On Jan 15, 2013 10:11 PM phyllischarles wrote:
my husband just started taking double the amount of decadron but they didnt double the amount of pepcid that he takes. Will call on this tomorrow. But in the mean time what is anyone out there taking for pain? Vicodin makes him too whoozie. Any suggestions on what may work for pain?
Thanking you in advance
Hi Phyliss,
I've been following your threads. I'm sorry to hear of Charles' recurrence.
Beginning in mid May I began noticing a sharp pain in my left thigh, which migrated up to my left asscheek and hip; I thought perhaps I had pulled something o the treadmill. It was X-rayed and I was told it was arthritis, probably something I'd have to live with. C'est la vie.
However, as the Temodar wore off so has the pain. I was using hydrocodon-acetaminophen, basically amped-up Tylenol. I'd take one in the morning, and one before going to bed. Stopped doing that some time ago. I had a refill prescription and so far it's just sitting on the shelf. I feel fortunate; there's a caregiver I've been in contact with whose husband needed four of those just to get his day started.
I've used Vicodin a few times, once when I broke my left elbow in a free for all, and another time for kidney stones. The vics didn't do a thing for me; I'm one of those people who seem to be more resistant to drugs than others -- so I passed along the unused meds to someone who didn't have any medical insurance. You could try the hydrocodon and see how he does. You'll need a prescripton for it, though.