Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Tammie, I took Neupogen for several months. Since I take Ultram all of the time for pain, it helped a lot with the bone pain from the Neupogen. Since my wbc's were critical, I tried my best to talk myself into believing it was a good pain cause that meant it was working. (Hmmmph-well, it worked most of the time.) Ultram is a prescription, NON-Narcotic pain med. I take it for everything! It helps with the sciatic pain too, if I take enough of them. My doc and I both want to stay away from any of the narcotic pain meds cause I've had constant pain for many, many years and Ultram seems to work the best. If you haven't tried Ultram, talk to your doc about it. If generics work good for you, then Tramadol, which is the generic for Ultram, might work. Good luck, I understand what you are feeling. Betty in Arkansas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 > Tammie, > Ultram is a prescription, NON-Narcotic pain med. I take it for everything! This sounds wonderful!!! I also take Celebrex for arthritis. I wonder if I could take both? I will have to ask the Doc about this. Thanks sooooo very much. And what you said about telling myself to be thankful, because this means it works LOLOLOL. I have been doing the same thing myself, but when it hurts, that talking to yourself gets a little old LOL. I am trying to be thankful for all of this, considering the alternative. But the black spots on my stomach and legs from the shots and now taking the shots of Neupogen and Epogen (which stings like crazy) sometimes I do tend to get down about it. I will talk to the Doc tomorrow about getting something for the pain. Thanks. <><TammieD><> ps. Do you mind if I ask where you live in Arkansas? I live outside Texarkana and just wondered if you were anywhere close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 In a message dated 7/25/2004 4:39:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Arkhepcgal@... writes: Ultram is a prescription, NON-Narcotic pain med. I take it for everything! It helps with the sciatic pain too, if I take enough of them. My doc and I both want to stay away from any of the narcotic pain meds cause I've had constant pain for many, many years and Ultram seems to work the best. If you haven't tried Ultram, talk to your doc about it. If generics work good for you, then Tramadol, which is the generic for Ultram, might work. Hi Betty, I'm glad Ultram works for you. I've heard lots of good things about it, but it knocks me for a loop. It killed the pain. I will give it credit for that, it just made me so goofy that I couldn't even handle the script cut in half. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I've tried Ultram and I never felt a thing. For me, it's like I took nothing. Wierd. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Ultram doesn't work for everyone. It's like Tylenol doesn't do anything for me, but it works for a lot of people. What I like about Ultram is that it doesn't make my head spin, or make me feel goofy. That's another reason I want to stay away from narcotic pain med's...they can do weird things to you. Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 > Hi Tammie, > Where do you give yourself the injections? When my platelets were very low, > I thought I'd bruise from all of the shots, but I didn't. I usually used my > abdomen...lol, more fat. I used my tummy when I did the first round of > treatment in 1999 and had no problems with it either. I also use my tummy. It doesn't seem to hurt there. The Epogen stings pretty good though. I was amazed at how easy it was to give in the stomach. That is my place of choice. The peg shots usually leave black spots for a few weeks. That looks horrible, but they don't hurt. I will be doing my Neupogen and Epogen tomorrow. I hate the Epogen, but it doesn't hurt for long, so just do it and get it over with <><TammieD><> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Is the Epogen for your red blood count? As in being anemic? That can happen because of the ribiviran/copegus, whereas the interferon kills the heck out of the white blood cells and platelets. Can't win, can we? LOL Hey, have a great week! Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Is the Epogen for your red blood count? As in being anemic? That can happen because of the ribiviran/copegus, whereas the interferon kills the heck out of the white blood cells and platelets. Can't win, can we? LOL Hey, have a great week! Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yes that is what it is for. After being on the treatments for a couple of weeks, my red and whites dropped through the floor, so I am now taking the other meds to keep them up. I am feeling MUCH better too I am just very, very thankful that there are these other meds to take. I am blessed. <><TammieD><> > Is the Epogen for your red blood count? As in being anemic? That can happen > because of the ribiviran/copegus, whereas the interferon kills the heck out > of the white blood cells and platelets. Can't win, can we? LOL > Hey, have a great week! > Betty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yes that is what it is for. After being on the treatments for a couple of weeks, my red and whites dropped through the floor, so I am now taking the other meds to keep them up. I am feeling MUCH better too I am just very, very thankful that there are these other meds to take. I am blessed. <><TammieD><> > Is the Epogen for your red blood count? As in being anemic? That can happen > because of the ribiviran/copegus, whereas the interferon kills the heck out > of the white blood cells and platelets. Can't win, can we? LOL > Hey, have a great week! > Betty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 In a message dated 7/28/2004 10:36:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, t1d1r1d1@... writes: Yes that is what it is for. After being on the treatments for a couple of weeks, my red and whites dropped through the floor, so I am now taking the other meds to keep them up. I am feeling MUCH better too I am just very, very thankful that there are these other meds to take. I am blessed. Been there. and I, too, am grateful for the new meds that are available to us. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 In a message dated 7/28/2004 10:36:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, t1d1r1d1@... writes: Yes that is what it is for. After being on the treatments for a couple of weeks, my red and whites dropped through the floor, so I am now taking the other meds to keep them up. I am feeling MUCH better too I am just very, very thankful that there are these other meds to take. I am blessed. Been there. and I, too, am grateful for the new meds that are available to us. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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