Breathing a sigh of relief *SH, SU triggers*

[Jaquaia]

The doctors have really annoyed me. They stuck her on oxycodone and just kept upping the dose, she ended up on a palliative care dose because of them. She's done really well halving her dose in 3 months, 2 more decreases to go to get to where her pain management consultant wants her and he's hoping the injections will have more of an effect. Fingers crossed!!!

Apparently they're starting to look at ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression! There's a woman on the fb group I admin that has been referred for it.

[Suzi]

*shudders* I had a ketamine infusion as part of the ‘putting CRPS into remission’ time of my life. It was hideous, I had a very, very bad trip

I remember that and the state you were in when you got back online....

[Paula]

I’ve never understood, since then, how anyone would want to have that drug recreationally. I know an infusion is more intense but still .....

[Strugglingmum]

We used Ketamine quite a bit in palliative care. It's very good for nerve pain but yes patients would be quite sleepy and hallucinate a bit. However, if it was being used then the patient had hit the point with pain that dopey and tripping was preferable.m

[Paula]

Hallucinate a bit? I’d been sedated beforehand and was still screaming in fear. I just didn’t have a good experience, I know that’s not everybody’s experience, and was very grateful that that was the last treatment they would try on me. And I’m usually really tolerant of medication

[Suzi]

Hallucinate a bit? I’d been sedated beforehand and was still screaming in fear. I just didn’t have a good experience, I know that’s not everybody’s experience, and was very grateful that that was the last treatment they would try on me. And I’m usually really tolerant of medication

I react like that to tramadol.. Not as severely as you to the ketamine, but still bad enough that I woke the whole house up screaming and being able to see, touch, hear, taste, feel what I was dreaming.... And I couldn't wake up....

[Paula]

Yeah .....

[Suzi]

How are you today gorgeous, sparkly one?

[Paula]

I’ve been emotional today, missing my Luna. Not helping myself with watching DIY SOS, mind you

[Jaquaia]

You cry easily anyway and are watching that???!!! No wonder you're emotional!!!!