no lucky in the sense your in pain AND get the medicines, I have horrible back pains, and dont get the meds, and dont have access at all I suffer from severe scoliosis that makes surfing (my true love and passion) near impossible, and I dont self medicate, because I cant afford it, and dont want to be a addict relying on street drugs, there for I eat asprin like its candy just so I can paddle out, and come back so stiff i cant even stand up once i sit down
you and me both bro. also, i have a winging scapula. if you don't know what it is, look it up on youtube. its pretty sick looking. mine is not as sever as them, but still cause chronic pain. my docs actually don't think that its either of those causing my pain though. im waiting for my mri in june which will hopefully reveal something new that they can treat. oh, just blew 50mg oxy and parachuted 2, 5/325 endocets
also, you back pain interferes with your surfing the same as mine interferes with my guitar playing. before i was prescribed these meds, i couldn't play for more then 10 minutes without being in agony. my playing has improved so much in the last few months because i can actually play for a decent amout of time without feeling like my spine is about to snap. how come you can't find a doc to prescribe you the meds man? im sure theres atleast one out there that will understand that you have chronic pain and its interfering with your life. it might be hard, but im sure you can get your meds.i had to put up with 3 years of chronic pain before my doc finally understood that i need these pills to not be a cripple. well i'll wish ya good luck in finding the right doc. a life in pain is not a good life to live at all. my back pain forced me to quit my job, not go to school and fall into depression. but its amazing how much these painkillers have improved my life. once again, good luck to ya man.
When I started using opiate pain meds, it was recreational, and I used to envy the shit out of people that had access to pain meds through their pain management. Be careful what you wish for, because now I have serious pain from a back injury, and my new pain specialist is a dipshit who thinks I could go from 2 mg. of dilaudid every 4 hours to 5/325 percocets one every twelve hours. I don't know if he's confused oxycodone w/apap with oxyconting or what, but my script from saturday (60 tabs) is basically all gone, and I don't see him again for 10 days. It totally sucks to be in this much pain; I may have to call him, which I don't really want to do, but I don't think I'll be able to last 10 days with no meds.
Its because Im young, (and look even younger) none of them want to "fuck up" a 20 year old, and it really sucks because Im constantly traveling to surf, and the travel just does even more damage, and its not something i can give up, Ill surf till it kills me no matter how much pain but it would be nice to have some help, even t3s would do something
^^ yeah that sucks bro. have you seen any other docs over the past few years? my doc trusts me and knows im in pain. i've been through physio therapy, massage therapy and im currently seeing a chiropractor who also does acupuncture, and although that does help, im still in alot of pain without my meds. and Dilly, that really sucks about your doc. he can't be too intelligent if he moved you from dilly's to percs and thinks you should be fine. if he won't give you stronger meds, you should maybe try and see a different pain management doc who understands the pain you are in. good luck to both of you :cheers2:
maybe i should try acupuncture, I have a slight phobia of needles, but if it works at all it would be worth it
^ yeah its worth a shot. theres just a slight prick when the needle goes in and then you can't even feel it. he also uses a machine on me that sends like electric pulses throughout my back as a way of massage. the only bad thing about chiropractors is there expensive. but me and him made a deal that if i gave him guitar lessons, i don't have to pay anymore oh, just blew another 50 mg oxy
this is gay i did 3 40s i was really high for like 10 mins now im not that high i mean im really high but id expect more from 120 mgs im in desperate need of a long break now my tolerance is through the roof not to mention im probly going ot face some withdrawls, not major ones but still, it will suck
^ i hear ya man tolerance is fuckin lame. i remember just a few months ago i could pop a few percs and be nice and high. nowadays i need atleast 160mg of oxy to even be able to feel anything at all.
yeah but ur on pain management though right. i do it for fun, now its not that fun when i need a whole 80 to get high
Yeah , think how I feel- Ive been on between 80-120 mgs of methadone for 20 + years. For me to get a nice opiate high- - you,re talking a lot of quality dope - or close to 3 times my dose with a xanax or 2. :banghead: -I guess I could start screwing around with fentanyl but Im too old to play games like that. I had my fun, it wound up a nightmare, so I get by on maintenance Be careful out there my friends, an old addict, jack
no opiates for me today, gotta agree with spens this tolerance is really getting me. its not that i would have a problem with taking a whole 80 to get off, but at 40$ a pop its burning a hole in my wallet pretty fast. oh how i wish i could get my opana again so i could get off for 5$ rather than 20-25$. oh well beggers cant be choosers. im taking a week off to help drop my tolerance a little. good luck spens with your break.