Prescription Question
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From: billkatz on 3 Oct 2005 21:04 > The only issue with that is that I don't want to go through that > and come 6 months to a year later, be back in pain again. > Just doesn't make sense to me. One or a few missing teeth is certainly better than an addiction to narcotics. Keep digging and you may find yourself in a hole that you can't get out of... Get help, stay away from the drugs.
From: Number One on 4 Oct 2005 00:16 Thank you for the reply. I'm sorry I came off the way I did. I guess I kind of live under a rock when it come to that kind of stuff. However none of this will be either here or there after Weds. I called the office of the Dr. I had scheduled my root canal with in a few weeks to get a total cost of what my portion of the procedure will be. In the course of conversation I asked if I could get an appointment a little sooner as I was in need to get this done ASAP.. The person I talked to said they had a new opening on Weds in the early afternoon, and asked who my original GP was and if they could call him for a credit reference, which they did, which of course I had a perfect pay history with them, which meant that they will let me bill out my half of the payment, which is approc $350!!! How great is that?? They said it will take about an hour. I'm so happy that this will be over soon! Again, thank you to all who helped to steer me right here! I'll post back here later in the week and let you all know how I made out. Thanks! Soon to be out pain! Amatus Cremona wrote: > > > >Are you > > saying that a Dr was writing me illegitimate prescriptions? I don't > > know about that. > > > > Unless you are having surgery for cancer, or after traumatic facial bone > fractures, I cannot think of any scenario where Percoset would be needed for > dental pain. I certainly cannot think of any legitimate reason to take it > for 6 months for dental problems. Dental pain is best treated with actual > treatment, not with any drugs. I apologize if I misinterpret your posting, > but long term percoset therapy does not belong to dentistry. Your > description of Vicodin not being effective and only getting relief from > percoset is very typical for a drug seeker, and any dentist in business for > more than 2-3 years would recognize this right away. > > -- > / > > Amatus > > / > "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote in message > news:1128311623.629665.155650(a)g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Wow, how did I get off on the wrong foot with you, LOL :). Again, > > maybe I hit a nerve somewhere with you, can't > > imagine how, and if I did, I am sorry. I just wanted to get some info > > from some other sources on my condition. I just posted as much info as > > I could to get an accurate or as close to accurate response. I AM NOT > > a drug seeker, I wouldn't even know how to approach that subject. Case > > in point, as I have gotten all the info I think I need from people who > > are more interested in trying to help and advise me rather than accuse > > me of something foolish and unfounded. I won't be around here too much > > again, other than to let people know how I made out. Thanks for your > > concerns. > > > > > > Amatus Cremona wrote: > >> > > >> > Way wrong. I simply posted as many facts about my situation as I > >> >possibly could to make it easier for someone here to give me a more > >> >accurate answer. Getting the feeling there is no answer here.. > >> > > >> > >> Percoset for 6 months? I doubt it was a legitimate Rx > >> > >> Amatus. > >> > >> > >> >I hope my interpretation is wrong. > >> >> > >> >> Amatus > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Amatus Cremona wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >I might risk being labeled a "drug seeker", LOL. > >> >> > Not me by a longshot, but I am concerned. Can anyone verify that > >> >> >Vicoden is a weaker med than Percocet? And is it common for this > >> >> >problem? > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> Your posting already marks you as a drug seeker. Your story does not > >> >> fit your facts. I hope my interpretation is wrong. > >> >> > >> >> Amatus > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 1 Oct 2005 22:27:38 -0700, "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Hi All, > >> >> > > >> >> > First time poster here with somewhat of a problem with the > >> >> >prescription my dentist is giving me. About 2 years ago I had alot > >> >> >dental work done in a short amount of time, and I needed it as I > >> >> >hadn't > >> >> >been to a dentist at that time in about 15 years. I had 4 wisdom > >> >> >teeth > >> >> >extracted and 2 root canals with crowns done. I was simply in too > >> >> >much > >> >> >pain on a regular basis to ignore it anymore. I would be fine for a > >> >> >few days or ever weeks, but then, usually at bad, inconvient times, > >> >> >I > >> >> >would suffer from horrible tooth\jaw pain for days at a time and > >> >> >sometimes longer. It was too much to bear, so I went to a dentist, > >> >> >who > >> >> >recommended I get my wisdom teeth surgically removed, and several > >> >> >root > >> >> >canals as well as crowns. In the interim between, he prescribed me > >> >> >Percocet 5\325. I was on them for about 4 months as in compliance > >> >> >with > >> >> >my insurance I needed to pay my portion of the bill up front, which > >> >> >was > >> >> >over $1,000. Right before I went in for the wisdom tooth extraction > >> >> >I > >> >> >had noticed that the 5\325 Percocet was