Thus, the more I hear, the more I know, and the more I know, the less money I will be throwing away regarding having Rozerum filled for naught, in addition to anteing up big bucks to pay for it. Self-pay patients, a monthly (#30) day supply costs $135.00. Three years ago, Ambien cost $3.00 per pill. A very well know insurance company would cover Ambien, but only for a 15-day supply.
Specifically, the delayed sleep phase syndrome. He prescribed Ramelteon to help her fall asleep at night. So far, the sleeping pill seems to work but in a subtle way. If she does not prep herself for sleep, sleep will not come. It has gotten so bad that she cannot remember the last time she slept and felt rested.
There is a bit more to it then just a sleeping problem. I am not sure if this is related to it but she has laps of time where she can't remember specifically what she did.
This refers to a Sentinel node biopsy I had 6 years ago. The surgeon suggested it and I blindly trusted him to have it done. First, no family was allowed in with me. (If they had, they would have realized the trauma that I was going through). With the first injection, I bolted upright, fully screaming. It was the WORST pain I have ever been through. He had his assistants push me back down on the table and kept going with me screaming nonstop. I was so frightened. I was in a daze.
Have any of you chronic pain sufferers noticed how many of our fellow patients who surround us in the waiting room seem to laugh and talk and never dwell on why they are really at the Pain Clinic in the first place. This annoys the hell out of me. These very same people will mope and drag theirselves into the office, check in at the sign up desk, and once that is done start socializing.
I was wondering if anyone else here was considered "high risk" for treatment (the "typical" treatment w/ pegasys (interfuron) and copegasys (ribaviron) and what their experience has been with both access to Doctors willing to try the therapy with them being "high risk" patients, and the therapy itself.
I am wondering if anyone has ideas what we can do as chronic pain patients do to change our laws. Do we get a class action attorney? Do we get petition send to Congress? I know with as many people who are legitimate pain we can do something if we join together. Anyone have ideas?
m quite knowlegable about transmission from blood borne diseases
However I, no too long ago, handled a patients (hiv and hep status unknown)blood samples after a phlebotomy done with a canula (wearing latex gloves).
Got some blood on the gloves (as expected) and disposed of it, washing my hand with soap and water right afterwards
I remembered then that I had a two or three tiny puncture wound from the previous day (from unrelated injury- doing some home chores).
I was a cna years ago... I remember reading about how elderly patients should not be lay on their left side for too long because it hinders blood flow. I want to find the written material on this before I share it aloud to a class. I feel it will be in a cna book for elderly care- thank you.
Signs include slurred speech and difficulty in balance. Is this common for cancer patients or something more. She is taking morphine for the pain, but they seem to think it isn't that. She didn't take any the last couple of days, yet the symptoms are still there. I know that every person is different when it comes to cancer, but what should we expect in the comming weeks as the chemo has stopped. Could she feasibly live for another few months in the amount of pain she's in?
thank yo for your feedback. I have been off of SSRI's for all most 1 year. I weened off slowly and still had terrible nausea and pain in the process. The reason I came off of the Paxil is that I read that the SSRI's only help about 15% of patients with GAD, social phobias etc. I occassionaly take alprazolam when i feel the flight response.
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