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30 days

hey guys guess what?......30 days clean today...well 31 actually but who's counting  lol.....thanks guys i couldnt have done it without all of u.......next on my agenda is 2 months then 3 then 1 yr....this si a very emotional time or me i neve thought id make it this far...hubby is also 30 days...doing great....but i do have a question.....when does the pain stop?....my back hurts me so bad sometimes i can barely walk or get out of bed...ibuprofen doesnt help...nothing helps...but im still so happy.....it can be done.....i'm proof...(i have to brag lol) i love u guys.......god bless
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Congrats!  I'm on day one and scared as hell.  Keep me in your prayers as I will keep you in mine
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thanks and merry christmas to u
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i know the feeling kinda.....i flushed like 80 tramadol and even though i wasnt addicted to them it felt awesome.....im so proud of u......keep up the good work...god bless
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Congrat's to you and your hubby !  Brag all you want, you deserve to. Happy holidays !   Mary
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340590 tn?1290952141
I actually threw away 6 pills just to prove I could lol...It felt great!!!!!
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Thank you for your words of incouragement. I am truly READY! we both had said, before I found out about the pregnancy that we wanted to quit for the new year, now we REALLY are serious and i cant wait to post that I did it and am clean!
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cool i thought i had lost my marbles for a few  lol.....i used for almost 5 yrs....it was bad but not as bad as i thought it would be.......immodium and pepto and lots of sleep.....yeah we spent alot of money on them too god i dont even wanan try to add it up ...luckily im a stay at home mom but he works and he only missed one day of work thru this.....i could have never done that.....if i had had a job i would still be on vacation....lol...if he didnt have pills he couldnt work so i know what u mean....if i didnt have pills i couldnt even walk so ....but i just sais im over this ****....and i asked myself if i wanted to spend another 32 yrs liek that.....thats what u have to ak yourself....love u god bless
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Actually you are right, he is my fiance! hee hee, Not married yet, was married before for almost 5 years, had two children and the ******* didnt know how to keep his zipper up. Now with my current fiance, he is wonderful, weve been together for almost 8 years now and this will be our second child together. Its wonderful!  I noticed from your profile that you are also 32, as I am. Thats neat! How long were you using pills? How bad did you w/d? Was it as bad as you thought? DId anything help make it easier? I cant even imagine being 30 days clean! Wow, that would be amazing for me. We have spent so much money on them! Thank God we both have really good jobs, but thats another thing, I dont want to be sick at work either. I know I can handle it being in bed all day, but I work 8-5,, its going to be hard!
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thanks.....what day r u on?  im to lazy to check profiles  lol......yeah i couldnt have done what cathy did no way..i would have gulped down the whole bottle in one dose probably lol......kudos to cathy....love u and god bless
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congrats on day 28....u must be a strong person....i couldnt have taken those pills as presribed..  u ahev every right to brag....we all do...hang in there....2 more days and u can say one month..and let me tell i it feels good as hell......love u god bless
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i owe u an apology i said u and your fiance i meant your husband im sorry just shoot me .....lol...imagine how bad u will look when u have an addicted baby......i wish i would have told my obgyn instaed of being ashamed i told them after my miscarriage and they r more understanding than u think.....plus they r prescribed to u so that makes a difference i think.......im sure u r a great mother i am a good mother i just let my addiction take over my life and now i have to make up for almost 5 yrs i lost with my children....they sure r enjoying it  lol.....u r a blessing to me also   kowing im encouraging to someone makes this a little easier for me......im here anytime...and again im sorry for the fiance thing i dont know what i was thinking      god bless u sweetie
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Both of you set such a good example! This is great news. 1 month is a milestone.
Cathy..you should brag about surgery & Loritabs. It is good to have a healthy respect for these things. Good Job.
We all need these kind of reports. It does help to read of other's success!
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You didnt offend me at all. Im happy you are actually giving me some support. It makes me feel better. I am really going to talk to the OB dr when I find one, Its just so embarassing you know, it makes me look and feel bad. I dont want to be labeled as a bad mother! God that just kills me. Ive tried to be the best mother in the world to my little ones, if they had any idea of this, they would think less of me. Its hard to deal with, thats what makes my mind stronger, thats what makes me want to quit NOW! I hate hiding this feeling. And my hubby agrees, he is only taking them to feel normal too, he wants off! We both do, he takes alot more than me, I just hope he will be strong enough! Thank you sooo much, you are really a blessing in diguise for me. I know i have to just do it and keep my head up! Thank you!
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Congrats, I am on day 28 with no oc's...1 week ago I had to have surgery was given loratab 10 and took exactly as prescribed til the pain subsided and I am clean for 4 days from those...So I am braggin too, lol  Keep up the great progress I am proud of you.
