Hey Mid I thought Tramdol was muscle relaxant. I also think an anti inflammtory is better. I have had pain with the illness I have, nurofen is good also sometimes you may need to take water tablets to disperse the build up of ****e. Also have you had steroids they open the air ways so you can breathe, I suppose you know all this just trying to help.

As per email sent: got Prednislone, Tramadol, Montelukast, Amoxicillan and for good measure Tiotripium inhaler. No half measures here... good doctor made sure she gave me enough. it's a flipping exercise in itself working out what time I to take what tablets next. :(

Ah Mids, hope you feel better soon. I've a confession to make, had given up the smokes for ten years and went back on them about four weeks ago. Stress. Well that's my excuse :dance: You've definitely given me food for thought tonight. Hope it clears up soon - stay warm and will someone shoot me if I recommend a hot whiskey?

I got some huge pink chalky like tablets from someone when I had really bad toothache. The pain was gone pretty much instantly and I felt floaty all day. No idea what they were called though but ya get them from the docs.

And whats pleurisy? Sounds nasty D:

Ouch that sounds like it would be really uncomfortable take it easy pyramid .

Pats, seriously ... If I could even give a taste of how this feels>... the fags aint worth it.

As for the whiskEy..... you are mad but I love you for it!! :)

Would they have been Brufen tablets by chance? Very large round pills - not quite the size of gobstoppers, but not far off it!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurisy



Pleurisy - inflammation of the lungs where the the inner lining swells, rubs together and

:nono: Are you frigging mad stop:nono: and stay away from fags, 6.00 odd a packet bloody millionaire has well:conf::xyxwave:

Joins tmi in this :nono: toward Patsy. Oh Pats...that's such an amazing acheivement, but I can't reprimand you - given my own current state.

I wish you luck to ditch the sticks though: hopefully it's just a wee temporary blip in your time of duress.

Im not too sure. All I know is they are the only painkillers that have ever worked for me. Codeine make not the slightest bit of difference...they gave me them for migraines and they are meant to be good :/

So I now need to find some way of asking my doc what they are, without telling him I was taking someone elses perscription...he goes down my neck for taking stuff he hasnt perscribed for me :laugh:

Hey, the list aint all bad. Syptoms include 'Unexplained weight loss'. I wanna get me some of that :joker:

See.. codeine works wonders on the pain front for me: but problem is: I vomit them up about 40 mins after taking them and come out in a rash - so whilst it would sort out my pain: if I had to vomit, I honsetly think the pain would totally overwhelm me, seriously.

Brufen, when it first came out, was a large perfectly round bright pink pill. You can now get it in caplet form (ie; like a pink Hedex shape). They are very strong. You could say to the doc that you were at a friends house and that was the only pain killers she had, and you found it to be effective ...and you were wondering if he could prescribe?

Pyramid, I am very sad to hear you are ill, I would imagine it is extremely painful, all I can say is I hope you are better soon. Please take care of yourself and I am thinking of you.

:hugesmile:

naw, a burst stomach ulcer is the real best one for immediate and serious weight loss.... :joker:

Ach, you are all cheering me up and helping me keep my mind off this...thanks everyone, it's really appreicated.

I'm reading this after you made a post about people seeking attention when it comes to self-harm. I'm sure you are in a lot of pain, but surely posting about it on an internet forum, could be seen as just seeking attention and sympathy....by your own logic.

Perfect. Cheers :D

I honestly couldnt believe how effective it was. IIRC the person who gave me them had been perscribed them for kidney stones, so I should have guessed they would work well really :laugh:

Awh, thanks Joey, that's a lovely thing to say. :kiss:

Playing on tibbs tonight has actually helped take my mind off it a wee bit and I'm managing to sit in a very bizarre but 'reasonably' comfy positon (sort of like a right handed type of Hunchback of Notre Dame). (with the same grimace on my face though).

Hang me. I've been on the forum about 8 months and this is probably the first thread of any such nature. When I begin to do it every other week -then feel free to complain till your heart is content.

The difference is: self harming is exactly that. You might want to refer back the thread about self harming: and see thatI posted far more, far far more, than just hapless accusation and assumptions that those who do self harm, are purely only attention seekers: as you have suggeted here. ;)

Pleurisy can arise through many reasons: not least a viral or bacterial infection (as well as other more serious underlying causes).

it that makes me an attention seeker: I guess you'll just have to live with it. ;)

i wasn't calling you an attention seeker, as i made clear in my posts, i think anyone in pain deserves empathy/sympathy.

Awww Pyramid that's horrible, I know. Be well soon:hug:

Lostalex, seriously now :nono: Mids, if you're not getting enough relief from the medication you're on, should you go back to the docs? I've a feeling any time I heard of someone with pleurisy it was automatic hospitalisation. I'm not trying to freak you out, and they were always fine after, but it's a very acute condition, isn't it? I think you need to get yourself 24 hr monitoring for a while. Just saunter up to A&E if they're not inclined to refer you. Then ever time the drugs trolley hovers into view, say 'Yes Please'.

At doc on late on Wedn. She told me if it didn't ease up after 1 or 2 days to go straight to A&E or if I felt any worse at all. I really cannot fault her Pats, she was great.

I didn't start taking meds till Wed night/Thurs morni so yesterday was effectively going just going into the 24hours of being on meds.... and I wasn't taking the Tramadol during working hours as I'd been told it may badly affect concentration, shouldn't drive. It's still as painful as hell, though there's is a definate 'edge' off how sore it was yesterday, and the breathing is a little easier, am getting a deeper breathe now : and I can spend today and tomorrow taking the right amount of painkillers - so I'm hoping between that, and literally resting - and not moving about much - that will help.

Otherwise: it will be a visit to the local hospital. Crosses fingers and toes though.

Also vaginal discharge o.o

Yeah the rest of the symptoms are quite nasty :joker:

PMSL..... You lot are frikkin' nuts!!

Can safely confirm and am happy to report - no vaginal discharge as a symptom. *Phew*:joker: