[jyl]

Ugh. Had a gallstone attack last night.

I have these maybe 2X year. There’s two stones, larger one is 25 mm. First diagnosed around ten (? ish ?) years ago. I decided not to have the gallbladder removed, instead I am careful not to eat the stuff that triggers the attacks (really fatty foods, basically). So now I only get the attacks that have no obvious trigger, like last night.

Nothing helps me, with a gallstone attack, other than painkillers. And a hot bath, oddly. I got presctibed a bunch of oxycodone 5 mg tablets long ago. Long enough so that docs would Rx 50 oxy pills for a kidney stone. Anyway, when I get a gallstone attack, I take one 5 mg pill from my stash.

Or used to. The pills are ten years old by now, and I have to take more to get the effect. Last night I took four, nominally 20 mg oxy. That helps. It changes six hours of pain and vomiting to about three.

Ok, getting to my point.

I’m almost out of oxy. I want to contact my doctor and get another supply of oxycodone. Are docs writing oxycodone for this sort of just-in-case reason? Is there a way I can ask without getting flagged as a junky? My doc has seen me for some 15 years and I wouldn’t think he tags me as an addict, but maybe they see everyone as an addict now? How would you approach your doctor?