A Different Path Part 12
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A Different Path Part 12
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Kathy I’m so glad the meds to got there! It’s so important for your doctors and nurses to be up on your pain level.
And I’m also super glad that you slept well because it is so important. Looking forward to you posting a pic if you can of your finished Christmas tree this coming weekend.
Hello, and big hugs to everyone here… 👨*👩*👧*👦
And I’m also super glad that you slept well because it is so important. Looking forward to you posting a pic if you can of your finished Christmas tree this coming weekend.
Hello, and big hugs to everyone here… 👨*👩*👧*👦
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I just got a call back from my nurse. The doctor has approved increasing my dilaudid dosage to 4 mg every 3 hours as needed for pain.
I’m glad.
I don’t need it constantly—but when I do need a painkiller, it’s nice to know it will work!
I need to make sure I take it on a full stomach, because other oral opioids cause me severe pain in the center of my stomach (codeine and liquid morphine).
I’m not at all worried about opioid addiction. Opioids in large doses give me horrible nightmares, so I will be sure to use them sparingly and only as needed.
Another drug I’ve been legitimately prescribed but am a bit more worried about potentially abusing is a benzodiazepine, Ativan. My legitimate use for it is to control breakthrough nausea—but I ‘ve also been told I can use my small dosage (.5 mg) for sleeping, which is what I LOVE it for.
Ordinarily if I suffer from insomnia I will use Trazadone, prescribed by my psychiatrist, which is a mild antidepressant commonly used off-label as a sleep aid.
But the quality and speed of the sleep from the Ativan make me tempted to pop that every night.
NEVER would I want to be that foolish, so I limit it to twice a week for sleep and as needed (hardly ever) for nausea.
Funny that even though it looks more and more like I’m a short-timer, I am still hyper-vigilant not to slip into any kind of addiction.
That’s encouraging.
I’m glad.
I don’t need it constantly—but when I do need a painkiller, it’s nice to know it will work!
I need to make sure I take it on a full stomach, because other oral opioids cause me severe pain in the center of my stomach (codeine and liquid morphine).
I’m not at all worried about opioid addiction. Opioids in large doses give me horrible nightmares, so I will be sure to use them sparingly and only as needed.
Another drug I’ve been legitimately prescribed but am a bit more worried about potentially abusing is a benzodiazepine, Ativan. My legitimate use for it is to control breakthrough nausea—but I ‘ve also been told I can use my small dosage (.5 mg) for sleeping, which is what I LOVE it for.
Ordinarily if I suffer from insomnia I will use Trazadone, prescribed by my psychiatrist, which is a mild antidepressant commonly used off-label as a sleep aid.
But the quality and speed of the sleep from the Ativan make me tempted to pop that every night.
NEVER would I want to be that foolish, so I limit it to twice a week for sleep and as needed (hardly ever) for nausea.
Funny that even though it looks more and more like I’m a short-timer, I am still hyper-vigilant not to slip into any kind of addiction.
That’s encouraging.
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I am so glad they are upping the pain meds as needed for you love. 
And I understand your fears re the Ativan....I have had my own problems with Valium so I feel I understand.....I think your plan sounds wise.....and I know you: if you find yourself leaning towards an Ativan every night, you will discuss it with your husband and doctor and us.... s
And I understand your fears re the Ativan....I have had my own problems with Valium so I feel I understand.....I think your plan sounds wise.....and I know you: if you find yourself leaning towards an Ativan every night, you will discuss it with your husband and doctor and us....
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I have gotten into a charming book by Fannie Flagg called Can't Wait To Get to Heaven. It's about an old Missouri lady who climbs a tree to harvest some figs, disturbs a wasps' nest, gets stung 17 times, goes into anaphylactic shock, has a heart attack, thennfalls off the ladder and dies. The book tells of how her friends and neighbors in the town react.
It also tells of what she discovers in the afterlife.
The book is guaranteed to make you smile!
It took me a few chapters to get into it, but now that she's dead I'm glad I persevered. It's proving to be a most delightful read.
It also tells of what she discovers in the afterlife.
The book is guaranteed to make you smile!
It took me a few chapters to get into it, but now that she's dead I'm glad I persevered. It's proving to be a most delightful read.
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I am glad that you have medication for the pain and for sleep, Kathy. You are diligently using both wisely, and I am sure they are much needed, so glad you are not beating yourself up with this.
Okay, I wanted to bring some joy to the new thread (thank you dear Dee), and I came across this magnificent piece, it is so touching, it made me cry but it's wonderful and I brought it anyway. These blessed children are singing their hearts out and doing a wonderful job...they may have their challenges but they are magnificent and delightful and far more talented than I am.
A Christmas version of "Hallelujah"...perhaps my favourite version yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmx--WjeN7o
Okay, I wanted to bring some joy to the new thread (thank you dear Dee), and I came across this magnificent piece, it is so touching, it made me cry but it's wonderful and I brought it anyway. These blessed children are singing their hearts out and doing a wonderful job...they may have their challenges but they are magnificent and delightful and far more talented than I am.
A Christmas version of "Hallelujah"...perhaps my favourite version yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmx--WjeN7o
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