So I heard about a near death by fibromylagia experience the other day from an emergency room physician medical school friend of mine. She was a 48 year old woman with fibromyalgia who presented to his ER with a real honest to God code arrest.
It turns out the woman was getting treated for her fibromyalgia with high doses of Oxycontin 80 mg BID. She was out shopping with her husband and went to use the restroom. She came out and immediately collapsed in the stool softener isle . CPR was administered and she was transferred to the ER, stabilized and ultimately got admitted by a hospitalist. The woman survived her out of hospital near death by fibromyalgia experience.
It turns out she had been taking extra pain pills for a few days and she went shopping for stool softeners Something tells me her fibromyallergia list just got bigger. In addition to prednisone ,employment, and the color red, she now carries an allergy to Oxycontin.
Word on the street is that she tolerates Oxycodone just fine and get's mad when people suggest she shouldn't be.
For other great stories about fibromyalgia, visit:
- Fibromyalgia diagnosis through five stages
- Fibromyalgia pain treatment discovered at the State Fair.
- Fibromyalgia is all in your head
- Is fibromyalgia real?
- The answer is never lupus.
