I'm not alergic to my painkiller anymore!

[ThomCat]

:woohoo:

I just put on a pain patch. I was taking morphine pills, but I'm alergic to morphine, so I was taking heavy dozes of prescription antihistamine to keep from scratching myself apart.

No itchies with the patch! It's Fentanyl, not morphine! :woohoo:

And, I don't wake up in agony and have to crawl to the bottle any more. The patch works all night!

:bounce:

I can't tell you how wonderful this is. For anyone out there who cares, I had to share. :)

Now I only have to take the morphine (and antihistamine) for spikes in pain, and hopefully I'll be able to keep those under control.

[auntAgonist]

1. awesome!

I care and I'm glad you're getting some relief. :woohoo: indeed!


:hug:

aA
kesha

[ThomCat]

7. Thank you!

:hug:

I'm getting ready for bed and I realized that I'm actually going to sleep tonight. So I had to stop and post. :)

[malta blue]

2. I am so glad Thom!

:bounce::bounce:

This is terrific news!

[ThomCat]

12. Hi MB!

:hug:

It really is! It takes a bit more record keeping, but it's going to be worth it I think. :)

[malta blue]

17. do you have some smart phone, PDA, etc. that can help

you with the record keeping?

:hug:

[ThomCat]

20. I'm going low tech. I'm keeping a calendar booklet with me

that I can write in. :)

[VenusRising]

3. Thom, that's wonderful!!

I couldn't be happier for you if you'd won the lottery. :bounce::woohoo:
:hug::loveya:

[ThomCat]

15. Well, let's see about winning the lottery next.

:P

:hi:

:hug:

[Cabcere]

4. Hooray!!

:bounce: :bounce: That is wonderful news, Thom. :D I'm so glad the patch is working well for you! :hug:

[ThomCat]

18. Hi Cabcere!

:hug:

Thank you! I'm still watching for side effects and I'm always loopy when I change meds, but so far it's okay. :)

The worst so far is that I've been very thirsty but had no appetite for 2 days. Hopefully I'll eat regularly tomorrow. Then all will be well.

[Cabcere]

23. Sounds good so far!

:) Hope things continue in that vein. You certainly deserve it! :hug:

[BlueIris]

5. YAY for NO PAIN!!!

PAIN bites. I can't tell you how glad I was to find an effective, non-narcotic pain reliever for my menstrual pain three years ago. It's Aleve (Naproxen) for anyone who cares to know that. Nothing else really worked for me, besides Percocet, which was simply not suitable for monthly use.

[ThomCat]

22. Pain definitely bites.

:(

I'm very glad you found something non-narcotic that works for you. :hug:

So far only narcotic pain killers work well for me. The change to Fentanyl will be my 4th upgrade.

[LynzM]

6. Thom, that is awesome!!

I'm so glad for you to hear that!! :bounce: :D

[ThomCat]

24. It is totally awesome!

:7

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

8. That is great news man.

:) :toast:

[ThomCat]

25. Whoa!

I love what you did with your avatar and signature. Very cool! :)

:hi:

Thank you! I'm very happy to share some good news. :)

[lizziegrace]

9. What a relief

That's wonderful news sweetie! :hug:

[ThomCat]

26. I wonder what I'm going to be like once all the antihistamine

is out of my system? :)

I'm going to have to be a hell of a lot more careful about my other allergies now though. I won't have that buffer there to protect me.

[Connonym]

10. great news!

Doctors worry so much about addiction that the often neglect to adequately treat pain. I'm glad you're getting the relief you need.

[ThomCat]

27. My problem has always been taking too little painkiller

rather than too much. :(

I don't like taking any meds. But I'll take what I have to take. I've had the same pain management doctor for almost 10 years and he knows that, so he's good about giving me what I need. :)

[Dystopian]

11. Thank you for sharing the good news...

:hi:

Very happy to hear that you've found relief...itching is hell.
Sleep well tonight, Thom.
Sweet dreams...:hug:

peace~

[ThomCat]

28. Hi Dystopian! Sweet Dreams to you too!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear ThomCat!

That is awesome news!

