[thunderbear]

Wondering if any one else has this. Yesterday I fell in my yard got a stress fracture in my hip and sprained my ankle and tore an adominal muscel. Doctor put me on 48 hours of bed rest, pain meds and muscel relaxers. Well I just took a pain med and muscel relaxer. Now I am worried almost sick bcause I just took them. I read and read the info on both to make sure there are no nsaids or asprin in them. I know thats probly normal but I have been taking the muscel relaxer off and on for almost 2 years. And I have been on the pain med off and on for longer considering I was addicted to them. But I still am so scared. I laid the pain pill down on my deask to get some Sprite to take it with and it got a little wet so a spot on it looked powdery. I am freaking out about that. I know I sound like a broken record on this but I can't help it. Mabye I need reassurence. I don't know. I had a bad night anyway. Kept having nightmares cause of the stupid pain medicine they gave me in the ER. That and the pain kept me up and down all night. And I got up this morning and done a big no no I drank 3 cups of coffee. I know better than to not drink more than 2. now I'm jittery nervouse and no paniky as hell becaue of this stupid medicine. And I have worried so mch that my stomach is hurting I feel sick. Ugh I hate this. Why can't I just be normal, whatever that is

[perpetuallysad]

Oh thunderbear. I am sorry to hear of your fall. That has to be painful. I realize you have had addiction problems in the past, but if you can keep the perspective that you need this medicine right now, you are in true pain, then maybe it will be easier to accept. Taking it when it is prescribed and how it is prescribed isn't abusing it. You don't need to suffer needlessly. Also, I read the hell out of those stupid pamphlets and make myself nuts worrying. And the pill getting wet won't hurt anything. I imagine it was a lortab or something similar? They are made to dissolve immediately, so it was going to dissolve in your stomach anyhow. I think you are going to be ok. Oh ya, and I've found when I ever take pain meds, it actually makes me more paranoid, so maybe that in itself is affecting you and making you worry more? I hope you feel better soon.

[thunderbear]

Originally Posted by perpetuallysad

Oh thunderbear. I am sorry to hear of your fall. That has to be painful. I realize you have had addiction problems in the past, but if you can keep the perspective that you need this medicine right now, you are in true pain, then maybe it will be easier to accept. Taking it when it is prescribed and how it is prescribed isn't abusing it. You don't need to suffer needlessly. Also, I read the hell out of those stupid pamphlets and make myself nuts worrying. And the pill getting wet won't hurt anything. I imagine it was a lortab or something similar? They are made to dissolve immediately, so it was going to dissolve in your stomach anyhow. I think you are going to be ok. Oh ya, and I've found when I ever take pain meds, it actually makes me more paranoid, so maybe that in itself is affecting you and making you worry more? I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you perpetuallysad Yeah it is painful. My husband knows about my addiction so he keeps my meds up for me. The doc put me on Vicodin 10/500 mgs. I don't know why i am so scared of medicine. I think it has to do with when I was 13-14 ys old, I had a life threaening reaction to Excederin Migraine. It has asprin naproxen and acetaminiphin in it. And I had an anaphlactic reaction to the asprin in it. Mabye that traumatized me a little when it comes to medicine. It does'nt help that the pain med is blue just like the excedrin was. I'm better now. About 30 minutes after taking it, I calmed down. I think it kicked in and made me calmer.

Hope you are better soon, thunder.

[Perna]

I hope you're feeling better, thunderbear. I don't like medicines either, take my thyroid pill in the middle of the night, when it's dark and am always terrified I'll drop it or spill them and the cats will eat them, etc. I'm always counting meds to make sure I have "enough" and stuff like that.

[splitz]

Hope you feel better soon and you are finding the meds easier to take and they are having some effect.
A fractured hip? Thats not going to repair itself with 48hrs bedrest. If it's fractured not bruised then it either needs an operation or about 6 weeks in hospital on bedrest in traction. Hopefully it is 'just' bruised (although that is often as painful as actually breaking it) things like diazepam in small regular doses are really good for the muscle spasm which tends to set in.
Feel better.
Splitz

[Rhiannonsmoon]

Oh ((((((((thunder!)))))))) I am really sorry you hurt yourself and I hope you are on your feet again soon. Please remember that the doctor wouldn't give you something if you didn't need it and he wouldn't give you something dangerous.

It's admirable that you are watching out to ensure you don't get rehooked, and you should be proud of that. But if you need pain relief then you should have it; pain is one of those things that can drive someone to absolute dispair if it's untreated.

Hoping that you feel much better soon,

Rhian

[Sabrina]

Sorry about your fall. Please do take it easy and hope you heal quickly.

