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My Sister Connie Was Just Been Released From The Hospital
My Sister Connie was just been released from the hospital on Nov, 13, 2015. She had initially went to the hospital for Sciatic nerve pain in her right leg. but ended up going into Critical Care Unit because her stomach blew up from blockage of bowels, caused by the opiates given her to curb the painfor the Sciatic nerve pain. These are the medications she was subscribed: 1. Ibuprofen 600 mg for Sciatic pain and Atrovent HFA Inhalation Aerosol 2 puffs into lungs every (6) six hours. 2. Cyclobenzaprine 5 mg (3) three times a day for muscle spasms. 3. Mytab Gas 80 mg i or 2 tabs (3) three times a day. 4. Ferrous sulfate 325 mg (1) once twice a day with meals. 5. Spiriva 18 mcg caps Inhale 1 handihaler by mouth daily. 6. Pantoprazole 40 mg once daily. 7. Aspirin 81 mg once a day. 8. Amitriptyline 25 mg once at night.
Also for the severe sciatic nerve pain she is taking Nature's Factory Earth's Aloe capsule 1800 mg with food (3) three times a day to help with reduce the severe pain. I just wanted to make sure that the prescribed medicines and the natural do not have a negative affect on Connie.