Bidding farewell to my life on pills.

[6stringrock]

I came off of hydrocodone a few weeks ago only to break out with the shingles and have to go back on it along with neurontin. The pain was so bad. I think the worst pain I have ever felt. I tried to go through it without anything but the pain was just to unbearable. Now the shingles have cleared up. The nerves in that area are still getting back to normal and every once in a while a little painful but I do have some 800mg Motrin. I was taking about 12 lortab 10's a day and sometimes 20 of the 5's if thats all I had. It is time to bid these pills fair well once and for all, When I first broke out with the shingles I went to the doctor to get meds for shingles. I told him my struggles with the hydrocodone. The doctor happened to be a pain management Dr. He said why don't I put you on a stronger pain med to help with the pain of the shingles and was going to prescribe me oxy 30's to take every 4 hrs and once the pain went away then I could go on suboxone. He said that some people stay on suboxone there whole life. I ended up telling him I would just rather stick with the hydrocodone. I got my script and never went back. I guess I'm not as bad off as what I thought. I could probably go there and get whatever I wanted but it really bothers me that a doctor would put money before humanity. I'm also reading the book "Natural Cures they don't want you to know about". It's enough to **** you off so bad you will never want to take another pill again in your life. I have about 10 pills left and I'm going to destroy them. I guess a symbolic gesture of finally being done with them. Wish me luck.

[6stringrock]

Yeah...I'm taking them out in a blaze of glory...lol. I'm gonna call the pharmacy and see how to get rid of them. I don't like flushing them cause it just contaminates the water. Don't get me wrong I am gonna take a few before I bid farewell to them. Thats the only way I'm gonna be able to part with them.

[Cris718]

This is not the first post I have read this morning, where the person was open and upfront about possibly having a problem with hydro's and the doctor says you don't.

I'm proud that you have to come to this conclusion on your own and didn't get busted like most of us, or so out of control we have runied our lives......

I commend you for your stength and wanted to say "YEA" out loud when you said your going to destroy them........

That's power right there......I would have taken them all, then started getting clean.

Your already ahead of the game......:)   Good luck....

So.....I have to know.....how are you gonna take them out?? Guns....blow them up...??  lol  man......wish I could have been that strong.....

Keep posting.....keep us up to date about how your doing.....

Prayers
Cris~

[this_big]

  That would be one hell of a symbolic gesture..lol..It sounds like your mind is in a good place. Good luck with your recovery.