My back is killing me - - it is absolutely killing me and i finally asked my ortho. surgeon who will be doing my surgeries in January for some pain medication. His PA called me back yesterday morning and when i explained to him just how much pain i was in he called he called in something to my pharmacy and to only take it "as needed." So when i picked it up, it was a 30-day Rx with no refills for Vicodin. Now, my surgery is 7 weeks away (49 days!) so how are 30-pills going to get me through until January 24th, especially when taken "only as needed"??
Before calling him, i was using left over Tylenol3 from my sinus surgery this past May. I work 3 days a week and don't take anything ever during the day whether i'm working or home with my 2 little kids...but around 5:30-6pm my back is absolutely screaming and burning in pain i am literally bend over and that is the time when i would take the medication. The Rx says 1 pill every 6 hours prn for pain. If i did take it as prescribed, that would only get me thru 1 week! WTH?!?! I don't know - - i realize they can't put refills on pain medications but they certainly can write for more than 30 considering my surgery is 49 days away. Even if he wanted me to call back for a refill, it makes me feel like i'm begging for some pain relief - - why couldn't they just give me enough to get me thru til my surgery? I'm so annoyed. So now i really have to ration them and in the meantime, i'm in a TON of pain...a TON...
Now Post-op pain, my surgeon said i'd have a PCU and a morphine drip directly into my spinal canal for the first few days. I remember having the pain pumps with my other 2 surgeries and it was great...instant pain relief for the most part...i think maybe i minimized just how much pain i am in right now and how FAR AWAY January 24th feels...
Before calling him, i was using left over Tylenol3 from my sinus surgery this past May. I work 3 days a week and don't take anything ever during the day whether i'm working or home with my 2 little kids...but around 5:30-6pm my back is absolutely screaming and burning in pain i am literally bend over and that is the time when i would take the medication. The Rx says 1 pill every 6 hours prn for pain. If i did take it as prescribed, that would only get me thru 1 week! WTH?!?! I don't know - - i realize they can't put refills on pain medications but they certainly can write for more than 30 considering my surgery is 49 days away. Even if he wanted me to call back for a refill, it makes me feel like i'm begging for some pain relief - - why couldn't they just give me enough to get me thru til my surgery? I'm so annoyed. So now i really have to ration them and in the meantime, i'm in a TON of pain...a TON...
Now Post-op pain, my surgeon said i'd have a PCU and a morphine drip directly into my spinal canal for the first few days. I remember having the pain pumps with my other 2 surgeries and it was great...instant pain relief for the most part...i think maybe i minimized just how much pain i am in right now and how FAR AWAY January 24th feels...
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