- Twitching with meds? 24th February 2007
... I was prescribe demerol 100 mg, lyrica which I will start next week and prozac10mg ... this before and also has anyone found relief from demerol , it is not helping the pain....
... or is it more like a jerking motion. I'm on 100 mg demerol every four hours too and I have noticed that my limbs ... waiting to fall asleep. As far as pain relief goes, the demerol is helping more than the percocet or darvocet that ... 20 miles. I couldn't wait to get home and take the demerol . The surgeon wanted to doulbe my dose of lyrica but...
- Will Pain Every Go Away 23rd February 2007
... Wednesday And She Ordered Some New Pain Meds, Now I Am On Demerol 100mg 4 Times A Day And I Am Weaning Off Of The Neurontin ... Real Bad At Times. It Is Funny Because Even With This Demerol I Am Still Miserable. I Did Ask Her For A Second Opion...
... someone else said we have to be our own advocates. Demerol makes me puke. Percocet made me more pain free but...
... medicines affect each individual totally different. Demerol works well pain wise for me but I can't sleep when...
... intially, but not anymore, so that leaves me with the demerol . Well, anyway i am so thankful for you all! Have a...
- Hospital nurse just called... 23rd February 2007
... there was nothing there. Now I know that 100 mg of demerol is a strong dose of narcotics, I'm just wondering...
- emergency discectomy Wednesday Feb.28th... 21st February 2007
... why you hurt so much." He changed my pain med to demerol 50mg- 1 or 2 every four hours. They also told me...
- PLIF L4-5 12/14/06 auto accident 01/31/07 19th February 2007
... see anything broken, he sent me home with an Rx for demerol and valium. The demerol does not touch the pain....
- Had emergency surgery Sunday! 17th February 2007
... everyone! The horrible med was either Morphine or Demerol . I have had Demerol in the past with no such reaction...
- 2yr Herniated disc, last hope surgery 8th February 2007
... motrin, none of it is touching me, they wont give me demerol or toradol, nothing, just stretch and do minimal exercise...
- MRI results and your opinion please 29th January 2007
... taken raflen (NSAID), flexeril, vicodin, percocet, and demerol for pain management.
I pray that you may soon find...
- medecine for pain? 12th November 2006
... past. I broke my back years ago and they had me on demerol and it did the same thing, then it turned into a full...
- Question about pain med 30th October 2006
... ago I had a breast augmentation and the dr gave me demerol , took it twice and again made me pukey and tired,...
- Discgram October 12th 11th October 2006
... yesterday, my doctor gave me an injection of phenagran and demerol before I left and a valium, I slept till this morning...
- No Evidence of fusion after 8 months. 13th August 2006
... I will research it and continue with my Avinza and Demerol .
If I found a senior surgeon who had done a lot...
- Discogram scheduled Aug 11th 2006 3rd August 2006
... years ago. After the discogram, they gave me 30mg of demerol which was a joke. I actually hurt worse now than when...
- Question concerning recent back/hip pain.. 22nd July 2006
... take 180mg of morphine a day. And up to 150mg of demerol .
I hope and pray yours never gets this bad. ...
- Stenosis Surgery 26th June 2006
... because it causes so much confusion. (The med was Demerol ) The reason I mention the confusion is this.... When...
- myelogram 29th May 2006
... was given IV versad the both times along with some demerol . They place a needle filled with lidocaine into ... hospital.The versad really helps. i don't know if the demerol is really necessary, but oh well.
It really is not...
- In trouble and don't know what to do next. 5th May 2006
... and found it pretty medieval, lol. They did give me demerol during mine, but it was still unpleasant. Still, every...
- lumbar fusion 5/4/06 30th April 2006
... well. Though my surgeon was reluctant, I was given demerol , which has always worked well for me. Doc was afraid ... wanted to try delaudid(? sp) but I asked to try the demerol in a pump first. First few days were rough but I ... was up 2xs and took about 6-7 steps each time. The demerol worked just fine as I thought it would. I was off...
- in pain and need advice 23rd March 2006
... pain again. The pain is really bad. I had to take a Demerol pill about 20 mins. ago. I started driving again today...