[thunderbear]

Originally Posted by splitz

Hope you feel better soon and you are finding the meds easier to take and they are having some effect.
A fractured hip? Thats not going to repair itself with 48hrs bedrest. If it's fractured not bruised then it either needs an operation or about 6 weeks in hospital on bedrest in traction. Hopefully it is 'just' bruised (although that is often as painful as actually breaking it) things like diazepam in small regular doses are really good for the muscle spasm which tends to set in.
Feel better.
Splitz

Well he said it was a stress fracture. I've had those in y legs when I was a kid. The way the doc explained it, it is'nt like an fracture that needs surgery to be repaired. It like a hairline fracture is the best I can understand. I been off my feel retty much for 4 days. The pain is bad. But I am taking flexeril. I was taking diazipam for anxiety and noticed it started making me paranoid. So I quit taking it. Thanks Splitz for writting

[splitz]

When he said it was a stress fracture please tell me that he had x rayed your hip and done an MRI if nothing was seen on x ray (often stress fractures don't show up on x ray)? If it hasn't been x rayed / MRI then please take yourself somewhere where it will be. Stress fractures can heal on their own but it takes a fair amount of time - use crutches if you need them, don't push through pain, lots of rest, see a physio. One of the risks with stress fractures is if they are potentially unstable and shift position and then they need fixing with an operation.
Good on you for stopping the diazepam as it was having an adverse effect, maybe you can ask to try some baclofen which is not a benzo or -iazapine of any sort and seems to work quite well.
Keep us updated and rest.
Splitz

[thunderbear]

Originally Posted by splitz

When he said it was a stress fracture please tell me that he had x rayed your hip and done an MRI if nothing was seen on x ray (often stress fractures don't show up on x ray)? If it hasn't been x rayed / MRI then please take yourself somewhere where it will be. Stress fractures can heal on their own but it takes a fair amount of time - use crutches if you need them, don't push through pain, lots of rest, see a physio. One of the risks with stress fractures is if they are potentially unstable and shift position and then they need fixing with an operation.
Good on you for stopping the diazepam as it was having an adverse effect, maybe you can ask to try some baclofen which is not a benzo or -iazapine of any sort and seems to work quite well.
Keep us updated and rest.
Splitz

Thanks Splitz
Yeah he MRI'd and X-rayed it. I gotta go to my GP the 9th to get it re-examined.

[ruffy]

Allright ((ThunderBear)) who tripped you? Gimme some names. Was it granny?

Hope you are doing better, thunderbear.

[splitz]

I'm relieved that you had the MRI and got the correct diagnosis.
How are you doing? Is it feeling any easier? I bet you've got some pretty impresive bruising? Remember to keep taking reg painkillers to stop the pain building up but be wary of them masking the pain so that you do too much (think I could have worded that better but my thinktank isn't working!). Did you get refered to a physio? If not maybe you could ask your Dr to refer you when you see him? In the meantime warm heat packs (or a warm bath if you can tolerate sitting in it) might help a bit.
Best Wishes
Splitz

[kikki27]

Originally Posted by thunderbear

Wondering if any one else has this. Yesterday I fell in my yard got a stress fracture in my hip and sprained my ankle and tore an adominal muscel. Doctor put me on 48 hours of bed rest, pain meds and muscel relaxers. Well I just took a pain med and muscel relaxer. Now I am worried almost sick bcause I just took them. I read and read the info on both to make sure there are no nsaids or asprin in them. I know thats probly normal but I have been taking the muscel relaxer off and on for almost 2 years. And I have been on the pain med off and on for longer considering I was addicted to them. But I still am so scared. I laid the pain pill down on my deask to get some Sprite to take it with and it got a little wet so a spot on it looked powdery. I am freaking out about that. I know I sound like a broken record on this but I can't help it. Mabye I need reassurence. I don't know. I had a bad night anyway. Kept having nightmares cause of the stupid pain medicine they gave me in the ER. That and the pain kept me up and down all night. And I got up this morning and done a big no no I drank 3 cups of coffee. I know better than to not drink more than 2. now I'm jittery nervouse and no paniky as hell becaue of this stupid medicine. And I have worried so mch that my stomach is hurting I feel sick. Ugh I hate this. Why can't I just be normal, whatever that is

You know I can relate to what you are saying because my sister step on my toe and it caused me to have a bad infection in my leg I was given valium and pain meds and anti b and I was told not to wear shoes on that feet and rest off my foot and i took the meds I was given and my anxiety went through the roof and i took xanax to try to calm me down and that made me sick to my stomach and I drunk a gatorade that still didnt help cause it made my adhd act up .And on top of that my ashtma started acting up so i can relate .And I know what you mean about the stupid meds cause with all the stupid side effects you dont want to get sicker.good luck

[thunderbear]

Thanks all you
Sorry I have'nt answered but my phone line is messed up so I can't dial up on the internet. But to answer ruffy LOL She may as well have. I found out last night she ordered a 1 year epo to keep me from my son. She told them I let him get "abused" (it was a spanking on the butt with a hand did'nt even make him cry) But I'm getting a lawyer and seeing what my options are. splitz, Yeah I am still bruised from it. The pain has let up and my hip is healing well. It is sore and tender though. And to kikki, ouch an infection in your leg? That sounds bad and painful. Thanks for answering. I'll try to get back on asap. Hopefully they'll have my line fixed Monday.

[Rohag]

Wishing you fear-free rest and recovery, Thunderbear

Thanks for the news, thunderbear.