Cathy
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its time for u to stop....u have hit your rock bottom everybody's is different.....i didnt mean to compare habits i guess i ws trying to say if u were doing alot then u might have an addicted baby....hope that didnt offend u...adiction is bad no matter whatthe amount is.......i understand the taking to feel "normal" but u wouldnt beleive how much better u will feel when u get thru this......i guess if i were u id stay at that current dose just enuff so u wont w/d any and talk to my obgyn when u go see them...maybe they can put u on a safe taper schedule that maybe u and ur fiance could follow?..yeah i was the same way....wouldnt even take tylenol then bam,car accident and fel in love with mr oxy..well mr percocet at first...then roxi...then oxcy...see it just gets worse....i think for me my rock bottom was bank callinh my home and threatening to repo my van and his truck.....and having no money for groceries for y kids one week ....u just get to a point and ur like ok im over this ****.......u agre? u can cry on here to me hows that?lol im here for u anytime....god bless
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well I can promise you I wont go c/t only beacause I know i wont, dont think I could handle that. And yeah, its not much, what Im taking, compared to others, but for myself its alot I guess. I always thought as long as I wasnt taking as much as the hubby, or I was only taking them every 4 hours instead of every 2-3 hours like him, that Id be ok. WRONG! And the funny thing is, I almost know I can stop, I can go up to 6 hours and barely start feeling some w/d, or cold sweats and running nose usually. My sister took pain killer through her entire pregnancy and the baby was fine. And she takes 25+ a day. I just dont want to do it anymore, I want to wake up feeling like I slept good, instead of waking up like a train hit me. I have 4 days off for Christmas and thought about cutting my dose totally in half those days, but I want to be able to socialize too, dont want to lay in bed all day either. Gosh, I NEVER thought I would be like this. This is my 4th baby. I started using after my last baby 22months old now, I had complications with the epidural and they started giving me percs the day I had her and started seeing a pain dr the next month. Before I knew it, I was taking them EVERY day, even when I didnt have pain. Now, Im taking them just to feel normal! Isnt that so sad? Me of all people, the one that would never try anything casue I was always so scared. The one that has always had a good head on her shoulders. The smartest of the family. Gosh,, what happened to my strong will in saying I would NEVER do drugs! I just feel like crying, as i type this at work, but I dont want the other paralegals to see me cry. I feel like I have let my life go.  
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thanks i havent tried those but i wil now....how r u doing btw?.....hope ur doing good love u god bless
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maybe the 2 of u could taper 2 gether u think? hubby and i c/t 2gether..just please promise me u wont do this c/t please.....maybe u could talk to your obgyn? i was to embarrassed but if i could turn back time i would have......is this your first baby?...congatulations btw...yeah i was at the point that i could do 3  80's and still be sick....it sux....i now how u feel there....my scrpit lasted for alomost 2weeks sometimes depended on how many we owed out ....drug dealers uggggg...lol...so glad i dont have to depend on those people anymore.....i found out one thing they dont care about u...i thought some were my actaul friends u know but when i stopped they would call and stil offer had one offer me some for free...can u beleive that?...its probably morning sickness......to me what ur taking is a small dose and i think that c/t would be more harmful to your baby than taking those...someone correct me if im wrongplease.....dont wanna give u the wrong info....just my opinion from life expireience...lol...hang in there...overlook my typin today  kitty in my lap...lol...love u girl...god bless
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Well, Ive been tkaing anything I can actually get my hands on really. My dr prescribes me 15 mg oxycodones, they last only the first week (since my hubby takes them with me). Then the search is on for the rest of the month and can usualy always find percs or vics, which carry me until the 1st again. I know this is just so bad! My fiance wants to stop too, he hates feeling like this. Now that we just found out about the pregnancy, he says we NEED to quit now. Ive been wanting too, its just hard when you can ALWAYS get them and the chills start to creap up, thats when I take another. I dont want to loset this baby! But I want to stop using! I usually take wahtever I have 5 times a day. Yesterday only 4, which woke me up early feeling like I was freezing and seating at the same time. But I took another and felt just fine. I dont get the high anymore at all. I only take them know so that I am not sick. Ive been getting nautuios lately, dont know if its from the pills or morning sickness. lol, thats really sad tho. I want to enjoy being pregnant without going through w/d. But Im afriad to keep using, thinking it may harm my little one too. UUughh! I wish I could skip the first 3 days of w/d and just not take anything! Thanks for your words of wisdom, it REALLY does help!  
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thanks..sweetie u cant go cold turkey being preg u might miscarry...its something i wish someone would have told me in august 2006....i lost a baby due to what i beleive was quitting cold turkey....drs say no but i feel in my heart thast what caused it so please dont go there ok?my drug was 3 - 5 sometimes 6 80 mg oc's a day.....i went cold turkey..im not gonan lie..it was pure hell..cold sweats,sneezing my *** off..diareaha,vomitting,pain i still have pain...r u doing loratabs or? im glad i give u hope...this is possible u can do this...u may not like it but u have to do this...i feel great today except for the pain and cravings....i still crave like crazy like sometimes i can taste them and even feel high sometimes weird i know lol....do u have anyone at home for support?this si to much for someone to go thru alone....i couldnt have done this without my hubby.my mom and dad etc...and of course all of the wonderful loving people on here....thats what helped me the most...nothing relly helps the physical w/d for me just something i had to painfully endure....let me know how it goes ok..u cna email me if needed...love u hang in there...god bless u sweetie
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GREAT JOB 30 DAYS WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!! Maybe you should see a doctor on the back problem just tell them you dont want narcotics lol, my back pain is misterusly going away, youve helped me out so much ill be here for you if you need me

ONCE AGAIN GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT
KEEP THE DEMON AT BAY LOL
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CONGRATS!!!!!  I am so darn proud of you!  Try adivl gel caps, i find they work great...YOU better brag you deserve too!!!!
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Wow, congradulations! I cant wait to be where you are! I am just barely on day 1 of tapering, yesterday I only had 4 doses instead of the 5 or 6 like usual. And this morning I woke up at 5am having chills all over and cold sweats , it was horible, and i really want this to end. Its weird, I KNOW I want to stop, and my body seems to know too. Im 5 weeks pregnant, so I REALLY need to stop like ASAP!!! I wish I could just go cold turkey. But I hate feeling so sick and Im so scared too. I like hearing stories like yours cause it really gives me hope, and it makes me feel like i really can do this. How did you do it? How did you feel? what helped you?
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