new pain regimen

Except for the Morphine gel, which I couldn't pick up until today, I had been following the new medication plan. I figured it would take a few days for my body to respond to the changes and offer the following experience description.

My pain levels have had consistent spikes in the 6-9 range. Spikes from 7-9 at night have become the norm in the last few days. I wake up from pain through the night. I also itch all over my body as a side effect. I wake up scratching, though it doesn't really provide any relief. Starting Saturday night, I went back to taking Oxycodone for pain relief, though that is not part of the pain management plan. I called Dr. Belgrade's clinic Saturday night around midnight but didn't get a call back so I went back to what I had been doing before. It didn't provide as much relief as I was hoping and, even on daily doses 80 mg Oxycodone, 60 mg Oxycontin, and 10/650 mg Percocet (5 doses daily) I can't get my pain level below 5 for any significant length of time. The Neurontin gel doesn't seem to provide any relief and is painful to apply. I will pick up the Morphine gel at noon today and apply it then.

I hope that Dr. Belgrade will generate a different pain management plan today and that I will get relief.

I also haven't pooped since last week sometime. I continue to take Miralax once a day but will start 2-3 times daily until I have success. I remember having major pain issues due to constipation in April. I vowed to never go through that again so am stepping up my efforts.

My feet swelled up early yesterday. I remember that has happened in the past during some pain cycles as well. I am wearing my support hose on my left foot/calf now to minimize the swelling.