Posted by Festus on April 21, 2006, at 2:06:33
In reply to and thank you too... » Declan, posted by inja on April 14, 2006, at 5:41:52
Hello and Welcome,Inja,
Not only was your post heart-wrenching,but the apology you posted before anyone even had replied,suggested that you'd been treated to feel inadequate or "a bad girl" or some type of mental and/or physical abuse.Our situations run together,nearly just alike.I started drinking in the mid-teen years,just some beer and a cig to puff on,so to "fit in" with the guys.When my Father died,suddenly,at 44,I went into a drunken,drug-filled life of crap.I quit all alcohol 18 years ago,but.like you,I got hurt.Then,hurt again,and again,till I ended up at the Pain Clinic,all the shots and procedures,Opiates Galore for the next 18 years,plus they finally diagnosed ADD(Folks had thought I had it since boyhood),so here come the Dexies,Xanax,Prozac,Restoril,uuhhhhgggg!!!
A year ago,I was talking to another CP,er at a Dr.app.He'd lost a leg and hurt terribly.He was on 720-800mg of Oxycontin,daily,plus 30mg Roxicodone for BT,4-6 a day.At higher doses,it's a well-known fact,that many users experience adverse pain control,where you begin to ache in the joints,low back,feeling stiff and sore a lot,ankles swell,it happens.He smoked Weed and it helped him cut back to 240 mg of Oxy a day,and NO BT meds.I had not smoked in 10 years.I was switched from Oxy (600-720mg daily) to Methadone (100-120mg a day),when I began getting all those nasty Oxy side-effects.I hated the mental fog it produced and wanted to get lower on the dose,so I started back on the Weed and,WOW,did it help!Today,I'm down to 15-17.5 mg daily,and doing all kinds of stuff to try and feel "Cleansed" and in shape.If you are "of the Faith",simply refer to Genesis 1:vs.29,30.It don't get much clearer than what God told the first Humans about what was theirs to use to sustain themselves.It does say "EVERY herb or seed-bearing plant".Case closed.When a person becomes an MD,they must swear an oath to do whatever needed to comfort a Patient,s distress or discomfort,yet,they will bearly give out Darvocet for them that hurt.go to a Pain Doc that has a big painting of a Poppy Patch in the Waiting Room. The caption says "God's Healing Flower".These Dr.,s are getting more and more scarce,these days,cause most of em are afraid of getting scolded by the DEA,so they ignore their oath.Many are forced into "self-medicating",because there is nothing left for them to do inorder to obtain relief.
Inja,as much "Bad" as you have been subjected to,you seem to be pretty much holding your own,despite the tragic life that was once yours.Bless you and your family,stay optomistic and focus on making your life Happy and Prosperous.We only get one chance,make it count.I sure think Ya will.Festus
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