You've had so many burdens, it's way past time for at least one of them to vanish!

I'm so happy for you, my dear friend!

:hug:

[ThomCat]

30. Thank you, Peggy!

:hug:

It's very, very nice to have a bit of relief. Having the itching just go away is bliss.

And when the antihistamines are out of my system and I am not taking any more... I'll be more awake and alert. :)

It's all good. :hug:

[TZ]

14. thats great Thom!

Its nice to hear something positive for you!

[ThomCat]

31. Now it's your turn for something good.

:hug:

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

16. Awesome!

:hug:

I wish I could be there to give you in-person hugs instead of just eHugs. :)

[ThomCat]

33. That would be wonderful!

:hug:

Same them up. We'll get those hugs together at some point. :)

[DarkTirade]

34. Hug storage is at full capacity.

Might have to transfer a few over to make-out storage. :*

:D

[lightningandsnow]

19. YAY!

That's awesome! Hope you're doing well. Also, I still have your phone number...shall I call you sometime? :D

[ThomCat]

35. Please do!

I'd love to talk to you! :hug:

But if I'm sleeping weird hours or not answering for some reason drop me a note too. I don't want to miss you!

[Ava]

21. yay! that's great news!

:woohoo:

:hug:

[ThomCat]

37. Hi Ava!

:hug: :hi:

[suninvited]

29. congratulations on finding some relief!!

:bounce:

[ThomCat]

38. Thank you!

Now I'm about to doze off. My meds are knocking me out. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. Got any leftovers?

:D



:hug:

[ThomCat]

39. Only leftover Hummus and Sprouts.

:9

:hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. That's just sick!

x(

[ghostsofgiants]

36. That's pretty awesome news!

:D

[ThomCat]

40. Yup! Now if only we could get some healthcare

that wasn't on the verge of disappearing. :(

But we can't have everything in the US. :P

[CreekDog]

42. I remember when you were talking about this last time

I'm so happy you found some relief! :hug:

[ThomCat]

49. :)

Thank you. :hug:

[Shakespeare]

43. Yay!!

I know it can be hard to find a painkiller that works well, even without allergy issues!

I'm really glad to hear you're getting some relief. :hi:

[ThomCat]

50. I slept well last night!

I'm well rested this morning! :7

Of course, now I have a hundred backlogged things to catch up on. :P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. why on earth wasn't the patch tried sooner?

I should have thought of it mayself! Good to hear that you have it under control with no adverse side effects :hug: :hi:

[ThomCat]

51. Pain management seems to be a very, very conservative field.

You don't move on to the next thing until you absolutely have to.

Our government is very, very paranoid about the use of painkillers. :(

[murielm99]

45. That is wonderful!

I understand about being allergic to morphine.

It is great to be able to take a pain medication that works. It will help you get some rest and heal more effectively.

[ThomCat]

52. Getting rest has always been a problem.

I'm always either sleeping too much or too little, and still not rested. Hopefully things will smooth out now somehow. :)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

46. Wonderful news ThomCat!!!

:hug: :hug: :loveya: :hug: :hug:

Here's to no spikes the Fentanyl can't handle. (hey, dream big) :D

:fistbump:

[ThomCat]

53. Today I'm going to have to combine the morphine and Fentanyl

for the first time. I am already having back spasms. :(

But hopefully this won't be an everyday thing.

:hug:

[Callalily]

47. Great news!

Glad to hear some positive news for a change, bet your ecstatic.

And good to see you!

:hug:

[ThomCat]

54. I Am.

Compulsive scratching is uncomfortable and embarrassing. It's very nice to leave that behind. :)

And it's very nice to know that when I go to sleep I don't have to take a pain pill immediately before going to bed in the hopes of maybe getting only 4 hours of really restful sleep.

:hug:

[Bossy Monkey]

48. Yaaaaaaaaay! Happy dance!

Wishing you no more need for morphine.:hug:

[ThomCat]

55. Oh, I wish that were true.

I'm going to need the morphine a bit today, unfortunately. But I'm definitely going to need a lot less morphine. I'm hoping I'll need it only once every few days.

:hug: