Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I have been reading more and more posts about " being afraid to take meds " or " being embarressed " I have NEVER been embarressed or afraid to take the meds that my PM has rx'ed for me. He knows what he is doing and i feel very comfortable with him and his knowlege about CP. Who cares what family thinks about you taking meds? Are they in CP? Are they the ones up at night walking the hallway because they are in too much pain to sleep? Are they the ones that cry all the time? If you feel like you can't tell family what you are taking then DON'T. But never be afraid or embarressed about what you are taking!! It's none of their business. Do you really want to be in pain because of what others " think " of you? Care enough about yourself to be as pain free as possible, its your body, do what YOU want! Why would you NOT take a med that your Dr has rx'ed for you just because it has a " stigma? " Obviously your Dr knows what he is doing, or are you not confident in your Dr.? I know that with my CP (3 level torn disks in my neck) i would try ANYTHING my Dr. thought would work for me. I could care less if the med was a " stigma " i want to be in the least amount of pain as possible. Once again my pain and my meds are MY business! Okay my min " vent is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 that is a very good point and that's why I am at this point of just leaping out there and trusting my doctor. I've had several that I did not trust and they did nothing but lie to me basically that this shot or this treatment or whatever would work and it never did. I read news articles about doctors that scare me but my doctor has never really given me any reason to doubt him so I plan to just go in there tomorrow and do what he suggests. Thanks for your input. Raised by a narcotics police officer put some of the fear in my head I guess. He would not approve of me taking any meds so I don't tell him or my mom because I just don't want to hear it. He doesn't understand considering he's never had any surgery or anything painful in his life. He didn't even want my mom to take pain pills after a recent surgery. I was horrified that he said that and made sure she took something. He wouldn't let me take them after my wisdom teeth were pulled as a teen either so it was just the way I was raised but I am a grown adult and have to make my own decisions but I still choose not to share it with my family. Thanks everyone for being a surrogate family that actually understands. -- In chronic_pain , " sqbear2 " <sqbear2@y...> wrote: > Do you really want to be in pain because of what others " think " of > you? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 As an addition and in agreement with I think that the fewer who know what meds we are on, the better, Not only does it reduce the embarassment if somone wants to sit in judgment of what you are taking or are not taking, but it reduces the number of ppl who know what you are taking and may want to hit you in the head for the meds, or find your stash, ot trash your house or any of the other things which disrupt our medication and health. I hope as few ppl as possible know what I take, where I keep it and where I live, with the exceptions of members of my support groups, who are truly support members that is. GA sqbear2 wrote: I have been reading more and more posts about " being afraid to take meds " or " being embarressed " I have NEVER been embarressed or afraid to take the meds that my PM has rx'ed for me. He knows what he is doing and i feel very comfortable with him and his knowlege about CP. Who cares what family thinks about you taking meds? Are they in CP? Are they the ones up at night walking the hallway because they are in too much pain to sleep? Are they the ones that cry all the time? If you feel like you can't tell family what you are taking then DON'T. But never be afraid or embarressed about what you are taking!! It's none of their business. Do you really want to be in pain because of what others " think " of you? Care enough about yourself to be as pain free as possible, its your body, do what YOU want! Why would you NOT take a med that your Dr has rx'ed for you just because it has a " stigma? " Obviously your Dr knows what he is doing, or are you not confident in your Dr.? I know that with my CP (3 level torn disks in my neck) i would try ANYTHING my Dr. thought would work for me. I could care less if the med was a " stigma " i want to be in the least amount of pain as possible. Once again my pain and my meds are MY business! Okay my min " vent is over. --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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