Re: need pain med help/bladder probs.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn. I am on Oxycontin, and it seems to work pretty good most of

the time. If you are in SEVERE pain, nothing really takes the pain

away, but the Oxycontin has helped me through the last 1 1/2 years. I

started out at 20mg twice a day, and am down to 10mg once a day. I

have never felt " high " with this medicine, nor did I experience any

sort of withdrawals when I lowered down on the dosage. I asked my doc

once when she was talking about me getting off the pain meds if she

could just change me to something like Percocet, and she said

Percocet is even worse than Oxycontin. A lot of people are scared of

Oxycontin, and some have had bad experiences with it, but I am

thankful for it. Talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she

thinks. Good luck and I hope you find one that works good for you.

Love and hugs... Traci

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause

some pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am

on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet

cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas

of what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet

but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to

and I know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also,

does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They

are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@g...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn. I am on Oxycontin, and it seems to work pretty good most of

the time. If you are in SEVERE pain, nothing really takes the pain

away, but the Oxycontin has helped me through the last 1 1/2 years. I

started out at 20mg twice a day, and am down to 10mg once a day. I

have never felt " high " with this medicine, nor did I experience any

sort of withdrawals when I lowered down on the dosage. I asked my doc

once when she was talking about me getting off the pain meds if she

could just change me to something like Percocet, and she said

Percocet is even worse than Oxycontin. A lot of people are scared of

Oxycontin, and some have had bad experiences with it, but I am

thankful for it. Talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she

thinks. Good luck and I hope you find one that works good for you.

Love and hugs... Traci

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause

some pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am

on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet

cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas

of what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet

but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to

and I know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also,

does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They

are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@g...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there Lynn,

I am sorry you are having these bladder and pain management problems,

just what you did not need I am sure!

I generally us Viox every day which gives me some relief although about

1/2 of the time I have to supplement with

Loratab 10/500 two to six tablets a day. I have some stronger stuff

comparable to percocet for really bad pain and use

it maybe only 15 times in six months or so, depending on how well

controlled my Stills Disease is. This is the set up my

daughter who is a medical professional helped arrange for me with my

doctor this last 6 months. Things seem to be going well

AS LONG as I am careful to get the REST I need. I have a tendency to

ignore the clues my body gives me and overdo, especially

when we travel or have grandkids visiting , lol. The drug you used,

Ultram, never helped me at all, I don't know why.

I have had some bladder/ renal problems these last two months and after

the research posted yesterday I am wondering if the Viox might

have something to do with that. I am trying

tonight to research Viox a little. Was your doctor aware of all the

meds, herbs, vitamins and stuff you take? Lots of

medications/herbs/foods can irritate the bladder. I struggle to keep

congestive heart failure [i have heart problems and a

pace maker from damage to my heart from SD] under control and some of

those medications, water pills, can cause

bladder irritation, but I am sure it is more than that. Do you or any

other Stilligans have any information concerning

the types of renal problems that have been recently reported connected

to Viox?

Thanks for your info concerning braintalk.org, a very interesting

site. We have discussed pain

relief a lot on this site and I hope you and all other stilligangs hang

in there with these

docs to get the relief we need to live as comfortably as possible. It

is needless in

this day and age to suffer needlessly when there is so much available to

us. Hope you are

feeling better tonight friend, take care, Louise.

Lynn Dudenhoefer wrote:

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause some

> pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas of

> what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to and I

> know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also, does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

> bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

> feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

> anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there Lynn,

I am sorry you are having these bladder and pain management problems,

just what you did not need I am sure!

I generally us Viox every day which gives me some relief although about

1/2 of the time I have to supplement with

Loratab 10/500 two to six tablets a day. I have some stronger stuff

comparable to percocet for really bad pain and use

it maybe only 15 times in six months or so, depending on how well

controlled my Stills Disease is. This is the set up my

daughter who is a medical professional helped arrange for me with my

doctor this last 6 months. Things seem to be going well

AS LONG as I am careful to get the REST I need. I have a tendency to

ignore the clues my body gives me and overdo, especially

when we travel or have grandkids visiting , lol. The drug you used,

Ultram, never helped me at all, I don't know why.

I have had some bladder/ renal problems these last two months and after

the research posted yesterday I am wondering if the Viox might

have something to do with that. I am trying

tonight to research Viox a little. Was your doctor aware of all the

meds, herbs, vitamins and stuff you take? Lots of

medications/herbs/foods can irritate the bladder. I struggle to keep

congestive heart failure [i have heart problems and a

pace maker from damage to my heart from SD] under control and some of

those medications, water pills, can cause

bladder irritation, but I am sure it is more than that. Do you or any

other Stilligans have any information concerning

the types of renal problems that have been recently reported connected

to Viox?

Thanks for your info concerning braintalk.org, a very interesting

site. We have discussed pain

relief a lot on this site and I hope you and all other stilligangs hang

in there with these

docs to get the relief we need to live as comfortably as possible. It

is needless in

this day and age to suffer needlessly when there is so much available to

us. Hope you are

feeling better tonight friend, take care, Louise.

Lynn Dudenhoefer wrote:

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause some

> pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas of

> what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to and I

> know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also, does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

> bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

> feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

> anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Traci,

I read a great book on chronic pain and they actually said that Oxycontin is

the drug of choice for treating chronic long term pain. Too bad it got such

a bad rap in the media a few years back and nw doc's are afraid of it. My

doc will never give it to me.She thinks that using the dmards and nsaids

should totally control my pain. Will run it by her anyway. Thanks again

Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

lynndude@...

-On any path that you may stroll,

-keep your angel in your soul!

-- Re: need pain med help/bladder probs.

Hi Lynn. I am on Oxycontin, and it seems to work pretty good most of

the time. If you are in SEVERE pain, nothing really takes the pain

away, but the Oxycontin has helped me through the last 1 1/2 years. I

started out at 20mg twice a day, and am down to 10mg once a day. I

have never felt " high " with this medicine, nor did I experience any

sort of withdrawals when I lowered down on the dosage. I asked my doc

once when she was talking about me getting off the pain meds if she

could just change me to something like Percocet, and she said

Percocet is even worse than Oxycontin. A lot of people are scared of

Oxycontin, and some have had bad experiences with it, but I am

thankful for it. Talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she

thinks. Good luck and I hope you find one that works good for you.

Love and hugs... Traci

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause

some pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am

on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet

cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas

of what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet

but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to

and I know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also,

does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They

are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@g...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Traci,

I read a great book on chronic pain and they actually said that Oxycontin is

the drug of choice for treating chronic long term pain. Too bad it got such

a bad rap in the media a few years back and nw doc's are afraid of it. My

doc will never give it to me.She thinks that using the dmards and nsaids

should totally control my pain. Will run it by her anyway. Thanks again

Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

lynndude@...

-On any path that you may stroll,

-keep your angel in your soul!

-- Re: need pain med help/bladder probs.

Hi Lynn. I am on Oxycontin, and it seems to work pretty good most of

the time. If you are in SEVERE pain, nothing really takes the pain

away, but the Oxycontin has helped me through the last 1 1/2 years. I

started out at 20mg twice a day, and am down to 10mg once a day. I

have never felt " high " with this medicine, nor did I experience any

sort of withdrawals when I lowered down on the dosage. I asked my doc

once when she was talking about me getting off the pain meds if she

could just change me to something like Percocet, and she said

Percocet is even worse than Oxycontin. A lot of people are scared of

Oxycontin, and some have had bad experiences with it, but I am

thankful for it. Talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she

thinks. Good luck and I hope you find one that works good for you.

