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Glad the pain killers I wrote you are working, lol. Don't walk under any ladders (or climb them, for that matter), pet any stray dogs or raccoons, do any household projects, or otherwise leave the safety of your domicile. If you see any black cats...just assume they've returned from the dead and lock your door. Lol.
You did say you already took the pain meds, correct
...you are a sad, sick little man....and that's why I love you....You should have the doctor play a soundtrack of pulling an old nail out of wood with the claw end of the hammer while they take the nail out. You know, that dull, squeaking, almost a low scream type sound??
You did say you already took the pain meds, correct
They've cracked down here, too. But when someone is obviously in pain and in an emergency I think it calls for an appropriate medication. Norcos is a joke. No wonder you are taking them like M&Ms. I think Vicodin, Oxycontin, or something comparable is perfectly reasonable in your situation if given in a short supply. Doctors are basically punishing legitimate patients in need because of the pill popping epidemic. It ticks me off.
Just trying to give Muskrat something to look forward to
I haven't shared my story here but suffice it to say, for now, that I went through this hell with doctors for ten years. Everything you mentioned and more. I took them exactly as prescribed but still was a nervous wreck because of the fear of being accused of selling them or God knows what. In fact, I was actually brought in once and accused of having morphine in my blood, which was a damned lie! I was livid. At this point, I asked to be weeded off everything. I finally went to a treatment facility and was cleaned out of all meds. I hated being at the mercy of these sanctimonious, heartless doctors and treated like a meth addict on a monthly basis. Yes, I've been there. My heart goes out to all of the sincere chronic pain sufferers. The healthcare system is getting worse, not better.Goddess, don't get me started! They make you pee in a cup every month, if you were clean, you might get a month or two off. But they send the samples out to labs who check for everything! Except MJ, oddly enough.
You must have a "contract" with your doctor. You must get your meds at the same pharmacy, always. You can't get any replacements if you should happen to spill or lose them. Gotta go in every month to be seen.
And do you think the DEA pays for all these extra office visits and pee tests? Oh, hell no! The lab tests cost in the range of $400, the office visits are $200; to just say, "yeah, it's the same" and get your 'scrip.
Yeah, it ticks me off, too, Doc.
I agree 100%.Thankfully, I have a great doctor. Otherwise I would go crazy. I am not an addictive personality.... don't have that gene (they found it a few years ago), thank goodness. When I went into the hospital last year, I went off my 15/mg per day time-release morphine with nary a withdrawal. I have Vicodin now, but can go with one a day sometimes none. But there are other days (like today; damned rain) where I follow the prescribed 4/day. Thank my parents for that, I guess.
In any case, as you say, being treated like you're an addicted and/or dealer is humiliating and maddening. I don't think I'll ever be able to function without some form of pain killer because of my damned feet so I really wish this madness would stop.
There is no shame in being knocked out
....well that's horse dung!....they could do a regional nerve block....hell, when my old man broke his leg-that's what he got, numb from butt down....and he WATCHED them pound the IM nail into his leg. He was fascinated......
