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mopinko

(71,713 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 07:17 PM Oct 2014

shit. what a cluster f%#@

after months of diarrhea, weight loss, and gut pain, had a colonoscopy which showed nsaid burn.
luckily, i got my carpal tunnel fixed, and didnt need the 2x daily pain meds. got adjusted to living with withdrawal/rebound pain. settling down.
not so bad, hanging in.
then i had a tiny little fall that broke 3 ribs.
took meds for the first 2 weeks, because i had to keep functioning. now things are quieted down. so i am cutting back to save my guts, but

can i have my pain meds back?
just taking them at night. toughing it out.

ugh. fuck.

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mopinko

(71,713 posts)
4. and- the city is harassing me over my farm.
Tue Oct 7, 2014, 10:00 AM
Oct 2014

sending me pasta complaints- throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. some of it downright delusional.
little dog has cancer.

it's nuts in here.

mopinko

(71,713 posts)
6. it'll be ok. the city can be an ass to community gardens as well.
Sun Oct 19, 2014, 11:54 PM
Oct 2014

at least i was able to get the alderman and a few experts to walk through.
they agreed that most of the cites were bullshit.

there is an urban farm group that has also offered any help i need to make them happy, tho i am not that inclined to do so. i figure it will just embolden them to bother me every year.

dont know how it will all shake out. i plan to kick their ass if they do much besides apologize.

OnionPatch

(6,212 posts)
7. So sorry you're going through this.
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 03:37 PM
Oct 2014

I burnt my stomach lining from nsaids back in April. Confirmed by an endoscopy a month ago. I have arthritis in my spine and was taking a LOT of ibuprofen. Sometimes double doses. So I've been struggling with gastritis now, on top of it. Recently I had to get some dental work done and they gave me Vicoden. My gastroenterologist said it's a mixture of opiates and acetaminophen which isn't an nsaid. It didn't seem to bother my stomach.

Hope you found something that helps the pain and that you heal soon!

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