hi peeps, i have chronic pain pain, have had 5 operations which have made the pain much worse, i'm on alot of morphine preagblin & others

[susielou]

in total i take 40 tablets a day, what effect will this have on my pbc?

[zipitydoo]

Hi

Sorry to hear you are going through this. I dont really think any of us are qualified to answer your question. I think I would make an appointment to see your specialist and discuss it all with him.

[susielou]

i see my speialist on the 12th march, im newly diagnosed, & i fear taking the tablets is doing more damage!! my back is so painful that i cant not take the tablets, feel like im in a vicious circle!!!

[zipitydoo in reply to susielou]

I can understand that. Perhaps your specialists could work together to give you the best pain relief that would be the kindest to your liver.

[Maggs3petts]

Its true that none of us are qualified to answer but we can speak from our own experiences. I take 44 tablets/day. Its a mixture of anti-depressants; pain-killers, heart tablets - I take 9 of those per day. I'm lucky to have brilliant GPs and Consultants who listen to me. I've only had PBC for approx 5-6yrs but I've had Raynauds for about 25yrs. I've had fibromyalgia/arhritis/asthma for much longer. Depression I've had since 2000 and scleroderma about 8-9yrs. Feel like they should just erase me and re-draw. Not sure if any of this helps. Sometimes its comforting to know that others are going thru the same thing(s). Hope things ease for you.

[susielou]

thx maggs, ive had 5 operations on my back & with each 1 my back has got alot worse, sometimes i look at the tablets in my hand (roughly 10 at a time) i just despair at what they must be doing to my insides, im 36 & have been taking the tablets since i was 30, i just feel isolated & alone sometimes, my husband who is my carer as well is fantastic, & my daughter is 2, but feel i need 2 talk 2 some1 who knows what im going thru! you have eased my mind so thank u, i really apprerciate it, take care x

[mumofthree]

My sister was taking a lot of tablets for pain relief, she too has had back operations. She was taken off the tablets and put on a slow release pain relieving patch (sorry do not know the name but I am sure your GP will know) she puts the patch on her arm on a weekly basis. It definately took the edge off the pain for a while but sadly after about 10 months her body got too used to them and she now has to take tramadol along with the patch.