My doc at the clinic said that if i took anything stronger that i would not be able to keep my CDL,commercial drivers licesne.I can understand that.
it was a strange thing,tuesday, monday i had a great day. a little pressure in my side. that evening it started hurting. i took my meds right. after 9 when it wasnt any better i took more hydrocodone and baclofen. at 12 when things were really stressed i laid there with my legs burning and calf feeling like it was going to bust and feet felt swoolen.i slept on and off for a couple of hours and i think that the lack of rest added to the stress and added to the pain. you know,,nerve things. so i didnt dare try and go out and use my legs,probably saved a family of 4 or something......arghhhh! i take ativan .5 mg 2 times a day neurontin 400 mg 3 times a day baclofen 20 mg 4 times a day hydrocodone 5/500 2 or 3 times a day. i realize that you and those that have been in this thing for a few years have delt with different dosses of these things,do you see anything i could do differently and be safe on the road? serroiusly, i am asking. John ----- Original Message ---- From: Janice Nichols <jan...@centurytel.net> To: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com>; transverse myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 5:56:33 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] another wonderful night John, Tell me/us your meds you take - for pain, spasms, etc. I hate that you would have a day/night like that. Your doc should be able to keep you fairly comfortable - not that we don't all have pain, but you should be able to take something strong enough that you do not have entire days/nights with no relief. Sorry to get on my soapbox, but that kind of constant pain needs to be addressed to your doc - like "in his face". Janice -------------------------------------------------- From: "john snodgrass" <jcs...@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:36 AM To: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: [TMIC] another wonderful night > happened again! > > had a fairly nice day,only a little pressure in my side. thought"this is > great,work all day literally pain free!" > > then after work we had a safety meeting. it started! > > legs on fire,banding-pinching pain in side,balls on bottom of right > foot,calf > feels like it's going to burst,disoriented! > > went home and it go so bad that i was on my bed literally shouting why why > why! > > up all night. > > hurting to bad to go to work. > > finally eased up a bit @ 10:00 am. > > back to normal pain. > > if there is such a thing! > > glad your here, > > the only people that know exactly what Im talking about. > > > > >