Entry for October 01, 2007

As you know Jenni has been on pain medications for 4+ years now. Over the last two years she has been taking opioid pain killers, oxycodone and oxycontin, as we have searched for an answer to here medical problems the dosages have increased. About three weeks ago her pain doctor was going to perform a procedure that that would have burned the nerves in a few different areas of the neck. During his pre-surgical exam he notices that her pupils were two different sizes, he was afraid that she had pressure on her optic nerve possibley caused by a tumor; I'm not thrilled at the way he told her that. He wanted her to have an MRI done and have it checked by a neurologist, there was no evidence of said tumor. However, the neurologist said that she had already had all the testing done that he would have recommended and proceeded to tell her that in his opinion she was having rebound headaches from the massive amount of drugs she was taking. His suggestion was that she seek help in eliminating the use of the drugs before he or any other neurologist could help her. Over the past few weeks she has been slowly reducing the amount of meds she was taking and waiting for a bed to come available at the UofU med center, on saturday she was ready to get help and called LDS hospital and was able to get into their detox center. I took her Saturday afternoon and she was admitted that night. As of today I don't have much information to give on her diagnosis, and how long she will be in the hospital. The UofU told her that normal patients would take 7 days but with the amount of meds she was taking it would be longer, LDS hasn't told us yet how long they think she will be in their care. she may be transferred to the U after her detox to receive additional care. As of last night she was eagerly optimistic but in a great deal of pain. Please keep her in your prayers!!! The boy's and I will be fine, she is the one who needs your strength at this time. I will keep all of you posted as we work our way through this trial.