Feeling Sick AGAIN!

[asccbodypro]

Well just as I though I was jumping over a hurdle, I am back to being in bed sick again. I see the Dr. next week (Tuesday). I had always prepared myself for the pain but feeling sick to my stomach and slight headaches and fatigue are just not what I planned on. I know it's probably the meds but I am just so dam frustrated. OK, there's my pity party. Just had to vent a little bit. Hope the rest of you are well and for those of you recovering hope you recovering at the pace you want to be. Take care........

[JenniferG]

Susan, I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so bad. It's hard to feel you've stepped backwards again.

One of the things I first read on this forum was that the recovery is often two steps forward, one back. It sounds like this is what you're experiencing.

I had a queasy tummy for two months but I have been on probiotics, on the off-chance that perhaps the antibiotics given during surgery may have killed off all my good intestinal bacteria, and I must say, it has improved. Perhaps it was going to improve anyway, but it could be worth a try?

Hopefully others may have a similar story and come up with some good suggestions. Take care Susan!

[debbei]

Well just as I though I was jumping over a hurdle, I am back to being in bed sick again. I see the Dr. next week (Tuesday). I had always prepared myself for the pain but feeling sick to my stomach and slight headaches and fatigue are just not what I planned on. I know it's probably the meds but I am just so dam frustrated. OK, there's my pity party. Just had to vent a little bit. Hope the rest of you are well and for those of you recovering hope you recovering at the pace you want to be. Take care........

I"m sorry you're feeling bad again Susan. HOpefully this will pass quickly. You have every right to feel sorry for yourself.

[mauxi]

Susan,

I am sorry to hear that. Hope you move a step forward very soon.

Best,

[Fit Kit]

I'm having the same problems with the nuasea and and fatigue. I've actually stopped taking some of my meds (oxycontin) thinking that was the problem and I think that has helped some with the upset stomache. I understand how you feel because last week I felt I was progressing quite rapidly and this week I seem to be back stepping as far as the fatigue. Of course I may have done a bit more than I should of like riding in a car 4 of the 7 days last week. Ijust couldn't stay in the house a moment longer with out losing my mine!!:confused: Just wanted to let you know you're not alone.

[titaniumed]

I was at the 6 week mark and quit cold turkey due to what was happening. I built up a resistance to the Oxy, and the constipation and heartburn were killing me.

Coming off your "dependency" of opiates is tough. Make sure you keep a log of what is is your are taking and let your Dr know what you are doing. Cold turkey is a bitch, I wouldn't recommend it but eventually you should cut back. It also takes a while for the drugs to filter out of your body. I quit and started slamming nutrients.

The 6 week mark was a tough time for me. After I got past it, it was smooth sailing. Steady, slow, gradual improvement
Ed

[asccbodypro]

[QUOTE=Fit Kit;77967]I'm having the same problems with the nuasea and and fatigue. I've actually stopped taking some of my meds (oxycontin).... Of course I may have done a bit more than I should of like riding in a car 4 of the 7 days last week.

Kat: can't believe you stopped your oxycontin and have been out so much. No wonder you are so tired and aren't you in pain? I have been out twice. First time for the doc a week after I had been home and yesterday for my sons well baby check up with assistanace from my mother in law!

[Fit Kit]

[QUOTE=Fit Kit;77967]I'm having the same problems with the nuasea and and fatigue. I've actually stopped taking some of my meds (oxycontin).... Of course I may have done a bit more than I should of like riding in a car 4 of the 7 days last week.

Kat: can't believe you stopped your oxycontin and have been out so much. No wonder you are so tired and aren't you in pain? I have been out twice. First time for the doc a week after I had been home and yesterday for my sons well baby check up with assistanace from my mother in law!

My pain levels are improving quite rapidly compared to the posts here. I don't know why but I'll take it. I still take the hydrodone through out the day but have stopped the oxy all together. I was in some pain last week but not bad enough to keep me at home. This week my hubby went back to work so I havn't been out and about at all. :(

[peachrush7]

i was sick from the meds really really bad, and still have to make sure i take a stool softener with every pain pill i take, 6 months post op. my body just does not adjust to the side effects. some other things that really help are eating fiber one cereal every day (they have lots of different kinds that all taste pretty good, and even if you eat just a small bowl, it makes a difference) and all bran rolled fiber wafers are super yummy and help too. hope that's not too much information for you, but i know it's miserable what the meds do to your belly!!

