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(Message started by: gore2424 on Nov 17^th, 2004, 12:29am)

Title: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by gore2424 on Nov 17^th, 2004, 12:29am

Hello all my name is Terry CH suffer for 18 years been chronic since Nov. 1999 my story as for the week starting Nov. 10th 2004 I havent been able to do anything but moan and groan and see things not there in my bedroom for over a week some of the nitemares i have seen i am going to try to block out most but i did see some very colorfull insides of nasty looking outside buildings now my story and i hope i dont bore ya just need to vent while i am still alive and have some witts intact i wear that pain patch durigesic 75 that i get from the VA well the guy i have to call when i am down to 4 patchs which i change every 72 hours forgot me :>( i was to change one on Nov 11th but no mail that day cause of VA DAY so i have gone a day or almost two without cjangeing the patch i can handle it ok just really anxeitions and hurt til patch kicks in i can use hair dryer to help kick start it sometime BUT PLEASE DONT DO IT I HAVE done it a few times too long and wook up in bathroom floor with hairdryer still going at least i had the sense to put toliet lid down and no standing water in sink or tub. now friday came no patches staurday came no patches so i waited til just yesterday monday (5 days no pain patch) and called the guy at the VA who orders my patches for me and he still had the note to get them ordered and said to me so he said he rush the order but today after 6 days of hell i finally went to ER and got an IV and a combo of 4 different meds into me i bet the stupid ER dr that it wouldnt even make me tired and i was right he said it should of knocked out a man twice my size i am down to 145LB now from 188.6 over almost two weeks ago so after i had meds in me for 20 minutes they unhooked IV cause i was getting pretty mouthy so i am home and hurt like hell worse thing is tomorrow when i get my patches they will be 3 times as strong as i should start back on so my Neuro said i should come to his office when i get them so he can put me into hospital to keep an eye on me which i will do good thing is my Wifey works that floor but she wont be my CNA they might have to float her to another unit but at lest i have some one to go outside and smoke with if DR says ok so sorry so long but i hope to be well enough to watch that last nascar race sunday and BTW this is what the ER's here give to me now instead of the 10 mg morpine which always worked with-in 10-15 minutes and lasted a good 6 hours they no longer give narcotics to anyone like me in the ER I personal think they think i am a druggy the bastards ok they put an iv in my hand and according to the Diamond Headache Clinics meds are #1 50mg benadryl-antihistamine to make me drowsy HA-HA #2 10mg reglen to prevent nausea ok #3 10mg decadron steroid to reduce swelling huh? what the F--- was going to swell when i hurt that much huh? and #4 2g ativan-sedative,reduce anxiety. This is the second time i have been to this west campus when i have been hurting badly from no patch for few days but i have never been this long without my patch one time i went to east campus ER because my dad was in hospital there for heart problems and they gave me into an IV in my hand #1 5mg diazapam(valium) for anxeity, #2 50mg benadryl to make me drowsy and #3 5mg Haldol depresses the hypothalamus aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no wonder i dont ever want to go back there that crap made me feel worse in the headache deptment. ok i am done for now any good vibes to me to help me get this damn CH back under control will be helpfull and i will post when i get my health back on track and i mean no disrepect to anyone in the service or currently working in the VA except for that on guy ok pfdan to all Terry

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by Mastifflvr28 on Nov 17^th, 2004, 12:43am

Big HUGE vibes going up to ya Gore!!!!
Mast

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by nani on Nov 17^th, 2004, 12:45am

That really sucks Terry. :( I hope you get some relief soon.

I do have a question for you... do they have punctuation in your language?

JK- really - I'm sending vibes and prayers...

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by Woobie on Nov 17^th, 2004, 12:46am

Hey Terry

hang in there - january's comin ...

ever think about getting OFF the patch Terry?

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by purpleydog on Nov 17^th, 2004, 7:42am

Terry, I'm sorry you're heaving such a hard time getting your meds through the VA. They can be mighty slow sometimes. Keep your chin up. This will pass. See you in Davenport. :)

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by sandie99 on Nov 17^th, 2004, 11:26am

I sorry to hear about the hard time you're having, Terry.
I keep my thumbs up that things will change for the better for you. Lots of vibes are on their way! :)
Keep on fighting!

Best wishes & PFdays,
sandie99

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by don on Nov 17^th, 2004, 11:33am

I gotta say you maintain a pretty healthy outlook considering you are in pain and detoxing from opiates. I would file a complaint about the order guy.

Kind of ironic that a vet is allowed to detox from opiates and endure pain because it Veterans Day and you cant get your meds.

Is the patch just for CH?

Hope you catch the NASCAR race there buddy.

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by Karla on Nov 17^th, 2004, 4:45pm

I am so sorry you had to go through all this stuffl Haladol was just mentioned as a crazy never again type of medicine. It is a antiphycotic I pray that you find relief soon.

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by gore2424 on Nov 18^th, 2004, 12:21am

Thank you all for the vibes still no pain patchs. It is now 11/17/04 11:15 pm and I have just gotten my last shot of 10mg morphine thanks to my neuro. He says that I wont need to be in hospital when I finally get my pain patches BUT to not be alone so someone can check on my breathing so that it doesnt get too shallow. My 18 year old son has already said he stay all day plus my best friend Dave will also be in my house at night because my wife works 3rd shift. I called the VA clinic which is only 15 minutes in the next town BUT no return call. I called the postal station where our mail comes from and they checked and even called our mail carrior on her cell phone BUT no meds. I finally called the VA hospital 55 miles away in Iowa City and the pharmacy nurse said they just got the DR order to fill it BUT heres the damn SOB F___KING shitty thing. They cannot send it out or even let me go get my meds til a carrier brings them the hard copy of the DR signature which I was told today maybe tomorrow or Friday. Ok enough typing need to go and try to get sleep without nightmares morphine kicking good head dull right eye no see too blurry. Thanks again all for vibes and letting me vent. I hope to see most of you all in my town in January. Terry
BTW i do the O2 thing too always have two full tanks at home and in January 2005 at DAVCON05 any one that needs it is welcome. Plus I do have extra unopened masks too lol. oh i almost forgot see nani i can write good sometimes Ü

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by nani on Nov 18^th, 2004, 12:58pm

Quote:

see nani i can write good sometimes

Sorry, hun...it's the teacher in me. My husband hid all the red pens and pencils in the house because I kept marking up the monitor while reading these posts! ;)

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by gore2424 on Nov 19^th, 2004, 8:13pm

Well everyone I finally am OK. After 8 days without my pain patch almost fully detoxed on my own I drove 110 miles round trip (without anyone knowing til i got back) to the VA Hospital and got my pain patchs and good news is I didnt feel any bad side effects when patch kicked in in 20 hours I feel just like I hadnt been without and I will never ever ever never will go thur that again I will order them well ahead of time and follow up every other day to make sure that the VA clinic guy in town dont mess up again. So thanks all for vibes and hope to see most of you all in Jan. 05
and to nani no problem teacher Ü pfdan to all Terry

Title: Re: near death part 1 thanks VA ya F---ks
Post by tink1805 on Nov 20^th, 2004, 1:37am

I am Dave,Terrys best friend. I read his post and I started shaking. I think the guy from the VA needs to be repremanded. If he were to actually see what Terry has gone through he might pick the plow up and act a little faster. The first time I actually saw the effects of a CH with Terry I just about lost it. He was curled up in a ball on his bed whimpering. I just about cryed. I guess some people just don't understand what CH sufferers go through. I am there for him any time he needs somone.