Hey Everyone,
For all of those that know me, I am having major troubles once again! For those of you who don't, I was a big time tramadol addict that finally got clean. I was up to 15-20 pills a day and I DID it, for a long time, I was good. I had the occasional craving, but was doing very well.
Last summer I started having major knee pain (no specific injury happened) and I had a ton of tests done. It turned out that I tore my meniscus and I have really bad arthritis (all of a sudden). I had surgery for my meniscus in July and seemed to be doing ok. The arthritis part is what was killing me. I guess I have zero cartilage in my right knee and could possibly need a knee replacement. I did a series of injections and they did nothing for the pain. I can't keel, squat, run or doing anything like I used to and I am only 30 years old with two small children. I was on Hydros for a few months before and after surgery. I was pretty bummed that I had to "break" my clean time, but I guess I had no choice.
Now in September my right knee started hurting. I just found out I tore my meniscus in that knee now and will get surgery on Monday. What the hell!?! Anyway, a couple weeks ago, my nurse practitioner prescribed me tramadol and I didn't say anything. I heard those words and got excited. The hydros weren't helping anymore and she told me to try tramadol. She has no idea about my history and I feel horrible I didn't say anything. Anyway, I am done with that bottle now and today is day 1 with nothing. My major symptoms are extreme fatigue, chills, sneezing and just plain crabbiness. I am so crabby with my husband. We don't have the best marriage to begin with and I feel bad I snapped at him a few times today. He just thinks I am sick with the flu. The worst part is I will get Hydros again after my surgery on Monday and will have to go through all of this again. UGH!
I guess I just need some support right now!!