[emwonderfull]

I was really sick all the time, I took phenergan everyday up to a week ago. About a week after I stopped the pain meds the nausea/fatigue went away. I was afraid to stop the pain meds becuase I thought it would hurt too bad. But it didn't. I switched to a muscle relaxer and tylenol or motrin. Now I don't take either. Expect to get violently ill a few days after I stopped the pain meds. I ended up in the ER dehydrated, it was awful. But now I'm drug free, pain free except after a 10hr day at the office.

Good luck!

[Pooka1]

Okay these stories are truly amazing.

I had no idea the pain meds were such a problem in terms of side effects and withdrawal.

The take-home message for me is I really, really, really hope my one daughter gets the surgery as a teenager and that her recovery is like her sister's. She is 36* - 40* at 14.5 y.o. at a Risser ~2.5 last it was determined and I don't see a surgery-free life for her at this point.

I am so sorry you guys have to go through all this stuff. :(

[debbei]

Okay these stories are truly amazing.

I had no idea the pain meds were such a problem in terms of side effects and withdrawal.

The take-home message for me is I really, really, really hope my one daughter gets the surgery as a teenager and that her recovery is like her sister's. She is 36* - 40* at 14.5 y.o. at a Risser ~2.5 last it was determined and I don't see a surgery-free life for her at this point.

I am so sorry you guys have to go through all this stuff. :(

Sharon,

I'm thinking that the side effects/withdrawls are more a problem for adults since generally, we are on the pain meds for a longer period. I was on for almost 3 months, and I struggled to get off the drugs with withdrawls for 3 weeks.

Hopefully your daughter won't need surgery for a long, long time, and by that time the surgical techniques are even better than we have now.

[JenniferG]

To be quite frank, for me, the withdrawals were worse than the surgery. I *coped* with the surgery, but the withdrawals really brought me down.

I don't know how you avoid becoming dependent, but my advice would be to ask your doctors about how/when to get off the drugs and if there is something that will ease the withdrawals, if they happen.

Be aware and beware, is my advice.:(

[Pooka1]

To be quite frank, for me, the withdrawals were worse than the surgery. I *coped* with the surgery, but the withdrawals really brought me down.

I don't know how you avoid becoming dependent, but my advice would be to ask your doctors about how/when to get off the drugs and if there is something that will ease the withdrawals, if they happen.

Be aware and beware, is my advice.:(

:eek: Okay now you scared me. :eek:

[debbei]

:eek: Okay now you scared me. :eek:

Sharon,
be aware, but not scared. I think the trick is to wean off very very slowly. I wish that at the end, I could have cut my pills in half, and that would have made it easier; however, my pills were capsules. The Dr.'s office could have prescribed something in a smaller dosage (something in pill form that could be cut) but didn't. If I had to do it again, that's what I'd do. SOmeone else told me they cut their pills in halfs, then quarters, then even eighths.

[LynnMarie74]

I agree w/Debbe....it is really important to get off of them slowly. While my surgeon may have seemed like a BIG OLE JERK for weaning me off early...as in 5 weeks/6 weeks...I now know and understand why. I did what they asked and lowered the amount I took at that time, one drug at a time. The nurse said if you are going to wean yourself off, do it one drug at a time. It seemed to work. Dont get me wrong...I still take a relaxer as needed at night to help me sleep..but thru out the day Im mainly just taking Tylonol Xtra strength. Im hoping I can continue down this path, but Im also aware that things could change. I wouldnt worry about your daughter. Youve been thru this before and know what do to. Kids snap back quicker that adults, like Debbe said, and wont need as much medication for as long as us older folk! ha ha ha! We arent old Debbe....we're just older than her daughter! lol :) You know what to watch for and you have the support of this forum as well. Things will be fine.

[JenniferG]

It was my slow release oxycontin I was dependent on. I'd cut out all my quick release weeks earlier. So I got my GP to prescribe smaller and smaller doses i.e. 20mg - 15mg - 10mg - 5mg. But still I suffered the withdrawals. Maybe I should have done it more slowly than I did, but in the absence of instructions, I thought I was being sensible. :confused:

[Singer]

I know that I could not have participated in the physical therapy and walking that I had to do in order to recover, had I not taken Oxycontin for several months. I withdrew from the stuff as gradually as I could. After I took my last pill, I braced myself for a rough ride but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be -- I just felt weird and uncomfortable, with no appetite and insomnia, for about three days.

I hope I never have to take Oxycontin again but I can't imagine going through that first year post-op again without it.