I saw my doctor again yesterday. I know, it seems as though I'm always seeing him lately. But when one is trying to establish one's therapeutic level of tightly-controlled pain meds, one must visit one's doctor frequently. This time, we're finally making progress, I think. Here's the scoop.
- After discussing various options, all of which I rejected for one reason or another, we realized that we weren't seeing the tree for the bushes.
- I am taking 2mg in the morning and 3mg in the evening of this controlled substance (the higher dose at night is to afford me the extra pain relief that I require during the night).
- We already know that the dosage I'm at is keeping me essentially pain free when I'm at home (as long as I stay off the exercise bicycle). So I needn't do anything on those days.
- The problem is when I have to make a trip into Ottawa or when I go out and about to run errands. On those days, because of the drive and the amount of walking, I end up in agony and it often takes me two days to recover.
- As a fibromyalgia sufferer, I always know which days I will be going anywhere because I have to pace myself very carefully. Whenever possible, I schedule my commitments to avoid making trips into Ottawa on two consecutive days.
- Solution? Since I always know which days I am going to be "doing things," I should take an additional 1mg capsule on that morning (putting the total dosage for that day at 6mg). Hopefully, that will head off the pain and allow me to go about my business for the day and I won't be any worse for wear. If this doesn't work, it will be back to the drawing board because 6mg per day is the maximum dose my doctor will allow.
So, here's hoping that this approach is the cat's meow and I will soon be enjoying relatively pain-free outings. As I've said previously in this blog, it is fabulous to have come this far but I want the whole enchilada!
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