- HELP PLEASE!!! ***AN EMERGENCY*** I'm going into the hospital in 2 hours!!! 13th February 2006
... the hospital so they stopped it and started me on Demerol . Don't know if that is a possibility for you or not...
- Two weeks post-op...had to go to ER yesterday 28th November 2005
... too much, so they put in an IV and shot me full of Demerol and Valium, which really helped that knot on my back...
- One week post-op for L5-S1 fusion...New problem 21st November 2005
... dehydrated so they put in an IV and gave me fluids, Demerol (3 shots the whole time I was there!), and also injectible...
- 3 days post-op for L5-S1 Fusion...need advice 17th November 2005
... PCA but it made me too nauseous so they put me on a demerol PCA which was much better but i was also constipated...
- Myelogram is scheduled, what to expect? 6th November 2005
... regardless of their procedure.
I had 2 shots of demerol in the hours after the procedure, but that was more...
- Thoracic Back pain 15th August 2005
... The only thing that ever masked ALL the pain was the demerol PCA in the hospital the 4 days after surgery. I'm...
- neck problems causing headaches? 20th July 2005
... they could do for me was knock me out with shots of demerol when they were so severe. As a matter of fact the...
- nerve block at emergency room? 1st July 2005
... All they would do for me was give me an injection of Demerol and send me home. No Prescription, nothing. They want...
- Radicular Pain & Topamax? 28th June 2005
... information.
I went to see my Family Doc today, he gave me Demerol for pain and told me not to take the Topamax, My Surgeon...
... Infection so my Family Doc told me I could not begin the Demerol until it passed, ugggg.
The good news is, as of Tuesday...
... just testing him :D ), He told me not to take the Demerol from the family Doc cause it is highly addictive and...
... pinched nerve. So I went to my Fam Doc, he gave me Demerol for the pain and just happened to allow a Doctor from...
- Question about a myelogram 23rd June 2005
... I had a mylegram a week ago and was given a demerol tablet prior to the procedure. The procedure was a...
- whats the diffrence b/w a regular sterioid epidural injection in the lumbar and a... 18th June 2005
... nurses fault, she did not get the IV in a vein and the Demerol they used went under the skin and didn't work, HOWEVER...
- Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steriod Injections 18th June 2005
... HI!
I went to see my Family Doc today, he gave me Demerol for pain and told me not to take the Topamax, My Surgeon...
- SI joint block injection today 12th May 2005
... patches, no go. Opiates don't work for me either. Demerol worked, once. Versad worked, once. I have not found...
- Tomorrow is my surgery day 10th May 2005
... surgery back in June 04... they gave me a shot of Demerol (sp?) in my IV at first for pain... then they gave...
- Myleogram information 13th April 2005
... see with just a regular MRI or Catscan. I had two demerol , one before going in, and one after, they let me take...
- Concerned, in pain & depressed 12th April 2005
... my PCP's phone number and told her the lortab and demerol aren't helping me, curious to see if they even bother...
... I remember in the hospital they yanked me off I.V. demerol the second morning after surgery.......and how I went...
- ?? for all who have had back surgery 11th April 2005
... I screamed at the nurse I had told my doc I wanted demerol for my pain and she must have called really quick...
- SMOKING and FUSION 7th April 2005
... neck pounded so hard. I took a lortab 10 at 9, a demerol at 11pm, and 2 tylenol at 2am, and a headache pill...
- 5 weeks Post L4-5 STILL CAN"T SIT 4th April 2005
... table as they moved it up and down, gosh, even with demerol I was in so much pain. I was fine once I got done...
- For those who have had a 360 3rd April 2005
... bears down, and I get horrible muscle spasms. I take demerol and soma now. Sounds like you are doing really great...
- PM called today & told me never to return!? 30th March 2005
... me the correct pain meds for my back and OFFERED me Demerol ? So I know all I have to do is call him.
By the way...
... giving me the correct pain meds for my back and me Demerol ? So I know all I have to do is call him.
By the way...
- EMG Anyone???? 28th March 2005
... and then at the end you were lucky to get a shot of demerol before sending you on your way. It was a torture test...
