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Going through a rough time

Dr. Abaci ~ thank you so very much for replying to my dilemma. It's been 14 days with NO...

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Hello Everyone...I'm a 'newbie' here and would like to discuss what I've recently gone...

Posted by angelady

Hello Everyone...I'm a 'newbie' here and would like to discuss what I've recently gone through. I3 years ago I had surgery on my back to relieve my CHRONIC PAIN. The De generative Disc Disease led me through a total of ten back and neck surgeries; all were failed surgeries leaving me disabled with chronic pain. My Neurologist sent me to a Pain Specialist who put me on 400mg. of morphine and 500mg. of Vicodin. I turned into what I referred myself as....a zombie. Slept all day, Couldn't remember things and couldn't do anything. Got to the point where I didn't like myself or my life any longer and decided I was going to get off of ALL those drugs. I found a reputable Physician to help me through this process and he started me on SUBOXONE, FLEXERIL AND CELEBREX.
Two days later my 32 year old son was found dead in his home; he died from Diabetic Ketoacidosis and the autopsy also revealed he had Heart Disease and Pneumonia. My world stopped. Losing your son/child is probably the worst thing a Mother can experience.
I began taking the SUBOXONE, FLEXERILL AND CELEBREX on October 24th. On Oct. 26th I drove to pick up my dog from the groomer. I paid the girl, took hold of the dog leash and 4 hours later I woke up in the Emergency Room. A large bump on top my head the size of a baseball...Doctors were telling me I had a seizure and I had blood on my brain and they had to operate to stop the bleeding. I raised a little hell....until my beloved sister arrived to take care of me. The second CT scan showed the bleeding had stopped and the second EEG confirmed it. I spent three days in the Hospital.
Here is my present dilemma. My eyes are blurry with double vision. I took my last SUBOXONE on Nov. 23rd...and also stopped the FLEXERILL and CELEBREX. Two days later I was having severe WITHDRAWAL symptoms so I began to take the suboxone to alleviate that {one/5mg.a day} My Neurologist can't figure it out, the Pain Specialist has no answers and my Primary Physician couldn't understand why I wanted to discontinue the morphine in the first place. I will go see a Ophthalmologist soon in hopes he can figure out what and why I cannot see!
I spend all my time on-line researching and looking for answers. This double vision is very frustrating! Not knowing how or why this happened is driving me nuts! I can't drive or go anywhere.... All I wanted was to start fresh...get my life back without having to take opiates. The seizure took a lot out of me and now I fear going out alone. My sis even serviced me with one of those Home Alert system that I wear around my neck at all times in case I've fallen and can't get up.
Will I ever find out which 'pill' did this to me? Has anyone had a similar experience?
Any advice or clues would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for any replies.
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