Fed up of prescriptions and pills

Starburst

I had a very bad week with vomiting last week and saw my GP. He looked through my (long) list of medication and asked if I wanted come off all of them. He thought it might solve my vomiting! I'd be bed bound but hey....! :roll: He decided to take me off one medication and put me on another, thus wasting our 10 minute discussion on which meds I felt able to come off to see if that was the culprit. <Sigh> I'm finally seeing the gastroenterologist next week though.

stickywicket

Ccming off the lot would be real desperation stakes, wouldn't it? I can see its appeal but also its downside. The gastro man is surely the one with the answers but a week is a long time to hold out in such circumstances so I hope the switch helps in the interim.

dibdab

(((((((((((( )))))))))))). Really hope your gastro man can help. I think I understand what you mean about wishing you could abandon the meds- I feel that way sometimes, then miss a week of meds due to taking antibiotics and quickly realise why I take it all :? . Life's a bundle of laughs sometimes isn't it!!

Deb x

dreamdaisy

Oh hon, been there, felt that, starred in the film and my house is stuffed with far too many Tshirts. The good news (OK, kind of good news) is that you are seeing the gastro soon and I hope he can provide some answers. I suppose one answer would be dropping the lot and then reintroducing them one at a time to see if that flushes out the culprit but let's get real with this, you are struggling and need help. Please let us know how you get on, yes? DD

Starburst

Well, the prochlorperazine made no difference. I have all but run out of medications to try. I'm counting the hours till Tuesday morning and hopefully, the gastroenterologist will be able to give me some hope. I went out for a delicious but expensive dinner and was so poorly when I got home.

It's been a bit of a week; my sweet little doggy had an accident and we were told he might need his tail amputated but now, we think the tail will heal without it, thank goodness.

Sorry, moan moan whinge whinge. I'm feeling quite angry at the world at the moment, like an angsty teen. :x

stickywicket

Your emotions must be all over the place, Sophie what with the great exam results and triumph of landing a job so quickly but also the joints and stomach creating such havoc. I think you're right to focus on Tuesday but I do admire your courage in going out for a meal in your current circumstances. Keep hanging on. Not long to go.

Starburst

Emotions all over the place probably does sum me up right now. It's been a rough weekend, health-wise but I've been through worse, I can cope. I kept down some chicken dippers tonight, which has made me feel a lot less ropey.

Boomer13

Just wanted to wish you well for your appointment, Sophie. Glad you kept down the chicken.

And, my dog has managed very well her whole life without a tail. It's a long story but it was amputated when she showed up at the vet clinic where I worked, and, she then came home with me Keeping the bandage on was nightmarish and I think she ended up wearing child's underwear for a while She's 12 now and she had an xray of her abdomen last November where we incidentally found out her tail was broken above the stump, which explained why she's never even wagged her stump.

Hope your dog is ok.

Anna

Starburst

Thank you, Anna. Logically I know that a tail-less dog wouldn't be the end of the world but he's such a waggly-tailed little fellow, so it's sad to see him like this. He's certainly less mopey that he was, although he's still needing pain relief. There is a huge improvement and I don't think it will need amputating but I do hope he will get more use of it as time goes by. Fingers crossed! He's my baby, my whole world.

dachshund

Hello Sophie
good luck with the gastro man i hope he can sort it all out for you.
how is your little dog what breed is he.
take care
joan xx

Kittkat

Good luck :)Hope you get some answers x

dibdab

Hope you get some answers today!
Deb x