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Date Posted: 13:47:05 04/22/02 Mon
Author: Susie
Author Host/IP: bgp425870bgs.union01.nj.comcast.net / 68.36.197.75
Subject: Howdy Pahdner
In reply to: toosh 's message, "Rx's.....physician's....addiction......and thinking aloud!" on 13:35:41 04/22/02 Mon

Carol, thanks for this great reminder. Your points are well-taken and we do need to be reminded at times. I think your suggestion about trying a tylenol first is something that is so important. Every time I reach for the vicodin I stop myself and try the plain tylenol first and you know it does work so often.

I, too, have a jumble of feelings about "drug seeking" and the doctors who will not respond to a patient who is truly in need. I don't know the answer to this. But I hope that a patient will try the less harmful and addictive meds before they say to their doc that they need a narcotic. I think if they truly try first, they may be pleasantly surprised. And if it doesn't work, they can honestly tell their physicians.

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[> [> it's funny...... -- toosh, 13:51:45 04/22/02 Mon (dhcp024-209-033-060.neo.rr.com/24.209.33.60)

I would have NEVER admitted this "back then", but when I really and truly did have pain...after i got "clean" I realized for alot of the severe pain that Ibuprophen really did work better then the narcotics. I was a "Dr. shopper" for many years....I would say at one time I was going to a good TEN dr's and getting pain meds from all of them! another scary aspect to that, other than the obvious, is that if one is REALLY in pain....needs surgury or something, your tolerance is up so high that nothing works! Oy...the stories I could tell you! Thanks, Sus.....Carol


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[> [> [> I really do know how to spell "surgery", lol! *blush* -- toosh, 14:00:12 04/22/02 Mon (dhcp024-209-033-060.neo.rr.com/24.209.33.60)


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