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!!

[J. E. W.]

Yes it was to much expreesion of GOD!! I am back but will not get into how I feel about it. I just want to be able to help people as much as I can. I think We were put here for a reason. and something tried to get rid of us. I hope your doing well my friend.. Take care and Bless you..        J.E.W.

[Bink]

Wow!  What in the hell did I miss?  I am pretty much just a lurker, but this seems like a different place than last week!!!

What is this about people getting banned?  The three mentioned people were VERY HELPFUL to me.  They were very knowledgeable.  I can't believe it?  What happened?  What rules were broken?   Is is because b'belt talked too much Christianity?   If so, I am now even MORE offended.

What happened?   Does anybody care?

Denise

[J. E. W.]

WOW!! Whats up with everyone? P.M.S.?MENOPAUSE?Just to name a couple!! You know what it sounds like? A big family get togeather after a few days! Everyone has to voice their opinion. But the problem is~everyone thinks their right!!! So it goes on and on and on and on. Till finaly everyone goes home to get some peace and quite!! Love you guys!! Hope you ALL have a great day!! They still havent changed my handle so get upset with them not me please I tried..  Bless you all...             J.E.W.                                                          FINISHED!! Hope your doing good. Hope your keeping your pain under control!  Good luck on your next surgery. Will keep praying all goes well!!Take care my friend..    J.E.W.

[FINISHED!!]

Point taken.

I APOLOGIZE to every single member here for my behavior. It was a ridiculous "whizzing match" & I should not have been brought to that level. I enjoy being here & as we've recently been shown, it's a privelage that can be taken away.

Ladymp & Bubblesh;

I apologize to you as well. I still have a hard time understanding what problems you have with me being in pain & needing to take medication...& talking about that if I feel the need...but I was VERY WRONG in my way of posting. I feel very hypocritical at this point in some of the things I've said here today. At the same time, I still feel that there was nothing warranting the initial post from you Lady but I'd like to leave that behind us now...if we can.

Everyone;

Again, thanks to those who came to my defense. As I said, most of you know who I am by now & a mean-spirirted or malicous person is not by any means describable of me. I never meant to hurt anyones feelings or recovery in my posting of what meds I MUST take at this point or have on hand. I was not intentionally rubbing a single nose in my medication...if that's how it was perceived by some...then again, I apologize. I'm really ashamed that this sank to the level that it did & I helped it's downward spiral. Let's get back to the "HELP" in MED-HELP.ORG

FINISHED!!

[u2shibby]

Whats up everyone. This page is rather confusing is this about addiction or whos right and whos wrong. I am trying to bring peace to all and that is the only reason I contiue to check this colum so please everyone quit pointing fingers and lets find the questions and answers we need thank you everyone and good luck to all. If you have any questions on getting off vicoden I'll tell my story.  Finshed I wish u good luck and I beleve that your tolerance to the pills will increse because of the preavious addiction. I wish u luck and i think u are a strong person to be recovering and still have pills in your hands.  good job and keep up the strength. I don't know if I could have a bottle of vics by me right now.  later

[Bubblesh]

I have never called anyone names have I...get the facts straight as you always say.  I was referring to this situation as pathetic not you.  As far as I can see it is you that keeps calling yourself names not me.  I never called you a poor little drug addicted person.  I don't know why my opinion is so struck but yours isn't.  I never once said I was better then you or any other person on this forum.  I don't think I am...I may be better in some aspects but I am sure you and everyone else on here are still better then me in other aspects as well.  You said I am showing you my senselessness & maturity and that I am uneducated?  Who is name calling????  The only name I have ever called you is FINISHED...isn't that your handle or was I bad for calling you that?  And I am sorry but I do have every right to talk in this forum as well because I live with an addict and I may not personally be one but I do know what they go through so maybe you should keep the hostility down a little.  I told you before I never meant anything in disrespect but you have taken it that way just like you took hers that way.