Tore ACL doctors prescribe Vicodin 60

[Madmax88]

Been clean 5 months, and Saturday I tore my ACL. Been in horrible pain and having a hard time throw away this prescription paper I haven't taken it to pharmacy but I'm having a hard time throwing it away. The pain is a 10 out of a 10 can't sleep without moving my leg and screaming. So my brain is keeping me from throwing this script away. I keep thinking what if it gets to bad?? I'm going to have to have surgery. What do I tell doctors when they do the surgery? No pain medication doc I'm in recovery. I can't believe this is happening, I don't want to take them im just scared if this is the pain I have now what will it be like after surgery. Tylonal won't do the trick. I Just ripped the script and flushed it while typing ha but that leaves the surgery questions. Any advice from someone in a similar situation?

[bazhulkrje]

Pain is shite, lost a leg and every muscle group below my waste stopped co operating with my brain. Pain sensors fire opiates deployed tolerance rises.
Where do you get off? If your clean from pain meds you should be advising me, pain is human. Being natch isn't.

[Madmax88]

My sponsor just said if I don't abuse them and I'm taking them for pain and not the high and I don't go longer than a month or so then to take them if I'm really in need. Though if I can make do then to count my blessings. I've decided to let the doctors give me whatever I need opiate or not whipe surgery is being performed, and afterwards the doctor will only write me 1 script of Vicodin for 90x and no refills. So I feel a lot better about the situation im not in agonizing pain anymore and if I do need them even if I wanted to I won't be able to go crazy with them. So it's reassuring I guess though im trying to get passed it all w/o anything but will see!

[motye51]

Cool beans.....glad to hear you made it through....im so glad to hear you kept in touch with your sponsor b/c thats totally what you're supposed to do....

[Madmax88]

I have stayed in close touch with my sponsor, but haven't been to a meeting in a week now. ( supposed to stay off leg much as possible) so that's why I'm on here a little more lately. The swelling went down so the pain is tolerable i don't think il be needing the pills atleast till the surgery.

[jifmoc]

Max- are you staying very close to your sponsor? To the program? Now is the time. Keep talking about it and keep sharing about it. Don't isolate and let your brain stew. Have people pick you up and take you to meetings.

[Madmax88]

Well my wife picked up the script yesterday, haven't taken them yet. Not going to if I can keep managing, its already been a week since the tare.