Day 205 and Methadone is a distant sight in my rear mirror!!

Goodbye Methadone for Good!!!! It feels so good to say that, albeit the 'Mighty Done' has been replaced with the Fentanyl pain patch and it's been the best trade I could have made. I am sure stopping the Fentanyl the way I did the Methadone would produce a similar hell as the Methadone did but I don't plan on stopping the patch anyway.
The Fentanyl has really given me back a big piece of my life that I felt I'd lost for ever. I can now work a 10-11 hour day and I'm not a wreck at the end of it like I used to be.
I am not pain free by any means but I have significantly better pain control than I can ever remember. I have stolen a piece of my life back form the monster we all wrestle with in 'chronic debilitating pain'. Sure, some days are still tough, but by and large they are the exception to the rule which was the exact opposite of what I face before starting Fentanyl.
The only downside to it is quite a bit of sweating but I'll live with that to get pain control.
I went for a couple of months with no 'big dog' med and tried to return to work with only Oxycodone 10/325 1 x every 8 hours. It was very discouraging to say the least, I just wanted to see if I could return to my job WITHOUT the 'big dogs' on my side. I did feel defeated and down when I realized I couldn't maintain with out the med.
Many friends and good people on here asked me why I chose to suffer without the med to help me but I just had to try and see if I could do it on my own, Tuckamore,MollyRae,Nick30 and Sandee........You were ALL right in your advice to me, why suffer when you don't have to??????  I think each one of us holds onto that thread of hope that we have the power to beat whatever ailment we have and that we don't need a prescription pad to help us along.
I'm in a much better place now and can honestly say that I've made piece with the fact that I'll always need these med's unless a miracle cure comes along for chronic pain, let's not hold our breath on that one though eh?
Hope everyone has a great  labor day weekdend surrounded by loved ones and friends.
Blessings.
Brian.