The horrible chronic pain doesn't have a good answer here. I wish it did.
The main problem for me is that I need a two level fusion and workers comp is denying it and sending me to PT instead. I'm in so much pain all the time that it's just crazy. I don't know how the hell I'm going to do physical therapy in the ammount of pain that I'm in.
I take payments in dark chocolate. LOL
I know someone who has long term pain that switched to methadone. It is a similar story as your wifes. At least they can function a somewhat normal life.
Or a pie if you prefer pie.
I posted something similar to this on Spine-Health forums and all I've received is criticism. They have all told me that I'm a drug addict and don't need pain medicine to begin with as if they know how much pain I've been in.
I really have to thank everyone on here for being so supportive without judging me. The last thing I need at a time like this is to be judged.
Thanks to you all for being so great to me without even knowing me. If I could buy a cake for each one of you I would.
I've been up for about 48 hours now. I made appointments for a doctor that can prescribe Subaxon but my wife insisted. Part of her wants me to suffer fot what I did and the other part of her doesn't want to waste the money since she knows that I'll have to continue using pain meds since I have 2 ruptured discs, 3 bulging discs, and will need surgery soon as well. She called the PMD and told him what is going on and that I was taking one extra pill a day and he told her to make an appointment for Monday. I think he''s going to work with me since she'll be the one giving me the pills from now on. I still don't think he'll write the script before 3 weeks. All I can do is cross my fingers because I'm in so much pain (not only withdrawal pain). We'll see.