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If money is a problem, go with methadone…cheap as dirt and almost as good as OxyContin (I know some here who would prefer it over oxycodone). — Bill Work
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – actually i have no idea if they work. I haven’t used it yet. He was trying to find something stronger and long acting. It really doesn’t matter in the long run. those patches are exspensive. Duragesic patch (fentenyl transdermal)…others here know that I am not a big fan of those but if they work for you, great. — Bill Work wrote to the general assembly: that should be 220mg per day with the option to go up if i need to . oh its actually very blessed. Seems i got a good pain doc this time he’s orthodox 
i talked him out of giving me steroids for my swelling in the back (which means no more super struggle to stay with the fast). but his choice of meds have me confused. I’m now one a 3 day patch of…. dang i forgot what it’s called. I never heard of it before and i left the script with the pharmacist so i can’t look it up. any way he also upped my methodose. I’m taking 220 mg No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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actually i have no idea if they work. I haven’t used it yet. He was trying to find something stronger and long acting. It really doesn’t matter in the long run. those patches are exspensive. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Duragesic patch (fentenyl transdermal)…others here know that I am not a big fan of those but if they work for you, great. — Bill Work wrote to the general assembly: that should be 220mg per day with the option to go up if i need to . oh its actually very blessed. Seems i got a good pain doc this time he’s orthodox i talked him out of giving me steroids for my swelling in the back (which means no more super struggle to stay with the fast). but his choice of meds have me confused. I’m now one a 3 day patch of…. dang i forgot what it’s called. I never heard of it before and i left the script with the pharmacist so i can’t look it up. any way he also upped my methodose. I’m taking 220 mg No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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Hi Catherine, Do you have any ear pain? Maybe there is an infection. You could have scratched your ear too while sleeping and not realizing it because you were sleeping hard enough to really know, or just didn’t remember. Is it still bleeding?? If so, call the Dr. and get in. If it has stopped, it could be just that you scratched it. Robin I am *not* a Medical Doctor (MD) or *any* other type of Medical Professional. PLEASE consult your own Dr. for medical advice. The information posted is information I have learned from researching or learning from my own disease.
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Hi Robin:) I don’t think it’s a scratch cuz I washed the blood off the outside of my ear and it’s still bleeding, but slowly, so it’s coming from the inside of my ear, maybe my brains are leaking out, gawd I can’t afford to lose any:) Wait a minute, brains are gray…maybe I’ve already lost some. catherine.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Catherine, Do you have any ear pain? Maybe there is an infection. You could have scratched your ear too while sleeping and not realizing it because you were sleeping hard enough to really know, or just didn’t remember. Is it still bleeding?? If so, call the Dr. and get in. If it has stopped, it could be just that you scratched it. Robin I am *not* a Medical Doctor (MD) or *any* other type of Medical Professional. PLEASE consult your own Dr. for medical advice. The information posted is information I have learned from researching or learning from my own
disease.
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Catherine, I’m glad you can be humerous about this. Forget about waiting for Dr. Work to take 24 hours to answer. I would have already been at the doctors. However, since you have already started it…. All I could think of is the Star Trek movie "The Wrath of Khan" where Richardo Monteban puts some creepy crawly, sluglike creature into Chekov’s ear in order to control him. I think blood trickled down his neck….. Now I’m even grossing me out! Sue
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Robin:) I don’t think it’s a scratch cuz I washed the blood off the outside of my ear and it’s still bleeding, but slowly, so it’s coming from the inside of my ear, maybe my brains are leaking out, gawd I can’t afford to lose any:) Wait a minute, brains are gray…maybe I’ve already lost some. catherine. Hi Catherine, Do you have any ear pain? Maybe there is an infection. You could have scratched your ear too while sleeping and not realizing it because you were sleeping hard enough to really know, or just didn’t remember. Is it still bleeding?? If so, call the Dr. and get in. If it has stopped, it could be just that you scratched it. Robin I am *not* a Medical Doctor (MD) or *any* other type of Medical Professional. PLEASE consult your own Dr. for medical advice. The information posted is information I have learned from researching or learning from my own disease.
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You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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Thank you for you concern orthodoxstudent:) I went to my doc and it was a lupus lesion that had just decided to bleed for it’s own reason. Cortisone cream on a q-tip will take care of it he says. He didn’t say however to keep the cortisone cream on the lesion when as it bleeds the cream comes off with the blood…blech, sorry for being gross. catherine
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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oh its actually very blessed. Seems i got a good pain doc this time he’s orthodox i talked him out of giving me steroids for my swelling in the back (which means no more super struggle to stay with the fast). but his choice of meds have me confused. I’m now one a 3 day patch of…. dang i forgot what it’s called. I never heard of it before and i left the script with the pharmacist so i can’t look it up. any way he also upped my methodose. I’m taking 220 mg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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wrote to the general assembly: that should be 220mg per day with the option to go up if i need to . – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – oh its actually very blessed. Seems i got a good pain doc this time he’s orthodox i talked him out of giving me steroids for my swelling in the back (which means no more super struggle to stay with the fast). but his choice of meds have me confused. I’m now one a 3 day patch of…. dang i forgot what it’s called. I never heard of it before and i left the script with the pharmacist so i can’t look it up. any way he also upped my methodose. I’m taking 220 mg No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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Duragesic patch (fentenyl transdermal)…others here know that I am not a big fan of those but if they work for you, great. — Bill Work
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – wrote to the general assembly: that should be 220mg per day with the option to go up if i need to . oh its actually very blessed. Seems i got a good pain doc this time he’s orthodox i talked him out of giving me steroids for my swelling in the back (which means no more super struggle to stay with the fast). but his choice of meds have me confused. I’m now one a 3 day patch of…. dang i forgot what it’s called. I never heard of it before and i left the script with the pharmacist so i can’t look it up. any way he also upped my methodose. I’m taking 220 mg No problem…someone still needs to look inside… And I hope you are having a blessed Advent. — Bill Work Hey doc, I hate to do this… you stated that you are a lupus suffer cathrine?? It just so happens that the systemic part of lupus causes bleeding from everywhere ( Ive even heard of tear ducts bleeding) randomly at various degrees. for instance my wife is now bleeding so badly that there considering blood transfusions. Many doctors don’t know or just won’t acept that lupus causes this kind of bleeding. I agree with Doc on one thing though go see a ear doc about just to get a good idea of why?? if he says ideopathic or unknown causes talk to a lupologist. I would say a Rhumy but they will send you to a ear doctor. By the way call the lupus foundation they also can help with getting you to a lupologist if there is one in your area. You need to have someone take a gander inside with an otoscope. That will solve the mystery of where it is originating from. Go see your doc. — Bill Work When I got up this morning I noticed that there was blood on my pillow. I looked in the mirror and it’s coming from my left ear. Any idea what this could be from? It doesn’t hurt and my hearing seems ok. My only new med in, well years, is neurontin. thanks in advance, catherine I accidently posted this to the lupus newsgroup first, ok so now they know too that I am a blonde:)
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