Making Progress in the Back Pain Department
Today I am starting to make a little progress! I think we may have found something that is somewhat of a tolerable combination to take care of the pain! We switched up my long lasting pain reliever to take 1x every 8 hours from Oxycontin to MS Contin (Morphine).
I will be taking the Dilaudid for breakthrough pain. In addition, I am still taking Neurontin (used to treat nerve pain), decadron (steriod), and a new drug that I can’t remember the name, but supposed to help with the opiods. The Morphine that I have been taking over the past few days does help with the pain, but really makes me feel dosey.
I have a difficulties talking to someone for a long period of time without wanting to shut my eyes, even though I may not be that tired. I am hoping that my body’s tolerance will build up over the next short while and won’t be as affected. The last thing I want to do is walk around in a zombie- like state. It really sucks having to concentrate so hard to comprehend what doctors are saying.
I have to laugh though because I wonder if it’s just because I have heard most of what they are talking about before and our conversations seem to go around in circles. I have been in this hospital for way too long now.
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