<p>@sseamom My parents are always right beside me. In fact, I’ve NEVER made a call to the doctor myself because my mom beats me to it every time. She goes into every appointment with me, calls the doctors repeatedly until she gets an answer (with many different situations)…even though I’m 21 and an “adult” she is basically in charge of my medical stuff. I’m not sure why it came off like I was doing everything on my own, but I am very fortunate to have my parents advocating for me all the time. I guess I just haven’t mentioned that!</p>
<p>I am not dealing with constipation, although I know that’s a common side effect. I take Colace to make sure the bowels keep moving, and I’m not currently having any issues with that. I am on strong narcotics, so I can’t just stop taking them. I’ve been taking this dosage of narcotics for 6 months (this upcoming week I am beginning to go down on them, under the supervision of my doctor) but there was NO way I could have not taken this medication all along. The part that I found strange about this whole situation is that the first 4 or so months on the medication my stomach was fine. I wasn’t having any issues, so it confused me when these problems seemingly popped out of nowhere.</p>
<p>I am taking a probiotic and Zantac, recommended to me by my doctor. I have been forceful with them, but I think because I’m going to be withdrawing from the medication soon, they want me to just tough it out. </p>
<p>One other thing I forgot to mention- sometimes when I get these aches/pains/nausea, I get a burning sensation up the back of my neck and head. It’s very strange and disconcerting. Anyone experience that or know what it could be? I never get that feeling except when I’m having a stomach issue.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I really appreciate it. I’ll be here, trying to keep hydrated and keep my stomach calm!!</p>