The Words Beneath My Fingertips

When I last wrote, I told you about being a Nucynta trial. Nucynta is also a narcotic, but it does not have the same side effects (supposedly) of oxycodone. When I was taking oxycodone, I was extremely constipated. It would make my body itch. I would scratch myself to sleep. It made me drowsy and nauseous. Nucynta was supposed to be better. It wasn't.  I had said that the 50mg trial did not work, so I was put on the 100mg pill. This worked better than the 50 mg, but it still did not truly take away my pain. I was also still constipated (and when I talk about constipation on here, I mean it's bad- I don't use the bathroom for weeks and I gain up to 6 pounds just from being...full and stuck). Despite all of this,  I was actually going to be ok with doing the 100mg, because some relief is better than none. But when I saw my pain doctor on January 4th, she was quite surprised even the 100mg Nucynta didn't work, so she wanted me to get off of it. FYI- it's easy for me t...

So it has been almost three months since my last post. I last left you in October when I started a new nerve pain regimen, Lyrica, to be taken every single day (as I did with the gabapentin) and I could increase the dose during pain spells to help with breakthrough pain after taking oxycodone. Lyrica is generally used for fibromyalgia. I'm sure you've heard of it, since it's advertised on TV all the time. Lyrica did not help my pain. Around mid November, my doctor put me on a new medication called Nortryptilene. This does not help. I will say that gabapentin, Lyrica and now nortryptilene help with ONE thing: the occasional neuropathy in my arm, which I believe is caused from a tumor in my hand bone (he is pictured in my 'meet my exterior tumors' tab). Yes, I call the tumor a 'he' because I have named him Handel. Yes, like the composer. ANYWAY, meanwhile my oxycodone was also increased. I was finally allowed to take 20 mg at a time 2x day (during my...