain. I will look and see if I can find some help for her.
Hi Christie,
Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. I am glad that you found us but sorry to hear about your mothers chronic back pain.
You did not indicate if your Mom is elderly and you are caring for her or if she is independant and not a senior citizen. Also who is this nurse? Is she a friend of yours or is she routinely involved in your mother's care? In other words does he know your mother well?
Thanks for sharing more...I'm still confused on the part that if your Dr. is prescribing both the Oxycodone and the Hydromophone...then I don't understand the fear of speaking to them. I don't see what you could say that is the" wrong" thing. If you have been seeing this Dr. for some time now you can just talk to them about what is working and isn't working for your pain control.
Ohio does not have any law...
I have been in a pain management program for 4 years. I have taken 20 mg Oxycontin three times a day and also 10 mg Loritab three times a day. I received a letter last week where they informed me they were dismissing me from the
program. Well that left me with what medications I had left in my bottles to try to wean myself off of them. Now is the time and I am really scared of what is going to happen, I don't think it will be good.
I have been taking it 20 mg a day every second day for about a month now I have some bad digestive problems and was wondering if this is normal I have stopped taking it for two weeks and still have incredible pain in my intestines i've never taken more than 30 mg in a day??
Was wondering if it is caused by taking OxyContin or if it's an infection I have in my intestines?
There are many other narcotic options other than oxycontin, however, what may work for one person may not work for another - therefore, it's virtually impossible to suggest what would be a good switch for you. You're best off discussing this with your doctor - simply be honest wtih him/her and tell them that the oxycontin is not working very well anymore and ask if there is anything they can do.
Hi everyone,
I am 47 years old, I've been diagnosed wit RA, DDD, and Fibro. I've been on some sort of pain med for 20 years. For the last 2 it's been oxy with percs for brake threw. I take 40 mg am 20 at noon and 40 pm then the 5 mg percs s needed.
Recently. Probably for the last 6 months my pain has gotten un manageable. My wrists, right ankle and left knee are swollen and hurt worse than any pain I've ever felt.
Hi mellie4, iv'e had practically every drug available, but neurosurgeons have told me nothing will stop my pain, i took the overdose because after 7 years of this i have had enough! , i did'nt vomit anything up, this is why i need answers,
n/surgeons told me no one in the world will attempt the op cos it's far to dangerous........so second opinions are not going to happen.
I had breast cancer (double mast) in Aug. 2007. At that time, my bone scans and ct scans showed nodules on my lungs and a spot on my spine. The chemo took care of the lungs, but none of my doctors ordered another bone scan. But they sure ordered the PET scans (for my lungs, I smoke). The PETS have always been good. Then this past October, I had severe pain in my back (thoracic). My oncologist ordered plain old xrays and they concluded it was osteoarthritis.
you can always get a second opinion
when I was at it I had MRIs I could take anywhere and ask for just about anything and get it there comes a time you have to make a choice to live in a fog or to live life again most of our members including myself have found we do better without the narcotics ....
Im a Fibromyalgia patient with severe body aches and pain bad enough for narcotic pain killers. I get urine drug tested every month when i go to get my prescriptions from a pain management clinic. I have tested positive for either Hydrocodone or Oxycontin the last 6 times I tested. I havent taken Hydrocodone in 5 years and Ive never taken Oxycontin. The dr doesnt believe me and Im probably gonna be released because of it. I cant make him believe me.
I am on Oxycontin 20mg, and Percocet 5/325 for breakthrough pain. My Primary prescibes the Oxycontin and my Orthopedist prescribes the Percocet. Orthopedists have a problem prescribing it also. As a matter of fact they would rather give you a truckload of Vicodin that will ruin your liver. That has been my experience at least.
Oxycontin is a very safe and effective pain medication if taken as directed by people who have legitimate conditions that cause them moderate to severe pain.
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