30th December 2006
I think this post may be a little vague as it does not address the condition that the med is supposed to help.
I noticed that it seems that from my opinion that 95% of the people on the board seem to be back patients. I however am not. I have a condition were my bones have and are dying. I have lost all cartilage in my ankles, knees, wrist. I have lesions all over my leg bones and arm bones. It has actually effected my back and caused some fractures and collapses (but the funny thing is, my back doesnt bother me even with the collapsed verts etc..). My rib cage is also thinned and my lung herniates through my rib cage when I cough. I am only 35, and have other things wrong as well. If you saw me however, you would never pick me out of a line up of 10 healthy 35 years olds. Except when I am not on my meds and I try to walk etc. I am not on a walker or crutches. I have to get two knee replacements, but they say they dont think they will take due to the bone death (no place to anchor the fakes).
Anyway, the reason I say all this is to sort of tell you what is working for me to allow me to funtion, walk, and even work p/t. I take 50mcg Duragesic Patch (changed every 48 hrs), and Percocet 10mg/325mg for b/t. I take 2 percs at a time 4 hrs apart. Some days I take 8 percs over a 16hr period and others I have taken none. I take other pills as well, but not for pain (like Fosomax, etc...)
I feel this is working pretty well except I really think the B/T meds are having less of an effect when I have the harder days at work etc.. I can take the 2 percs and still feel the pain. I am tempted to go to 2.5 percs, but I was hoping to see if my doc may go for the Actiq instead. I have heard some good things about it, and want to see if it can help take the sharp pains away when they come.
I did try Oxycotin extended release and hated it. It really made me a zombie. It was the best for the pain, but non functional in life.
Hope I did not bore you .
Cheers,
California Chris
I noticed that it seems that from my opinion that 95% of the people on the board seem to be back patients. I however am not. I have a condition were my bones have and are dying. I have lost all cartilage in my ankles, knees, wrist. I have lesions all over my leg bones and arm bones. It has actually effected my back and caused some fractures and collapses (but the funny thing is, my back doesnt bother me even with the collapsed verts etc..). My rib cage is also thinned and my lung herniates through my rib cage when I cough. I am only 35, and have other things wrong as well. If you saw me however, you would never pick me out of a line up of 10 healthy 35 years olds. Except when I am not on my meds and I try to walk etc. I am not on a walker or crutches. I have to get two knee replacements, but they say they dont think they will take due to the bone death (no place to anchor the fakes).
Anyway, the reason I say all this is to sort of tell you what is working for me to allow me to funtion, walk, and even work p/t. I take 50mcg Duragesic Patch (changed every 48 hrs), and Percocet 10mg/325mg for b/t. I take 2 percs at a time 4 hrs apart. Some days I take 8 percs over a 16hr period and others I have taken none. I take other pills as well, but not for pain (like Fosomax, etc...)
I feel this is working pretty well except I really think the B/T meds are having less of an effect when I have the harder days at work etc.. I can take the 2 percs and still feel the pain. I am tempted to go to 2.5 percs, but I was hoping to see if my doc may go for the Actiq instead. I have heard some good things about it, and want to see if it can help take the sharp pains away when they come.
I did try Oxycotin extended release and hated it. It really made me a zombie. It was the best for the pain, but non functional in life.
Hope I did not bore you .
Cheers,
California Chris