I Have A Secret
61I Have a Secret
I have a secret to tell you. My secret is I do not like my life right now. I am getting seriously depressed because I am in severe pain now 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. I have bulged discs in my back and arthritis in those discs. I have tried taking pain pills such as novaproxin, percoset and tremacet and I had severe side effects from all three of them.
When I took the percoset, I was very shaky and I didn't even realize that I was until someone pointed it out to me. With the novaproxin, I had nose bleeds and chest pain. It is too bad about the novaproxin giving me those side effects too because I was actually getting to the point where I was walking around quite a bit. The last pill that I had tried was tremacet. The recommended dosage was two pills every four hours. I took two pills and that is it and within two hours, the room was spinning around me. I was so out of it on that pill. It took me five days to get that pill out of my system. I was groggy and did not feel right at all after taking it. I could not take any more of that pill.
I have a very low tolerance to pain pills. I have never been able to take them. I took a gravol once, just one pill, and was so out of it for over half the day.
Right now, I am taking the odd tylenol with codeine for the pain. That doesn't affect me like the other pills did but it really doesn't seem to be working either. The main issue I am having is that I can't stand for very long without a pain shooting down from the bulged discs in my back, through my hip and right down to my knee. I never know when these spasms, as I call them, are going to occur. `I could be walking along just fine for about five or ten minutes and then it will hit. When the spasms hit, it is so painful, it almost cripples me. I gasp and scream with pain each time these spasms hit.
I am not enjoying my life much right now at all because of the pain. I am not able to do very much at all. I have to be very careful with every step I take and I am always sorry when I do get up do something I shouldn't have.
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I am seeing a neurologist right now and no, there is no surgery at this point. I am coping as best as I can and thank you for your comment. I really appreciate it.
I had the same symptoms 12 years ago. Sometimes my wife would have to help me out of the car. The pain was so intense I nearly committed suicide.
I suffered for two years and finally found a doctor who wasn't more concerned about his Mercedes payments than me. I had surgery and it was fixed.
I wish you the best and hope you are pain free ASAP.
Thank you Tom. I appreciate your comment. I'm glad you are pain free now and hopefully someday I'll be there too.
I'm sorry about your pain sweetie...just be vigilant and you will prevail:)
I am stubborn and tough, so yes I will make it.
It doesnt sound like you are getting the right prescriptions to me. You need something like soma for the inflammation which could be causing most of the pain, if you are seeing a neurologist maybe you could mention that to him. If you dont speak for yourself no one will. Tell your doctor what you wrote, if the pain is that bad you need something stronger combined with an anti-inflammatory. My mother has lupus and fibromyalgia and it wasnt until I made her tell her doctor how bad the pain was before she got relief. You are in my prayers.
Dori
Thank you everone for you kind thoughts and prayers. I will mention that to my neurologist. The problem I have with pain pills is me. My system won't take them. I have never been able to because they affect me so strange. I get stoned on a tylenol.
the pills are bad news, I wouldn't trust any of that. Hope you stay strong.
Thank you goldentoad and I totally agree with you.
DynamicS Level 2 Commenter 3 years ago
dWilliamson, I am so sorry to hear about your pain. It really sounds like you are having a very difficult time. Would you consider surgery? What are the risks?
Take care and I hope that everything will work out for you.