- Degenerative Discs & Pain Management 21st March 2005
... some major complaining. I have a prescription for demerol , but I rarely use it because all it does is give me...
- Do the Spasms EVER stop?? 21st March 2005
... pain, he will be happy to write a script for me for Demerol . And if there is a Muscle Relaxer I want to try, for...
- Severe pain after ESI 9th March 2005
... sometimes goes with it but I hurt really bad. Took 2 demerol and didnt even touch the pain. Has any body had this...
... sometimes goes with it but I hurt really bad. Took 2 demerol and didnt even touch the pain. Has any body had this...
- Success Stories needed everyone! 7th March 2005
... about the pain. But it was not more than I expected. Demerol pump worked but after 24 hours made me sick. I could...
- Discogram tomorrow 10am -- What to do? 25th January 2005
... bawling, and didn't stop until my first injection on demerol . I was told it was no big deal, but for me it sucked ... to move my lower body until after my FOURTH inj of demerol . It may be totally different for you though, all...
... the same as everyone else's. But when the versed and Demerol did not take the pain away, I was given Morphine by...
- Postpone Surgery?? 25th January 2005
... nothing has worked, so he did raise me to 50mg of Demerol and took me off PM's Norco. WHICH I am not telling...
... med?
What my family Doctor did today was give me Demerol instead, because all he had to do was poke here and ... an achy back all night.
So he decided I needed the Demerol for pain and PM is way too causious (sp?).
Stardust...
... for you and only for a month. Be careful with the demerol , research it first. There is a guy on the pain management ... I remember reading one of his post where he said Demerol is not typically prescribed for long term use because...
... and turn a simple surgery into a nightmare.
The Demerol is on an "as needed" basis. Knowing me, after one...
... still from everyone pushing on my Lumbar area, but the Demerol is working better than anything has so far.
Stardust...
- tear in disc question 23rd January 2005
... My Diskogram caused pain so severe, that after the Demerol and all the Versed, they finally gave me an injection...
- I'm sleepy! 23rd January 2005
... hand right now:
Oxycontin
Percocet
Lortab
Valium
Demerol
Phenergan
Elavil
Cymbalta
Trazodone
Neurontin...
... hand right now:
Oxycontin
Percocet
Lortab
Valium
Demerol
Phenergan
Elavil
Cymbalta
Trazodone
Neurontin...
- Big Mistake!! 19th January 2005
... pain meds in the hospital are stronger (MORPHINE, DEMEROL , etc...) until you can be worked down to oral pain ... as needed up until the surgery. I am allergeric to Demerol , but the morphin and Versed knock me out just fine...
- slipped on ice 17th January 2005
... back to the doctor's today and she put me on soma and demerol . I can't sit or stand for a long period of time and...
- Diskogram question 15th January 2005
... pain, it was the same. They quickly put versed and Demerol in my IV line. Where I went I had to stay in recovery...
- Sweet tooth 13th January 2005
... completely know what your saying. Morphine, Versed and Demerol don't work for me either, but I finally found an anesthesia...
... worked the first time that I had it.
I wish that Demerol worked for me. Everyone that I know names that as...
... from the other drugs.
After awhile You should notice Demerol working again. among other drugs.
Let me know how...
- What is a discogram? 10th January 2005
... a infant and only felt decent when a hundred mg of Demerol was given. IT SUCKED. I made it through though. OMG...
- Advice?? I goofed up and hurt! 10th January 2005
... went away from the surgery IV-- and I am allergic to demerol , and I don't want to be a wuss if its just a pulled...
- Yet ANOTHER epidural?! 6th January 2005
... doctor who did my discogram (I got only a shot of Demerol before-hand, and that was plenty enough as it turned...
- L5-S1 Fusion first thought.. 5th January 2005
... 2 am....finally the doctor had them disconnect my Demerol IV PCA Pump...and when my BP started to rise...I began...
- first time sciatic sufferer 29th December 2004
... hospital before the surgery I was given a shot of demerol which did nothing, and then put on a Morphine drip ... horrible pain. Predizone was not helping at all. Shot of Demerol did not help in ER so they sent me directly to my...
- it hurts! 27th December 2004
... the ER. WC paid for it. He was given two shots of Demerol and sent home but we felt much better having gone...
