Does a recovering addict become prone to a faster decline in their tolerance?

[FINISHED!!]

As many of you know, I have suffered a shattered ankle & broken wrist earlier in the month resulting in reconstructive surgery...placing MORE titanium in my oh-so-shattered body. Before this, I was over 150 days clean from a Vicodin ES habit consisting of 20 to 30 pills a day...sometimes taking as many as 6 at a time over a period of appr. 2 years. As one would easily guess, my tolerance had grown to an astronamical high. (no pun intended) I was told by my ortho doc that surgery was necessary to repair the damage in my ankle due to the severity of the injury. I was then given 1 pin, 1 plate & a handful of screws...along with two tension rods that are still poking about 4 inches through the skin. I was released from the hospital with a script for 40 percoset 10 mg with 1 refill. I have yet to take more than 4 pills in a single day but that was only for 1 day of severe pain. The prescribed amount was to take 1 or 2 pills every 6 hours. My worry lies in the fact that obviously I have TRUE pain that no amount of tylenol will extinguish alone but I've noticed the pain worsening over the past few days & even the percs aren't giving the amount of relief they did in the beginning. I have GREAT faith in my ability to NEVER abuse my medication again due to the fact that I have always had the Vicodin ES on hand since detox due to my past injuries. (taking no more than 6 or 7 a month) Question is this: Does you tolerance rise faster than those who have not ingested the amount that I have in the past? Is it possible that the body remembers?

FINISHED!!

[Bink]

Okay, people are getting banned because of too much talk about God!  That's very, very, very SAD.  

Well, I guess we had better not be mentioning the programs that offer 12-step help because, correct me if I'm wrong, God (higher power, whatever) is a BIG part of that process.   Good Grief, first the Constitution and now THIS???  

Sometimes in an effort to be "politically correct" we eliminate the chance to help others by cutting off those who can make the most difference of all.  Those people's experiences were filled with lessons to be learned.  In my opinion, the talk of Christ, etc. was only a small part of what was offered by them. FURTHERMORE, IF IT CAN HELP GET SOME PEOPLE OFF OF DRUGS, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM???!!!  Isn't that what this forum is all about afterall?  I'm just really confused and disappointed.  And no, I'm no big Bible Thumper.  Don't even go to church.  I'm just an ordinary person who will take the help where I can get it.

I'm sorry to be going off, but I'm one of those who is not "completely" off of the Oxy yet.  Feb. 13 is my "Q" day.  I'm trying to taper and so I can get worked up too much some times.  Sorry again.

[minime]

I didn't even realize it was you again when I posted or I wouldn't have posted.  I don't see why you are going by 2 names or maybe more for all I know.  I'm not sure why you are here if you aren't an addict, but I won't post to you anymore now that I know your handles - unless there is more that is.

[HarleyCat]

Give your sister a GRRRREEEEEAAAATTTT BIG hug from me, ok?  Thanks!  Connie

[feelsobad]

WHEWWWW! I am glad things seemed to have been smoothed over. See how confusing it made some posters? Glad they had at least a little background on this site if not they may have just logged off into cyberspace and never got to know the comradarie of this quirky site. I say quirky because it isn't the first time someone got bent and flamed another and sometimes had unecessary collateral damage.

chill  peace  and be cool for cryin' out loud

feelsobad

[u2shibby]

good to see everyone is coming together. That is the way it is suppose to be. Bubblesh i am curious what it is like to live with an addict. Let us know a little more so maybe all the addicts can hear what we do to people close to us. Alot of the addicts including me might and probably don't see what we are doing to the people that care about us? It is intresting to know. again thank u everyone for coming together. also one more question? what is this we can not talk about religion?  later and peace is here.

[Bubblesh]

I accept your apology.  I would also like to apologize to you as well.  By no means am I a mean and malicious person as well.  I do understand how upset you might have been but believe me...Lady did not mean anything horrible by the way she said her post.  I believe I overreacted as well but I am sure anyone would stand up for their family if something happened and I am one of those people.  

I would also like to apologize to anyone else that might have been offended by the way Finished and I went back and forth and said some bad things.  (But hey...at least it sure kept everyone entertained for a while huh...LOL)

Anyways...I hope everyone focuses on the real reason this forum is here...to talk about their addictions and the problems they experience.  Even if someone says something you don't agree with or feel if mean...that might not have been their intention but it came out the wrong way.

Even though I am not personally an addict, I do feel sometimes that us people that are living with the addicts have it harder.  It might not be true but just as people would say to me "you don't understand because you aren't an addict" then it kind of goes the other way around too "the addicts don't know cuz you are not the sober one living with the addict".  I do think allowing other people to come into this forum whether they are an addict or not is very valuable and helpful to everyone.

Finished, I do hope your surgeries do go well and that you are not in pain so much.  Have a good day!

Bubblesh