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Posted 7/3/2014 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hello All,
As ya'll know, I wanted to come off the narcotics to see if I could do without them. Well it's been 2 weeks totally free of them and I hurt every single day. Nothing helped the pain. I was on the couch all day because I feel the pain less when I'm laying down. Then I would go to bed. Not living, only surviving. So I called my pcp and spoke to one of the nurses that I trust. And I asked her to be honest with me. I asked her if I would EVER be free of pain and she said that I might get SOME better but I would probably have pain for the rest of my life. So we agreed that I should go back on the narcotics. AND she said that my pcp WOULD write the script. I told her how he made me feel and she said she didn't know WHY he said those thingsbecbecause they have a lot of patients that are on HIGH doses of narcotics. But he still hurt my feelings, so I've switched over to his assistant. But the good thing is that I don't have to drive an hour away to go to a pain management clinic. So for the rest of my life, I guess I will be on narcotics. But I want to have a life.........one where I can get out of the house.

Jodi
Posted 7/3/2014 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Most of us here are in the care of pain management. A life with chronic pain also means we've come to some degree of peace in understanding we'll never be "pain free." Sure, we wish we could be. Sure, we wish we could function w/o meds.

But as many have stated, it comes down to quality of life. This is a decision you need to make with your providers. It's a long term commitment to this type of care,....same as with any type of medical supervision.








M.
Posted 7/3/2014 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Ty M,

I came to realize yesterday after talking with my nurse, that if I want to be able to have a life, that I MUST take these meds for the rest of my life, but it's ok.

Jodi
Posted 7/3/2014 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like you are taking charge and making some decisions for yourself. Congratulations! I'll be eager to hear what else you accomplish.
Posted 7/3/2014 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you!!! I do hope this dr will continue to care for you but if something changes later on down the road do not despair. Get in with a good pain mgt dr so that you can continue to live. Everyone here will tell you never in a million years did they ever think they would have these kind of issues but hey, we do. You can live a life & be on pain medication, we do it every day. We do lots of other things too to help with our pain. There are no magic pills out there just some that help get the edge off. We have to stay on top of our pain, not under it.

Take care....
Posted 7/3/2014 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
Ty Abilene,
I have been up most of the day. Not on the couch. Doing stuff. I am very thankful. I've had some pain, but not like it was. Praise the Lord.

Jodi
Posted 7/5/2014 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
I think most all of us wish that we could do without the medications that we take. We all wish that there was some sure fire way that we could be fixed, but until that day comes we have to balance our desires with our reality.
Posted 7/6/2014 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Jim,

I've come to realize that. If I'm gonna have any kind of life, I have to take the meds. I didn't want to live my life on the couch crying everyday.........

Jodi
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