Excruciating stomach pain
I just changed my avi (I think) and the place where my arm was broken and bolted back together is quite obvious in this pic. I ate a LOT of Vicodin and still have some nerve pain. It is thought that a screw has trapped something, somewhere. Ugh.
But, when the clock says "you are healed" no more pain meds. When one falls out of the sky, I still take it with PB or cheese.
I did take my arm to a pain mgt guy. He doesn't rx, but he shot it with phenol. I had utter peace and quiet from it (and got a lot more mobility) for 6 months, then poof, it came back to life. UGH.
Sadly, I now consider PB as medicinal, which takes all the fun out of using it for anything else. LOL
But, when the clock says "you are healed" no more pain meds. When one falls out of the sky, I still take it with PB or cheese.
I did take my arm to a pain mgt guy. He doesn't rx, but he shot it with phenol. I had utter peace and quiet from it (and got a lot more mobility) for 6 months, then poof, it came back to life. UGH.
Sadly, I now consider PB as medicinal, which takes all the fun out of using it for anything else. LOL
Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94
P.S. My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.
That does not sound fun at all. Is there anything that can be done about your arm?
At least the dental pain is temporary. Already, the pain is much less - I only took one pain med after the vicodan. The dentist gave me 16 oxycodone and I will have used one. But when the pain was bad, it was horrible. I'm just glad I dont need to take any more pain meds. I'll save the rest for some other awful time.
Unfortunately, what my husband calls "Jeane medicine" isn't oxycodone or vicodan... it is
ICE CREAM. It was a joke in our family. Jeane feels bad so maybe she needs Jeane medicine.
The local Dairy Cream knew us by name - they never asked for id if we wanted to cash a check.

That clearly is changing.
At least the dental pain is temporary. Already, the pain is much less - I only took one pain med after the vicodan. The dentist gave me 16 oxycodone and I will have used one. But when the pain was bad, it was horrible. I'm just glad I dont need to take any more pain meds. I'll save the rest for some other awful time.
Unfortunately, what my husband calls "Jeane medicine" isn't oxycodone or vicodan... it is
ICE CREAM. It was a joke in our family. Jeane feels bad so maybe she needs Jeane medicine.
The local Dairy Cream knew us by name - they never asked for id if we wanted to cash a check.

That clearly is changing.
OMG. Ice cream would give me pain that would rival the S O O pain, but milk pain lasts about 5 hrs vs the 15 minutes of terror (can't breathe) during a S O O spasm.
Um you keep the ice cream, I'll keep the pain meds for the days that I twist my arm or something.
My fix was in CA. My follow up was here, but once it appeared I was knitted back together, no point in going back. I did something to the other shoulder (no idea what!) and so now, 2 not right arms. I need this.
So, I'll try a local clinic. The one I followed with had seen me for misc in the 90's, but since I didn't get the same docs, no point in driving 12 miles when I can drive 2 mi, right?
Um you keep the ice cream, I'll keep the pain meds for the days that I twist my arm or something.
My fix was in CA. My follow up was here, but once it appeared I was knitted back together, no point in going back. I did something to the other shoulder (no idea what!) and so now, 2 not right arms. I need this.
So, I'll try a local clinic. The one I followed with had seen me for misc in the 90's, but since I didn't get the same docs, no point in driving 12 miles when I can drive 2 mi, right?
Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94
P.S. My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.