Well, I'm very bummed to say that my pain has returned with a vengence, as with the vomiting.
Last Thursday I had almost 20ml of morphine, ( 7ml @ home, and 10ml @ the ER), and a Fentynl Patch on and I was still in pain. The ER Dr. let me go home after running close to every test in the book, except a CT scan, because he is afraid that I have a higher risk of getting cancer because the the numerous CT scans I have had in the past 6 months, so I had an ultrasound instead. Everything was clear, and no reason for the pain, other than the gastroparesis that I have and isn't curable.
I had a good weekend with no pain attacks, and for the first 2 days of this week, I was ok, but still in some pain... Until this afternoon, when I was hit with a full blown pain attack. I was shopping at Target with my mom and I was fine one minute, and the next I was doubled over in pain, and had to come home very quickly and take some morphine. Then tonight I started throwing up. So I took 1/4 of a tube feed, and have been on a heating pad all night.
I called my pain management Dr.'s office and got an appt. for tomorrow afternoon. I don't know what more he can do or give me since I am allergic to so many drugs. Fentynl comes in patch or IV form, as far as I know. The patch has some odd side effects, so I can't wear it for very long. I got it in IV form in May after I was put in the ICU for 1 weeks, before I got the feeding tube.
Please pray that the Dr. can figure out what to do. I don't want to spend Christmas in the hospital for pain relief, but will if necessary.
We are so glad that it is summer break. It seemed that we were really
looking forward to it this year. Both girls had a good year at Freedom
Prep. Ol...
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