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About Me: Male, Houston - TX, member since Nov 2007

Adventure seeker in my younger days. I was bull riding for the adrenaline high, bungee jumping, sky diving, and pretty much anything for that adrenaline rush. I was stepped on by a bull in the middle of my lower back when I was about 22. This ended my bull riding. I ... [More] drank alot then, so didn't sober up enough to really feel the pain. When I was about 27, I had a bad skydiving experience that reinjured my back. It was at that time that I began taking pain killers. So far for me, they have been the worst demon to defeat. I used cocaine frequently when I was married to my first wife at age 23. I also drank heavily through this marriage, as I was unhappy and felt betrayed. I was drinking an 18 pack of beer every night and bottles of hard liquor on weekends. Once my first marriage ended at around age 25, I quit the cocaine cold turkey and continued to drink heavily until I met my second wife. During our dating time I slowed down the drinking, but it was around that time I had the skydiving mishap and started with the pain killers. We married after about 1 year of dating and being engaged. The marriage lasted all of 1 and a half years. Turns out she is Bi-Polar, among other things and I just couldn't take the abuse. I found out that I have degenerative disc disease with leaking and bulging discs. Starting the pain killers prescribed by my Dr. seemed like no problem to me. I thought that anything a Dr. gives you is fine and will make you better. Little did I know it would lead me down a path of self destruction I had yet to travel. So here I am, 31 and hooked on hydrocodone, lorcet, lortab, etc. Up to 30 or more pills a day, and have decided that there has to be a better way. I've always been a fighter (named after the Arch Angel Michael), but I have to say that this is THE hardest battle I've encountered to date. And trust me, I've been through quite a bit. I'm no sissy and often times welcome some pain. It lets you know you're still alive. However, the discs in my lower back have become unbearable, but so is the addiction. I know that my back pain won't kill me, but the medication will. Therefore, the medication is getting the bucket and bring on the pain. God help me!! [Less]

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imanaddict

Oct 31

Just a quick note to say hi! It's been too long since we talked and wanted to see how you're doing. Hope all is well and have a wonderful and safe Halloween!!

Clamity2

Oct 04

Just a quick note to say hi! Hope all is well with you and that you're having fun!! Love and Peace Calamity Jane

boldsojah4christ

May 16

Thank God 2 be alive bro. Good 2 hear from you again just thought I would take time out of my busy schedule 2 holla @ yah!!!

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