Chronic Pancreatitis and IBS - what other pain meds can I take?

I am so sorry to hear about you joining our club. It sounds to me like you might have a massive pseudocyst forming. When I had my big attack, I collapsed a lung and had nearly died. What happened after was a massive pseudocyst. It was low and missed in the scans because it was so low in the abdomen. That could be the cause of the weight gain and large size. I looked pregnant (I'm a male). They managed to get a gallon of enzymes out of my body. Your doctors need to know that the pain medications isn't working. I take morphine and oxycodone. It works most of the time, sometimes it has no effect. Sometimes pancreatitis just happens. I never was a heavy drinker and my cause was high triglyceriedes. Don't feel funny about asking for better pain medications there are many. The reason a person experiences pain is to warn them something is wrong. Guess what? You already know you have a problem. No need to suffer.

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If your doctor wont give you better pain medications see someone else. The standard treatment for pancreatitis is PAIN control and lots of fluids. I'm not sure where you live, but if live near Connecticut I can point you in some areas. joninct 'at' yahoo.com if you need some one to talk too.

Hi Queen. So sorry to hear all the trouble that you have had! First and foremost, don't ever think that you are a burden to your mother or son! They love you more than life, and want nothing but you to feel the best that you possibly can!! I know, I'm a mother with children who were young when I got hurt, and all my mother wanted to do was soothe me along with my children... to this day, 17 years later, my children STILL protect me and want to take care of me. So don't you EVER feel like a burden. I'm also talking as a mother now of older children, and I would do ANYTHING (even in the chronic pain that I still suffer from) to help them too!!

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Secondly, I KNOW how bad pancreatitis is, as I've also had it three times for no reason also. And the tests are very scarey when they can't explain it away for normal reasons. You must be quite frightened on top of everything else. What a heavy burden you carry on yourself. Please, I speak from experience, you have got to give yourself a break. You are not bad because the Opana formula was changed, and you have to tell the doctor. I'm willing to bet that you are not the first person to tell this to the doctor! When they changed the OxyContin formula, many, many people, including me had to change medicines, because it made us sick, and it wasn't being absorbed. I have been on this site for many years, and I have NEVER heard of anyone's doctor who didn't change their meds because of that.

Call your PM doctor first thing on Monday, and tell them what's happening. Trust me,your doctor will not be cuel, you have a legitimate reason for being in pain. Your doctor will find an acceptable substitute that will work. They can't help you if you don't speak up!

Best of luck to you! Keep thinking positive!