Re: Low back pain - I feel so alone
- From: ZombyWoof <Zomby-Woofdogs@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:21:54 -0400
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:11:37 GMT, "~*LiveLoveLaugh*~"
<Nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"Jane" <googlemail2003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1128011770.707646.291240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Laurie,
>>
>> I feel a real kinship with those who have fibromyalgia. You are in
>> constant pain but look fine. People think we're faking it or it's in
>> our head. The meds enable me to do some normal things like shop, swim
>> and walk. I've been in pain for so long that unless I'm having a
>> really bad day I look just fine.
>
>Hi Jane,
>
>I can't take anything other than aspirin or Motrin for my pain. I'm a pill
>addict (or drug addict, or whatever it's called these days). I managed to
>become addicted about two years ago and abused the pills so bad that I ended
>up in bed for 3 months and then straight to detox for 3 loooooooong weeks.
>The pain is still here, but I have to handle it w/out the cushion of 'the
>good stuff'. I wear a brace for each part of my body that hurts me... and
>`am addicted to my heating pads, and electric blanket (even in the midst of
>a hot summer)!
>
>I get by. Some days are better than others, but I wish to hell on the worst
>of days that I didn't screw up and abuse the stuff that was helping me. I
>believe I could take pain pills again and not abuse them... but that's an
>addict talking!!
>
Sometimes I really do thing you are more then just a tad hard on
yourself. You were in a situation where you were legitimately getting
a medication for a bonafide medical condition and the use of it got
out of your control. You weren't ever turning tricks on the street or
other unsavory activities to get your drugs of choice. I think your
Dr let you down by not noticing your dependency issues as well.
I honestly & truly believe that even though your self-control was
tested and found wanting that you could under a control circumstance
still use stronger pain medications for occasional relief during
periods of major pain activity. Have you ever thought of having your
S.O. or Dr. control your drug access providing dosages to you as
opposed to relying on your self-control?
There has got to be a safe answer to the medicating of those who are
prone to addiction problems. Perhaps a methodology such as used at a
Methadone Clinic? Methadone doesn't really have all that much of an
abuse factor because of its general lack of buzz.
--
Zombywoof
Si vis Pacem, Para bellum
.
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