vicodin

[singer]

I recently had hernia surgery. One in august and one in january.I experienced some post surgery complications. The doctors prescribed vicodin for pain. It has been eight months and i am still on vicodin. Now i am on vicodin es. I tried to stop for two days and never experienced anything like the pain i went through. My doctor is trying to wein me off but it is very hard to stay on target. I am scared and worried what will follow. Is ther hope. SINGER.

[Tris]

Just came upon this sight. Here's the low down. June 2000, emergency Crash "C" section, put me out. After finding that I had spondylolithesis (sp?) during labor, on March 12, 2001 spinal fusion at L3/4 and 4/5. Six screws, two rods and bone graft off hip. 8 months later, find out one fusion didn't take so within one week of finding out I'm rushed to have another surgery, this one from the front...two cadaver bones put in disc space. Here's the fun part. I have a 1 1/2 year old and two other kids.
Vicodin since 6/2000 until now. I am so ready to get off of it. Soma and Norco were it for the last few months. Went off Soma last week and had terrible withdrawals. Dr. gave me Clonodin and Librium but replaced Librium with Valium. I am now taking a few (2-4 Vic a day) because Dr. said not to go off completely,after taking tons more stuff before this.

After reading your comments I am immediately making a journal and going to go down the mountain slowly and not try to do this cold turkey. Doesn't seem like the drugs the Dr. gave me to combat the "Jump out of your skin" feeling are working. I have no desire to go back on anything as long as my pain subsides. I feel polluted. Nights are the worse. Legs ache, etc. I am glad I came upon this sight and will keep you posted on my progress. No one knows what we are going through but us.Luckily I have a wonderful spouse and children but I know they'd like their mom and wife back. Me Too!!!!

Good luck to all. It is only the strength from within that can say no to those stinking pills (if you don't need them for pain anymore)

[Cleopatra]

Does anyone have any suggestion for easing "Night Sweats"?  My skin temp is always hot as it is, and getting off of any kind of meds I create a veritable atrium underneath the covers and consequently freeze to death.  Does anyone else experience this?  It's just the sleeping time...

[Jack Frost]

Hi Ketta,

I am not quite sure why a doc would read you the riot act with the medical condition you have that can reasonably expected to result in pain, therefore, you should be afforded treatment to make you comfortable. This is a very, as you well know, potent form of cancer - how are you doing and what are they telling you about prognosis and treatment? Regardless, you deserve to be comfortable. Don't deny yourself treatment you deserve. You have been through a mental, emotional and physical ordeal and you should be able to have access to a reasonable array of treatment, including drugs, if need be. If you have had abuse problems in the past, I think the best policy is just honesty (usually the best policy in any scenario) and let the doc know where your are at with your pain and ask for a reasonable medical plan - one doc for narcotics, etc.

Anyway, my thoughts are with you. Give yourself some credit for confronting this disease and hanging in there. And I hope things turn out well for you.

Addendum: ( and ketta. this is not a jab at you, I read a lot of threads today where  a lot of folks are listing their email and I think this is what Cindy was legitimatlly talking about in her post this morning. We should all be careful about listing our email on a national forum. The problem of course is if you want to communicate with someone off the board via email. Anyway, I agree with Cindy. I have put my various board names in Google and been surprised at how many results I see.)

Take care.

Peace,

JF

[Ketta]

Singer, etc. I read your post and am feeling the same thing. I recently had surgery and still taking the meds. I am out now, but took my last two yesterday. I am irritated and clearly in some withdrawal. I am sore and in some pain, but can not determine if it's bad enough to warrant the vic.s. I am recovering from ovarian cancer. I am out and could ask for more and get them, but I don't want to make things worse. I'm concocting all sorts of scenarios in my head and am pretty sure this is not a good sign. I've taken hydro for extended time periods prior to my cancer. I had a doc. read me the riot act and therefore do not tell my oncologist. I got off them before on my own and believe I can do so again. let me know if you would like to email privately and share. ***@****

[Jack Frost]

Hey Nod, could you post the recipe? Have heard of it before and think it might help many on this board.

Thanks,

Jack

[Jack Frost]

Hi Nod, nice to meet you. Well you were where I am and I am trying to get where you are. You have come a long way. I think once you hit over the 100 mg hydro habit a day it is dragon time. Would you mind sharing with me how you got down to 2 from 15-20? If you want you may email me, post and I will give you my email address.

Congradulaitons, I am right behind you, unfoturnately I only have two weeks of stash, so, I have "set up" a situation that will force me. I have been over a hundred mgs. a day for about 9 months now, but on hydro for over 7 years.

Take care and yes I would agree with the statement that the hard part begins when you get off completely. However, a freind of mine who has been off for several months recently went a whole week without a craving!

The dragon can be slayed!

Peace, JF