Comments on: Let’s just not make up data here

By: Susan / @WhyMommy

Susan / @WhyMommy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:37:12 +0000

I’m sorry I didn’t reply to each and every one of you – I have read and reread your lovely comments, and I really appreciate your support – being in the hospital is a tough time these days, and I totally agree – patients really need an advocate with them if they can.

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By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:44:34 +0000

Keep a small number of OxyContin pills somewhere in your personal stuff in case of emergency. I don’t know if they have you on them every twelve hours or 8 hours, the official schedule is 12 hours, but a lot of people find that doesn’t quite work, though most of them get pain not withdrawal, but withdrawal on a precise 12 hr schedule is not unheard of. A lot of hospitals will have an on call pain doc, even if it’s not really a specialist, they still should have someone they can get. I think you said you had seen a pain specialist, if possible have them and other doctors write you a note you can take with you places that says the schedule is important.

By: sutari

sutari — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:01:43 +0000

And if you can be that organized, take a PICTURE of every pill (both sides even) and have that on your schedule chart. That way you can tell at a glance if you have the RIGHT meds, as well as the right times for meds.

I know that whenever I pack up OTC stuff (Ibuprofen, Tylenol, whatever) in little travel containers I quickly realize that I have forgotten which is which… especially since we tend to buy CVS-brand generics.