not working very well anymore > >> >> >and I had to take a larger dose than was recommended to stop the pain > >> >> >(usually 3-4 pills). I let my GP know and he told me to tell the > >> >> >surgeon so he could give me something stronger. I did, and after the > >> >> >surgury, which had some complications as he missed part of a tooth, I > >> >> >was put on Percocet 7.5\500. I was on this med for about 2 months as > >> >> >we fixed the problem. Anyways, this was about two years ago, > >> >> >previous dentist who did all my work is no longer part of my > >> >> >insurance > >> >> >plan and I have had to get another one because I have experienced > >> >> >pain > >> >> >recently. I was diagnosed as needing two more root canals as one has > >> >> >a > >> >> >post and is in need of a crown and is infected, as well as another > >> >> >tooth that has a cavity in the back wich needs to be rootcanaled as > >> >> >well. The new Dentist made a referal and I have an appointment in a > >> >> >few > >> >> >weeks, because of the co payment factor, which in this case is about > >> >> >$600. He prescribed me something different called Vicoden 7.5\750. > >> >> >The problem is that these don't seem to work at all, at best only > >> >> >for > >> >> >an hour or so, and they seem to bother my stomach a little. I have > >> >> >talked to my PCP who told me that the problem may be that I was on > >> >> >Percocet for so long a few years ago that my body may not respond to > >> >> >the Vicoden since I guess it is a less potent pain killer? Has > >> >> >anyone > >> >> >ever heard of this? I have a few weeks before my rootcanal, but I > >> >> >have been warned by a co worker not to goto a Dentist asking for a > >> >> >specific painkiller or I might risk being labeled a "drug seeker", > >> >> >LOL. > >> >> > Not me by a longshot, but I am concerned. Can anyone verify that > >> >> >Vicoden is a weaker med than Percocet? And is it common for this > >> >> >problem? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thank you to all who can reply, > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Jay > >> >> > >> >> .. > >> >> > >> >> Amatus > >> >> > >> >> . > >> > >> .. > >> > >> Amatus > >> > >> . > >
From: Vaughn on 4 Oct 2005 06:23 "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote in message news:1128399397.322493.26960(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > Soon to be out pain! Good news! Vaughn
From: Number One on 6 Oct 2005 20:59 Good Evening All, I just wanted to give everyone an update on my situation. I went in on Weds for my root canal. They gave me the Novacain in the upper lip area, put like this plastic thing over my tooth and went to town on the roots, hey I've had root canals before and you guys do them for a living. Took about and hour and a half. They cut me loose with a prescription for something called Clindamycin 150, and, and I know you don't want to hear this, and I didn't ask for it, a prescription for 10, ES Vicoden, just in case I had any problems in the next few days. I haven't taken even one, I think the antibiotic is working just fine. Thank you for all of the info over the last week or so and the support, you guys are really great!! PS: Are antibiotics supposed to have an odor to them? I ask because as I was putting the new antibiotiocs into my medicine cabinet, I had a bottle of Amoxicillin and some Pennicillin that was only about 2 or 3 months old that has a "rotten" is the best I can describe it, odor. Is this normal, or are these gone bad? The exp. date on the bottle is like a year from now. Again, thank you! Vaughn wrote: > "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote in message > news:1128399397.322493.26960(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > > Soon to be out pain! > > Good news! > > Vaughn
From: DrSteve on 6 Oct 2005 22:53
You should not have any antibiotic left over if you took the medicine according to instructions. It can be bad news to stop taking the antibiotic before it has killed all the more-resistant bugs. SM "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote in message news:1128646746.462491.230210(a)g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Good Evening All, > > I just wanted to give everyone an update on my situation. I went > in on Weds for my root canal. They gave me the Novacain in the upper > lip area, put like this plastic thing over my tooth and went to town on > the roots, hey I've had root canals before and you guys do them for a > living. Took about and hour and a half. They cut me loose with a > prescription for something called Clindamycin 150, and, and I know you > don't want to hear this, and I didn't ask for it, a prescription for > 10, ES Vicoden, just in case I had any problems in the next few days. > I haven't taken even one, I think the antibiotic is working just fine. > > Thank you for all of the info over the last week or so and the > support, you guys are really great!! > > PS: Are antibiotics supposed to have an odor to them? I ask because > as I was putting the new antibiotiocs into my medicine cabinet, I had a > bottle of Amoxicillin and some Pennicillin that was only about 2 or 3 > months old that has a "rotten" is the best I can describe it, odor. Is > this normal, or are these gone bad? The exp. date on the bottle is > like a year from now. > > Again, thank you! > > > Vaughn wrote: >> "Number One" <BR4JJD(a)AOL.COM> wrote in message >> news:1128399397.322493.26960(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> > >> > Soon to be out pain! >> >> Good news! >> >> Vaughn > |