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sweetapogee

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18. about five years ago

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2016, 10:09 PM

May 2016

I suffered a tib/fib fracture and had plates and screws put in place. Honestly the use of opiates made things worse. The lower GI slowdown and eventual restart was worse than the pain and I really don't want to ever experience that again.... ever.

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The Opiate crackdown and me [View all] cali May 2016 OP

cali kpete May 2016 #1

My sister has chronic pain. I understand Bonobo May 2016 #2

I got caught in that havoc, too. Mine is for chronic insomnia, brought on by libdem4life May 2016 #3

Yup. Sleep aids. Texasgal May 2016 #5

That's the one. I used to have to show my ID and sign for it in California. libdem4life May 2016 #6

Since Ambien is a class C Texasgal May 2016 #9

I'd better do some checking. I was so "euphoric" that they paid for the 5 mg libdem4life May 2016 #11

I know it affects people Texasgal May 2016 #12

Same here. But it never kept me asleep more than 4 hours. libdem4life May 2016 #13

I don't think dependence on opiates is inherently a bad thing. Mariana May 2016 #7

Well said. During this latest trial period, I did not feel any withdrawal libdem4life May 2016 #10

My son-in-law has used opiates for many years because of jwirr May 2016 #4

I'm sorry for what you have to go through cali Turin_C3PO May 2016 #8

We love to kick people when they're down in the US Tsiyu May 2016 #14

You know, maybe--just maybe--the United States will grow up someday... First Speaker May 2016 #15

I have chronic severe migraines gollygee May 2016 #16

Just more victims of the drug war Major Nikon May 2016 #17

about five years ago sweetapogee May 2016 #18

Much Empathy libodem May 2016 #19

yep; have to beg, feel like a criminal, appointments every month even IF they will give you the meds TheFrenchRazor May 2016 #20

Cali I'm sorry this is how it is for you. We suck at pain control. There are few options Maru Kitteh May 2016 #21