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[butch798]

i am going to surgery on sept 30th.it will be a 5 disc laminoplasty.i fought so hard to get here and now i got to be on drugs again .i am scared of the surgery and they say it is very painfull but how am i going to stop taking the pills after being on them for 6 weeks?i really wanted to see that 500 days but it aint going to happen.will i be able to just stop?last time i went threw withdrawal i didnt eat or sleep for 14 days but that was after 3 years of use.i was so sick .now i am going to be recovering from surgery and then have to stop.will my addicted mind say no keep taken them?i am so scared.

[gnarly_1]

Hi  well life throws thing at you the real trick her is to have a plan the best one is to have someone else hold the pills and dish them out according to the directions I have also herd people keep a time table and write down when they take it and then try to last a hour longer each time you can do that several ways but you get the idia  in the end you will have to detox off them  try to only take as few as you can  you dont want to be a marter to pain but you also know just how nasty this can be to get off  keep us posted I will pray for you..........Gnarly

[petroglyph54]

Nah, man you will be ok.

I am still recovering from surgery from feb. But it doesn't call for pain meds for that. My back does however.

I feel ya. I earned my spot here as did you, I really hope the surgery helps. Its a wrestling match unfortunately whether to just exist in pain do the meds till your sick of them worse than the pain, or do the surgery route hoping to make it more tolerable.

I'm sure you have done your due diligence and found the best surgeon possible. The people I have known with the lamenectomy's all see satisfied that they did the right thing.

Have you tried the reverse gravity device where it tips you slowly?

Best of luck to you.

Oh, and when they tell you 6 weeks for the pain meds thats for people that never suffered detox before. We know better than to let that get a firm hold again. I got the liquid and stopped after a month, no problem there. Back still *****