25th August 2004
Hey Lisa...Congratulations on the 60 days !!! That is absolutlely fantastic,
you are truly and shall remain an inspiration for me...Although I am not
aware of your clinical hx..i.e. ulcers,etc..and I do understand your hesitation
about using opiates for dental post-op pain and rightfully so..Perhaps you
could ask your doctor/dentist about the following alternatives ( NSAIDS-
the cox 2s..such as celebrex ,vioxx much easier on the stomach as opposed
to the older NSAIDS..naproxen,ibuprofen,piroxicam,etc...and the cox 2s have
shown efficacy very similar to opiates...In addition, perhaps you
could ask your doctor/dentist about a "medrol dose pak"...altho it is a
corticosteroid ( hard on the stomach )...it is often used for post-op pain
as an alternative to opiates and as long as taken after food,etc (according to pak instructions it might be ok with your stomach )....another possible suggestion would be "ultracet"....37.5mg tramadol/acetaminophen tablet that also could be
used for the post-op/dental work as opposed to opiates...Make sure your
dentist/doctor is aware of your clinical hx such as ulcers,etc and ask the
doc about some of these alternatives if you are interested...This is very
common practice for the above meds to be used to control pain...as opposed
to opiates...In addition,depending on what type of ulcer you have...there
are meds you can take to prevent any problems from the cox2s and even
the older NSAIDS....just ask your dentist/doctor and hopefully he/she is
aware of these alternatives,pharmacology,pharmacokinetics,etc...Hope this
helps you...as I hear your hesitation and concern and there ARE alternatives
to opiates that will get you thru the post-op dental pain...just check with your doctor/dentist....I hope you find this post helpfull...I am sorry I am
so late in touching base with you on this issue...but I paged my own
Dr. tonight to get an emergency appt. tomorrow ASAP for my depression
I am currently fighting.....unfortunately I am personally losing the battle..
altho I AM happy to report I am 100 % clean...kicked all the opiates,benzos
and muscle relaxers...now if I could just kick this despair ,darkness that
surrounds,consumes me day and night....I care about ya Lisa and please
let me know if I can be of any further help in any capacity,etc...Again,
please accept my sincere congratulations on 60 days !!!...you have been
and shall remain an inspiration to me as many others here...
Love....Chris
you are truly and shall remain an inspiration for me...Although I am not
aware of your clinical hx..i.e. ulcers,etc..and I do understand your hesitation
about using opiates for dental post-op pain and rightfully so..Perhaps you
could ask your doctor/dentist about the following alternatives ( NSAIDS-
the cox 2s..such as celebrex ,vioxx much easier on the stomach as opposed
to the older NSAIDS..naproxen,ibuprofen,piroxicam,etc...and the cox 2s have
shown efficacy very similar to opiates...In addition, perhaps you
could ask your doctor/dentist about a "medrol dose pak"...altho it is a
corticosteroid ( hard on the stomach )...it is often used for post-op pain
as an alternative to opiates and as long as taken after food,etc (according to pak instructions it might be ok with your stomach )....another possible suggestion would be "ultracet"....37.5mg tramadol/acetaminophen tablet that also could be
used for the post-op/dental work as opposed to opiates...Make sure your
dentist/doctor is aware of your clinical hx such as ulcers,etc and ask the
doc about some of these alternatives if you are interested...This is very
common practice for the above meds to be used to control pain...as opposed
to opiates...In addition,depending on what type of ulcer you have...there
are meds you can take to prevent any problems from the cox2s and even
the older NSAIDS....just ask your dentist/doctor and hopefully he/she is
aware of these alternatives,pharmacology,pharmacokinetics,etc...Hope this
helps you...as I hear your hesitation and concern and there ARE alternatives
to opiates that will get you thru the post-op dental pain...just check with your doctor/dentist....I hope you find this post helpfull...I am sorry I am
so late in touching base with you on this issue...but I paged my own
Dr. tonight to get an emergency appt. tomorrow ASAP for my depression
I am currently fighting.....unfortunately I am personally losing the battle..
altho I AM happy to report I am 100 % clean...kicked all the opiates,benzos
and muscle relaxers...now if I could just kick this despair ,darkness that
surrounds,consumes me day and night....I care about ya Lisa and please
let me know if I can be of any further help in any capacity,etc...Again,
please accept my sincere congratulations on 60 days !!!...you have been
and shall remain an inspiration to me as many others here...
Love....Chris