Pain for 15 years

[Petepain]

Petepain  
Oct 15, 2011 .To: dr or anybody that can help.I have been on pain meds for 15 years,2 surgurys a year up to the last week.Pain has grown worst everytime i have another surgury.Last week my family dr has stop all my meds.Today i'm sick also in pain about a 8 on the scale.I really don't know what to do????????????????????????????????? I have had 16 knee surgury on my left leg.2 knee replacements and my last surgury i had me leg fused togthered with a rod placed in starting at the hip going to my ankle.

All I ask is for help

Peter Scoville .

[mellie4]

There's a big difference in being dependent vs. addicted.  Anyone taking any narcotic for a length of time will become dependent.  I can't understand why your doctor took you off your meds.  Did you have a pain contract and somehow violated it?

I would encourage you to check out the Pain Management Forum.  If you're not addicted and looking to get off meds totally, you may find help there.  It's for chronic pain patients and the issues they face.  There are people there who have been cut off their meds for various reasons.

If you don't know why you've been cut off, I would call your doctor's office and ask for a reason.  If they cut you off for violating a pain contract, you are likely red flagged.

If you can't manage your pain until you can talk to your doctor, you can always go to the ER.  I'm sure they'd give you something to hold you over until you can see your doctor or figure things out.

[allmymarbles]

I don't understand why they would take you off pain medication. Could it be that the dosage has been steadily increased and is now extremely high. I am sure you are addicted, but that is not the same thing as being a "drug addict" who takes the stuff for non pain purposes. What was their reason for taking you off the medications?

[dominosarah]

Hi and welcome.  What was the reasoning behind the doctor stopping all the meds?

[gnarly_1]

your question is a little veage are you looking to detox or get back on the meds due to your condition medhelp has a pain management forum
if you want to stay on thiem if you want to get off them your at the right place let me know your intention and will go from there........Gnarly