Today Francis facilitated the hour as Julie Whitehead was off. However, he gave the first 30 minutes to a PharmD (Janny Lee), a new member of the Union City Pain Clinic, who talked about pain medications. That seemed very strange to me as one of the cardinal rules of the Pain Management Program that I…
Category: pain medications
Acupuncture Session #6 with Sophie
I’m starting this post on Thursday, January 7. I responded to a phone call from the Kaiser Acupuncture Department, telling me to call for an appointment if I still wanted one. So I called today.
The Rest of the Week
My mouth was numb pretty much for the rest of the day on Monday after having that filling. I was very hungry but I waited an hour or so before eating, and I deliberately tried to chew mostly on the other side of my mouth. I spent a little time working on Arlene Taylor’s web…
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #3
June 14, 2018, 12:15 p.m. John called two hours early! My appointment was for 2:30 p.m. and he called at 12:15 p.m.! Good thing I was already sitting at my desk. I told him that I had not yet increased to the final dosage of 2 capsules 3 times a day, and he said that…
Pain Physical Therapy #4
June 8, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I woke up at 7:00 a.m. with a bonafide migraine! Got up, took sumatriptan and two Aleve, and went back to bed with an ice pack on my head and my feet on the heating pad. Fortunately, I woke up just in time to get a shower and pour coffee…
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #2
May 31, 2018, 10:00 a.m. The young man who called this time identified himself as John. My main complaint is still the headaches I get with gabapentin. Even though I had decreased the dosage, 100 mg at a time, I still had the headaches, though slightly less intense. But the pain reduction was also less….
Pain Levels with Activities
Pain Free (0) I have NO pain-free moments when I am awake! When I am soundly asleep, I do not perceive pain; but the moment I wake up, the pain is there. Minor Pain (1-3) “Nagging, annoying, but doesn’t interfere with most daily living activities. Patient able to adapt to pain psychologically and with medication…