Houston Retail Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I request your help for my grandma. She is in dire need of Vioxx and it is the only remedy that provides her relief without side effects. She had both knees replaced quite a few years ago. One knee replacement was unsuccessful and the knee is extremely painful; and the other was only moderately successful, and is somewhat painful. She was on Vioxx for over 2 years and doing quite well until they pulled it from the market. She has tried other pain relievers, and they either don't work or have adverse side effects. One pain reliever caused her to be weak and dizzy. Two weeks ago, she was dizzy from the side effects and tripped and fell, hit her head and required a few stitches.Her doctors don't know what else to do for her to relieve her pain. Her two primary doctors have now told her (off the record), that if they were her, that they would take Vioxx. Considering that she is 84 years of age, a potential, long-term future increased risk of heart disease is outweighed by current pain.We have found by asking, that a few people have some Vioxx that they have not taken or destroyed, so we are asking friends if they have or know of anyone who has some Vioxx that we can give to her.Please PM me if you can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 What about a trip to Mexico? I know there are a number of people in Houston who make a run for the border to save money. I bet they still have Vioxx there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 You might try giving her something and telling her its Vioxx....old people can get mentally obsessed with a particular medication. My grandma swears up and down that generics aren't as good as the name brand stuff....even though everybody knows they're identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston Retail Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 just got back from mexico and they stopped selling it. Otherwise, my grandma is way to smart to take a placebo. thanks tho.seriously, she is 100% better with it. If anyone has any, please contact me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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