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From: Rick.Edwards@p0.f113.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Edwards)
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Subject: Previous Stance
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Date: 1 Feb 90 18:12:23 GMT
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[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

I have come to regret my previous stance on taking pain meds...

About 2 years ago, I heard there was going to be a release of some
medications to the OTC market...one of them named TYLENOL # 3

Waiting and waiting...no such development. SIGH...I then tired of
waiting, and went to verify what I had heard, wrote and called the
FDA, various pharmacies, and discovered no one knew nutten about
it...So apparently the individual had his facts wrong.

I'm seriously concidering moving to Mexico, where all this stuff,
and more is available legally without precription. I once was down
there and gobbled up about 2-3 dozen Talwins inside of a month.
It's about that time to pack it all up and move down there once
again, maybe to stay this time. Ah, truth be known, I hate it down
there, and what an excuse to go...sigh.

What can folks do in this situation? It's getting to me...had a
heart to heart convo with my doctor this evening, didn't have an
appointment, just showed up at his office, and told Genny (his
nurse) that I had to talk to somebody...she asked the doctor if he
could see me...He did. We yakked about 20-25 minutes, and he ended
up having the nurse give me 75 mg of Demerol and 25 mg of Vistaril,
and gave me a prescription for fifty 25 mg Elavil to take once a
day. I slept a lot after getting home, pain relief!! But that can't
be a habit...it is frustrating to want to help yourself and be
turned away due to lack of insurance (Have MEDICARE but won't cover
Pain Clinics) or money....

	     Feeling sorry for myself? Perhaps...perhaps I'm
	     frustrated,
I'm at a loss...feel sorta helpless and feeling not in control.

Tell me...what would YOU do....how do I handle this?

		     Thanks for listening.

				...Rick

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