Aa
In a pickle.
I have been throwing up my pain meds every couple of days for the past month. I have told a few people but not made a big deal of it because I have phenergen and I can usually forstall throwing up if I take it about 10 mins before I take the oxycodone with food. There have been some days that I have been in absolute agony, feeling like I've been hit in the back of the heat with a baseball bat, because of the neck strain with throwing up, and I have just taken another dose after I throw one up and trudged on.
So I was running low at the end of this month and made an appt with my doctor for Friday, yesterday, to talk about the problem and see what we could do. It's also been difficult not having the muscle relaxer so I was going to see what we could do about that because I've had these terrible muscle spasms.
In addition, my 10 year High School Reuinion is this weekend and I have been looking forward to it for months.
Well, it turns out my appt wasn't until Monday and now I don't have enough meds to get through until then. I decided not to go to the reunion, even though I've already paid for the main dinner in advance, because the pain from riding in the car for 4 hours usually puts me through the roof.
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've also had some terrible financial problems, where my husband, who is a contractor was supposed to be paid over a week ago and wasn't so I had to deal with water being shut off and a Sherriff coming to the door with an eviction notice. We had the water turned back on and we will hopefully get that deposit on Tuesday to give the landlord the rent. (All of this financial stuff is mainly a situation with another company coming to a head).
SO. My question is, what should I do about running out of meds. I am very afraid of going to the ER unless it is a life-or-death emergency and I know that going into withdrawls could cause me to go into an early labor. Now due to DH's recievable payment being late, I can't afford to see my doctor until Tuesday unless I do some major pawning and borrowing to come up with the $200 doctor visit and $300 cost of meds. Most people here know that I have had so much trouble finding this doctor, so finding another is really not an option and we always manage to come up with the money for the doctor every month.
This is just an awful situation and I am afraid of running out and afraid of going to the ER, which is the only thing I can see as an option. If anyone can give me some advice on what to say (I am going to be honest with them, but I'm not sure how to say it), and what to do, I would appreciate it. I'm also really bummed about not getting to go to the Reunion and hating this CP for making me miss it!!
So I was running low at the end of this month and made an appt with my doctor for Friday, yesterday, to talk about the problem and see what we could do. It's also been difficult not having the muscle relaxer so I was going to see what we could do about that because I've had these terrible muscle spasms.
In addition, my 10 year High School Reuinion is this weekend and I have been looking forward to it for months.
Well, it turns out my appt wasn't until Monday and now I don't have enough meds to get through until then. I decided not to go to the reunion, even though I've already paid for the main dinner in advance, because the pain from riding in the car for 4 hours usually puts me through the roof.
I
've also had some terrible financial problems, where my husband, who is a contractor was supposed to be paid over a week ago and wasn't so I had to deal with water being shut off and a Sherriff coming to the door with an eviction notice. We had the water turned back on and we will hopefully get that deposit on Tuesday to give the landlord the rent. (All of this financial stuff is mainly a situation with another company coming to a head).
SO. My question is, what should I do about running out of meds. I am very afraid of going to the ER unless it is a life-or-death emergency and I know that going into withdrawls could cause me to go into an early labor. Now due to DH's recievable payment being late, I can't afford to see my doctor until Tuesday unless I do some major pawning and borrowing to come up with the $200 doctor visit and $300 cost of meds. Most people here know that I have had so much trouble finding this doctor, so finding another is really not an option and we always manage to come up with the money for the doctor every month.
This is just an awful situation and I am afraid of running out and afraid of going to the ER, which is the only thing I can see as an option. If anyone can give me some advice on what to say (I am going to be honest with them, but I'm not sure how to say it), and what to do, I would appreciate it. I'm also really bummed about not getting to go to the Reunion and hating this CP for making me miss it!!
wow
seriously wow!
seriously wow!
WHOOO HOOOO!!! For once there's some good news on this board, and I'm so glad it was YOU! :-D
Seriously though, next time you see your doctor, make sure you tell him about the vomiting and ask about suppositories as a possible alternative so this doesn't happen again. I always keep a few phenergan suppositories handy for just these kinds of situations. Yeah, I'd prefer to have my meds go from the top down instead of the other way, but any port in a storm. LOL!
Seriously though, next time you see your doctor, make sure you tell him about the vomiting and ask about suppositories as a possible alternative so this doesn't happen again. I always keep a few phenergan suppositories handy for just these kinds of situations. Yeah, I'd prefer to have my meds go from the top down instead of the other way, but any port in a storm. LOL!
That is amazing! What a wondeful doctor! I am so glad you are going to be ok! It is always nice to hear a good story about a doctor when it comes to pain management. So often I hear all these horror stories about how patients have been treated poorly because people don't believe them. I'm so glad you had a wonderful experience!
I'm SO glad that Prayers were once again answered!!! I was so worried about you AND your Sweet Baby!!!!
That's WONDERFUL news. ((((HUGS!!!)))).........Mama Sherry
That's WONDERFUL news. ((((HUGS!!!)))).........Mama Sherry
HI!! I'm so sorry that I didn't post earlier, but I'm so happy that it worked out for you. That's wonderful! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs,
Flower
Hugs,
Flower
I went in thinking they would do nothing and preparing to suffer. The guy at the reception desk at the ER even said he didn't think they would do anything accept give me one or two pills to make due.
I got called back and the doctor was AMAZING. I just told him honestly what happened. He looked up the meds and he was more excited than I was that the oxycodone is pregnancy class "B" and safer than the phenergen. He looked at all my records that I brought and wrote me a prescription for 30 of my regular meds plus some flexeril and a different nausea med, Reglan.
My husband's and my jaws were on the floor. I thanked him repeatedly for his compassion. He was so great.
Then we went to the first Walgreens outside of the hospital and they actually had the oxycodone in stock. That also NEVER happens.
It was seriously a miracle and I have just been continually thanking God. Really, I wasn't expecting anything. I was so ready to suffer or fight for the pregnancy and I didn't have to do either.
Thank you all for being there for me. In the future I'm going to be SO careful not to let this happen again, because I know I can't expect anyone to be so understanding ever again.
I got called back and the doctor was AMAZING. I just told him honestly what happened. He looked up the meds and he was more excited than I was that the oxycodone is pregnancy class "B" and safer than the phenergen. He looked at all my records that I brought and wrote me a prescription for 30 of my regular meds plus some flexeril and a different nausea med, Reglan.
My husband's and my jaws were on the floor. I thanked him repeatedly for his compassion. He was so great.
Then we went to the first Walgreens outside of the hospital and they actually had the oxycodone in stock. That also NEVER happens.
It was seriously a miracle and I have just been continually thanking God. Really, I wasn't expecting anything. I was so ready to suffer or fight for the pregnancy and I didn't have to do either.
Thank you all for being there for me. In the future I'm going to be SO careful not to let this happen again, because I know I can't expect anyone to be so understanding ever again.
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