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@jackiet
Hi, I'm currently high tolerance but better than anything else I've tried and that's a lot. I'd sooner not be taking anything but the pain gets too much to ride out, they also help with sleeping.
I'm very interested in what you say about your digestive problems, could you elaborate?
I ask because I'm suffering chronic abdominal pain just now, had it almost 2 years. I'd been off opiates for a good while when it kicked off and had left it for weeks thinking it would just pass before going to the doctor.
He sent me to urgent treatment at the hospital and they found I had very high blood sugar which was a total shock to me as I've never been overweight and was (until the sciatica) a physically active person. So I have Type 2 diabetes, last blood test showed sugar was down but still above normal. I take Metrformin for to help with that.
My CAT and Ultrasound scans showed nothing apart from compression in lower spine, thats obviously the sciatica problem and I'd already had one for that years ago but this abdominal thing is a mystery.
My doc referred me to a Gastroenterologist twice and I've been knocked back twice due to them not finding anything obvious in the scans. I'm on my second stage complaint to the hospital. I had to crawl out of an MRI because I got claustrophobic and I'm currently waiting to see if they will let me have one sedated.
It's shifted from side to side over time, felt like being cut or burning now its a dull constant ache right in the middle. Skin is also very sensitive. I'm on Zomorph now for that pain as well as sciatica but like I said I'd had started before taking them.
Doc says it's just the diabetes effects, age, constipation with the tablets etc. At a total loss as to what's wrong with me. Had all the usual blood tests, nothing showed up.
This is driving me up the wall. I watch my sugar intake, keep well hydrated, tried all sorts of diet changes, nothing works.
Sorry for ranting on, just wanted to give you a clear picture and see if you had similar.
What is/was your experience with stomach probs?
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@jason321 Hi Jason..... I'll try to explain my situation as best I can, but I'm a little confused about yours. I think you say that you started experiencing abdominal pain after you had been off opiates. If that's what you said your issue might differ from mine, as my abdominal problems happened while on opiates.
A suggestion--Did you know there are open MRI machines for people with claustrophobia? I don't know where you live, but you can find them in Buffalo and in the Southern California area.
I wonder--Wouldn't a G.I. doc recommend having a colonoscopy? Can't a colonoscopy detect causes of abdominal problems?
My situation seems far simpler. For starters, I am very elderly and have had digestive problems all my life--IBS, GERD, low tolerance for dairy and sometimes gluten, etc. I started on opiates about two years ago I think, for the pain in my lower back caused mainly by arthritis and disc degeneration. At the beginning, on low doses, I didn't notice anything worse than usual. It was only when I was on 30 or more mg of Percocet a day that I started having severe G.I. problems, not constipation exactly, just stomach cramps, sometimes really sharp, every damn morning. Much time spent in the bathroom.
I have titrated down to 15 mg Percocet a day and I am starting to feel much better. That's about it!
You do know that Zomorph causes abdominal pain.
Sorry I can't be of more help.