- down and dirty about the pain 26th December 2004
... The morphine pump worked well. I am allergic to Demerol , so it was morphine only, then I was off morphine...
- some thoughts 26th December 2004
... don't know why...but susupect the anesthesia and the demerol pump....Go figure! :)
In comparison to what I...
- I'm BAAAAAAAACK! 22nd December 2004
... pump but it did not a darn thing. So, I requested Demerol , which helps, but has a short life for pain relief ... percocet and muscle relaxers plus a few other meds (the demerol was IV). I could barely move myself and no position ... off atleast an hour before I could have more. The demerol was about worthless-all it would do is knock me out ... different concoctions to get the right type of med: demerol , valium with percs, percs and benadryl etc... One...
- Epidural using fluoroscopy 21st December 2004
... had a ESI last week. I forget which day. He gave me Demerol and Vesad, first, in the arm, to relax and kill the...
- Home and feeling pretty good 21st December 2004
... private room. Woke up on Morphine pump (allergic to demerol ) in not too bad of pain. Could move my legs only...
- Back spasms after lumbar fusion surgery 20th December 2004
... Diskogram(a different Hospital)they gave me Versed, Demerol and more Versed and more demerol, nothing (before...
- I've had ENOUGH opinions!! 19th December 2004
... baby :) and got into the recliner and grabbed the Demerol , an hour later I was still hurting and went to bed ... again, being locked up and in pain, so I just took 1 Demerol first to see if 1 will help instead of 2.
But all...
- SI ESI today 18th December 2004
... went for a walk. I was still kind of numb from the Demerol . Can you believe that they gave Demeral with the ESI ... strangely. After the morphine fiasco I was afraid of the Demerol but did it anyway. I didn't get to sleep until five...
- allergic reaction to meds 11th December 2004
... was a scary experience. He was knocked out from the Demerol that they gave him at the hospital. I was just not...
- update on my husband's neck fusion 11th December 2004
... placement looked good. They gave him two shots of Demerol and sent him home. He is now sleeping.
I asked...
- I had my surgery Friday! 11th December 2004
... pressure crashed during and after surgery...I had a demerol PCA pump, this morning at 2am when they checked my ... the surgeon and he told them to take me off of the demerol pump and put me on oral pain meds....That seemed to...
... like I did....They think mine was because of the PCA demerol ....Once I was off that, I was fine.....
I was up...
- Discogram - actually wasn't too bad! 9th December 2004
... imaging tests).
Anyway, they gave me a shot of demerol before-hand, and local anesthetic, and that was the...
... Demerol is definately a pain medicine and can definately alter...
- Discogram yesterday! 9th December 2004
... time, I had to get 100mg (four injections of 25mg) of demerol before the pain was under control enough for me to...
... baby :) and got into the recliner and grabbed the Demerol , an hour later I was still hurting and went to bed ... again, being locked up and in pain, so I just took 1 Demerol first to see if 1 will help instead of 2.
But all...
- update:put off ESI 7th December 2004
... tried pretty much all pain meds, including a shot of Demerol , and nada, nothing, they just made me sick, so I quit...
- Diskogram & Pain Meds, HELP! grrrrrrrrr 29th November 2004
... an ER all they could do was give me an injection of Demerol and a muscle relaxer that never worked.
ER's are...
... low back flat to even get past the pain. Then, I got Demerol , four doses of 25mg. Finally, that helped.
I got...
... morning.
I was surprised my PM wrote my script for Demerol 50mg, 1 every 6 hours, and she let me have 30 of them...
... baby :) and got into the recliner and grabbed the Demerol , an hour later I was still hurting and went to bed ... again, being locked up and in pain, so I just took 1 Demerol first to see if 1 will help instead of 2.
But all...
- Discogram - Your experiences? 19th November 2004
... crying so hard. I didn't stop until the second dose of Demerol . I was given four doses. Talk to the nurse, that...
... but that's when you ask for the shot of Fentenyl or Demerol ..or whatever.. It'll be okay after that. You just...
... A 15!!! " on a scale of 0-10. It took 100 mg of Demerol to kick my pain to where I could put my knees down...
