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3 Weeks Under My Belt!!
by G'Kar, Oct 08, 2001 12:00AM
I just wanted to say thank you to all those who responded to me and who post here. I have been done for just over three weeks now. I have some physical symptoms remaining, but they are fleeting. My emotional balance is returning and I am becoming the happy guy I used to be. I know it has not been that long, but I have a visceral knowledge that I will never go back. It feels great!! Far too much pain involved with giving it up to go back. Time to get on with my life, Warp Drive is back on line!! I almost have forgotten what it felt like when I was doing my thing. Thank you, good luck and god bless.
G'Kar
G'Kar
You sound as if you have found your way through the tunnel back into the light. Way to go! It does feel great to have your normal self back, doesn't it? I've been through for over a month now and while I'm out of the initial early recovery glow, I'm feeling more stable than I have in years.
Congratulations G'Kar..I do hope you stay with us.
love,
WW
Congratulations..everyday is a 1000 steps furtherfrom the Dragon. Good Job..And what a wonderful attitude you have...
Shea
May you find peace
Shea
I hope it goes well. Just be as straightforward and honest as you can. He should be well aware that some forms of pain are only alleviated by narcotics, that nothing else works for some forms of pain, and that included intractable back pain.
Remember to tell him that your goal is to use the meds appropriately and that you are comitted and willing to follow whatever course it takes to do that.
Best of luck to you. Everyone deserves a chance to grow, and no one deserves to live in pain when there is a way to eliminate it.
Huge hugs to you Shea...I can't wait to hear how it goes.
lots of love,
WW
shea
You are a worthwhile person who is insightful enough to be asking for help. If this damn doctor doesn't help you, you let him know he is not doing his job, not meeting you half way and then you take control of your life and find someone who will. They are not all jerks. This is not an easy road to hoe for those of us who have substance abuse problems, but we don't have to be treated like dirt and we don't have to be ashamed. We just have to be human and ask no more no less of those who deal with us.
I will keep you in my thoughts.
Peace,
Frank
Thomas!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you read this.....come back. We need you!
Shea
He also prescribed sonota for sleep. I took one last night and it seemed to help.
SHEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How did your appointment go? I'm thinking of you, my friend.
Thomas still hasn't posted. I hope he hasn't deserted us!
WW? Still hanging in there? I've been meaning to write you and explain the surgery I'm having......check your email later. It's too much to go into here.
Hope everyone is doing well. I think about you guys often during the day. You've all become an important part of my life. :)
Bye for now!
Okay, i had my doctor appointment today. first let me thank you again. i don't think i could have handled it without the insight and encouragement you all gave me. We (hubby and i) went in and talked to him. discussed me finding a good Ortho doctor. Which i need. My doctor agreed to put me back on Vicoden with my husband monitoring them. 2 a day. But they are only 5. i was hoping for the ES which are 7.5 i know my tolerance is down but **** not that low that a 5 is going to work. but i am willing to try it. i considered making the adjustment on the script by adding the two needed letters. the old me would have in a heartbeat. But I want to play this straight. (devil on one shoulder, angel climbing on the other). So we will see how it goes. I handled it just as you suggested and i was happy with the outcome.
Katie, what kind of surgery may i ask.
Shea
I don't know what else to do. I told him that I WILL HOLD THEM!!!! That's like letting a kid loose in a candy store. Oh what a pair we are!!! :(
Lv Jenny
Shea, I'm so glad that your doctor was responsive, but I agree with you that the 5 strength is pretty low for the level of pain you must have. But, at least this way you can establish trust with him again, and when you let him know that you need the stronger ones he may listen. Good for you Shea..you are an inspiration. Fighting this demon is such a bear.
lots of love,
WW
Thomas
You did it, congradulations. Stick to it for a week or two then tell that idiot MD that 2 5mgs of vicodin won't do more than relieve gas. Let him know you are cooperating then ask for a reaonsable dose. We are seasoned sitazens when it comes to hydrocodone. He needs to get real. I know what pain is and so do you. So, after you've been a good patient go back with hubby and, if you are still haveing pain