Love and hugs... Traci

> Hi all,

> My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause

some pretty

> serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am

on. She

> put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet

cause

> they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas

of what

> others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet

but I

> don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to

and I know

> if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also,

does

> anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the

bathroom 25

> times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder

feels on

> fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They

are

> thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if

anyone else

> is having similar difficulties.

> Thanks a ton

>

> Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

> lynndude@g...

> -On any path that you may stroll,

> -keep your angel in your soul!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Louise,

Thanks for your reply,

I tried Celebrex and Vioxx about a year ago and they did nothing. I really

did not think the Ultram was helping much either but I guess it really was.

I initially asked for that because I knew it was not narcotic. My doctor

knows all the meds I am on and just started having me take a multi vitamin

and B6 with the folic acid. Those are the only supplements I take. I have

had these weird bladder problems on and off for the past year. I thought I

was past it, but it seems to be back with a vengeance.

Glad you liked braintalk, I friend of mine in my hydrocephalus group just

told me about it. What an amazing site!

Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

lynndude@...

-On any path that you may stroll,

-keep your angel in your soul!

Hi there Lynn,

I am sorry you are having these bladder and pain management problems,

just what you did not need I am sure!

I generally us Viox every day which gives me some relief although about

1/2 of the time I have to supplement with

Loratab 10/500 two to six tablets a day. I have some stronger stuff

comparable to percocet for really bad pain and use

it maybe only 15 times in six months or so, depending on how well

controlled my Stills Disease is. This is the set up my

daughter who is a medical professional helped arrange for me with my

doctor this last 6 months. Things seem to be going well

AS LONG as I am careful to get the REST I need. I have a tendency to

ignore the clues my body gives me and overdo, especially

when we travel or have grandkids visiting , lol. The drug you used,

Ultram, never helped me at all, I don't know why.

I have had some bladder/ renal problems these last two months and after

the research posted yesterday I am wondering if the Viox might

have something to do with that. I am trying

tonight to research Viox a little. Was your doctor aware of all the

meds, herbs, vitamins and stuff you take? Lots of

medications/herbs/foods can irritate the bladder. I struggle to keep

congestive heart failure [i have heart problems and a

pace maker from damage to my heart from SD] under control and some of

those medications, water pills, can cause

bladder irritation, but I am sure it is more than that. Do you or any

other Stilligans have any information concerning

the types of renal problems that have been recently reported connected

to Viox?

Thanks for your info concerning braintalk.org, a very interesting

site. We have discussed pain

relief a lot on this site and I hope you and all other stilligangs hang

in there with these

docs to get the relief we need to live as comfortably as possible. It

is needless in

this day and age to suffer needlessly when there is so much available to

us. Hope you are

feeling better tonight friend, take care, Louise.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn,

I tried Bextra. It didn't do anything for me, but we all different, and

here is hoping that it will work for you. Unfortunately, he really hasn't

given me anything for pain. I hate to say this, but I suffer, and when I

am hurting, I return to the bed and whine. My rheumy has never really given

me anything too much for pain. We tried Ultram and Bextra I hope that you

can find something that works fro you friend.

Love, Sue #2

-- need pain med help/bladder probs.

Hi all,

My doctor and I decided to stop Ultram for pain as it can cause some pretty

serious problems when combined with the anti-depressant that I am on. She

put me on sulpha sulfazine and Bextra. I just took 1/2 a percocet cause

they are not working so well for the pain. I would like some ideas of what

others are taking so I can ask for something else. I have percocet but I

don't want to use such a strong narcotic unless I really have to and I know

if I start using it every day they won't give me anymore. Also, does

anyone else out there have bladder issues. I was running to the bathroom 25

times a day and in the past week that has increased and my bladder feels on

fire. They checked me for an infection and I don't have one. They are

thinking possible interstitial cystitis. Just curious to see if anyone else

is having similar difficulties.

Thanks a ton

Lynn Renae Dudenhoefer

lynndude@...

-On any path that you may stroll,

-keep your angel in your soul!