I’ve been told I have an inflammed hamstring.
OK. One doc sent me to physical therapy for several months.
Another said it can be treated with an injection of cortisone.
Fine.
But why doesn’t Demerol or Codeine block the pain?
I’ve been told I have an inflammed hamstring.
OK. One doc sent me to physical therapy for several months.
Another said it can be treated with an injection of cortisone.
Fine.
But why doesn’t Demerol or Codeine block the pain?
Oral Demerol is notorious as a very slow acting narcotic. In some people, oral Demerol is not effective at all.
Before I am jumped on about this, notice I said ORAL Demerol.
I am not a medical doctor, but have experienced a whole host of injuries, not dissimilar to this, often from (field) hockey where hamstring injuries are common.
In my experience, upper leg injuries such as thigh strains, groin strains and hamstring pulls/inflammation have only been helped by rest, sometimes for what seem like ridiculous periods eg three months. I’ve rarely had to resort to painkillers for these types of injuries.
Maybe you need a little more information about the exact nature of your injury, ask your doc!
I don’t know if you’ve had this injury recurrently or not, but if so, I discovered two things. Firstly, it did seem as if I could exercise normally and only feel the pain afterwards (I don’t know why this was the case, but I suppose it’s not advisable), and secondly, a good physiotherapist told me that it can sometimes be necessary to assess the relative strengths of the hamstring vs the quadriceps. of course the quad is stronger, but if it has gained strengths significantly, whereas the hamstring has not, this can be a cause of problems. But this was just chatting with the rugby physio and I may weel have remembered incorrectly and be talking crap.
I recently had my left hip replaced.
A month after the replacement it had to be done again.It jumped out of place.
They used demerol on me to relax me enough to put it back in place. It was introduced by way of an IV.It worked great.
The pain did not go away but it allowed the muscles to relax. Once it was back in place,no more pain.
The morphine given me enroute in the ambulance did not appear to do anything.
Codine-Co-Tylenol- was my painkiller after the IVs were removed after the operation. I just used it to help me sleep because the pain was just a minor inconvenience.
I always woke up with a tongue dry as shoe leather.
I don’t understand why they aren’t giving you
antiinflamitories.
One morning, I woke up with a tiny pain in my neck. Thinking I must have slept wrong (and, as an aside, that phrase always reminds me of Stephen Wright’s “Did you sleep well?” “No, I made a few mistakes.”) I shrugged it off and proceeded with the day’s plans, which happened to be getting on a train for a three-hour ride to New York with my then-girlfriend.
By the time we arrived, I really hurt. The original plan was to go shopping, see a show, stay over, see some museums, and come home the next day. The new plan involved using the hotel’s jacuzzi until it was time to see the show, sitting there through the show like the hunchback, and writhing in agony all night. Needless to say, there was no museum visit; we were on the first train out of there, and I went directly from the train station in DC to the emergency room.
Sorry for the long buildup, but I just want to emphasize the word AGONY here.
So after waiting approximately twenty-seven years in the waiting room, I got to see an ER doc, who gave me some Tylenol #3 and promised to check back in half an hour. Needless to say, Tylenol (even with codeine) had about as much effect as a sudden attack from a soap bubble, so when he came back he gave me Demerol.
That, too, did nothing.
Finally, he gave me a shot of Demerol, which worked wonders. Inside of five minutes, I was able to hold my head upright, the 50,000 watt pain broadcast had been reduced to a dull murmer, and life was good. Unfortunately, to get the shot I had to promise not to drive, and my then-gf couldn’t drive stick, so we took a taxi.
Anyway, long story, short point. I have no respect for oral Demerol. But the injected stuff… ah, there’s the ticket.
I am reminded of an aquiantence speaking of her experience with Demerol after heart surgery:
Me: Did it take the pain away?
Her: no, but it took away my ability to complain about it.
Doc doesn’t give anti-inflammatories because of a history of bleeding ulcers.
He did give an injection of Cortisone and Lidocaine about 45 minutes ago.
Aaah, sweet relief.
Lindsay
There are a bunch of antiinflamitories now days that do not contribute to bleeding ulsers.
I have a problem with a hiaetal(sp) hernia and they give me Arthrotec, I still have the problem but the med does not contribute to it.
Ask your MD about the new arthritis meds.
Have you had demerol before? If not it is possible that you are not sensitive to it. My father, for example, took a table saw to his hand one day several years ago. Once in the hospital the doctors began the reconstruction. about 1/2 way through the surgery the locals began to wear off. My dad complained that it hurt, so the docs gave him some morphine sulfate. about 10 minutes later my father again complained it hurt, so the docs gave him more MS – no go. The docs gave him enough MS to knock out a horse, and it didnt touch him. They finally gave him another set of locals and finished the operation.