Hello Perkedup2lyfe,
Welcome to the MedHelp. I am glad that you found us at the Pain Management and Substance Abuse Community.
I agree with Sandee that you need to just have an open and honest discuss with your physician. You can tell him what has worked for you. Does he not have your former records? If not he certainly should. That will give you the best continuity of care and that is what we all strive to obtain.....and what certainly is instrumental in developing the best over all plan of care for all of us with chronic pain.
Methadone is often a preferred drug for ppl that have had issues with opiates in the past. I wouldn't think that your physician would have a problem with it. But again the best approach might be to utilize your old records.
I had a very traumatic MVA also that left me with multiple medical issues and limitations. I can relate.
You said you have "Fiber mialgea" and you didn't know what it is.....could they have meant Fibromyalgia. If they meant Fibromyalgia it is a very painful condition. I encourage you to find out if this is your diagnosis. Here's a little info: "The overwhelming characteristic of fibromyalgia is long-standing, body-wide pain with defined tender points. Tender points are distinct from trigger points seen in other pain syndromes. Unlike tender points, trigger points can occur in isolation and represent a source of radiating pain, even in the absence of direct pressure."
I wish you the very best and hope that you will find some solutions to your pain management. Please feel free to ask additional questions and keep us updated.
Take Care,
~Tuck
Hi and welcome to the Pain Management community.
I see you have made some post in the SA community as well. It is hard to treat chronic pain when addiction issues are a problem but it is done.
You need to speak with your Doctor and be totally honest and tell him/her what has worked in the past. There are extended release formulas for pain management and as said above when you are in PM for any length of time the Doctor normally does put Pt's on an extended release formulas as well as a short acting medication for break thru pain.
It is important to be very honest with your Doctor so that they can help you with your CP and not hinder you efforts with the addiction issues.
Having an addiction problem is nothing to be ashamed of as it is a disease that needs to be medically treated. It is hard a I said to treat pain with issues dealing with addiction as I said but it is done everyday and successfully.
If the methadone helped your pain then you should speak to your Doctor and let him know that and ask if that is an option for you.
I too am sorry to hear of your accident and ensuing medical conditions .I agree with Jaded and skmedlin .You should let your Dr know how good the methadone worked for you .I hope you are able to find some relief for your pain .Take care
Melissa
If the Methadone worked for you I would ask for it, explain everything to the doctor, if it helps you to take less then I don't see why they wouldn't be open to trying it, as long as you explained it all... hope you find relief soon.
I'm sorry to hear about the terrible accident and your conditions. I don't think the doctors would have a problem at all if you asked to be on something long-acting like methadone again. The best way to go about it is to just tell your doctor that the short-acting percoset doesn't last very long and ask him if he could put you on something long acting.
Some times doctors don't like to do this until they've had a patient for longer than a few months. I guess it just depends on the situation.
I hope you are able to get the pain relief you need to function.
I should mention that no one on this forum is a doctor, we are just chronic pain sufferers who support eachother and answer questions to the best of our knowlege.