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QUOTE (Maltese Cat @ Dec 13 2009, 11:47 PM) i'm ab, not sci, but i do know about chronic back pain having done silly things to discs (L4/L5), and I went through series of epidurals and lumbar nerve root blocks (and a total of 5 years of NHS attempts to sort out the chronic pain - all of which ended me up on stronger pain killers), which didnt really help at all. Looking at your profile you have quite a lot of stuff going...

Ok, as I said in my other post I am in recovery from meth abuse, and still just opioid's for pain relief. (Oxynorm aka Roxycodone) I have never had a problem with taking my dosage correctly, the "high" I get from them isn't a high I like. My fear is trading one addiction for another, and my doctor has never voiced an opinion just saying if it becomes a problem we will address it then. I don't like that type of...

Dave, young eddie's a beautiful human being but the dynamics of addiction are a bit beyond him. Love u ed, I really do! The very concept of will power, intellect, just say no, is not in our realm of thought. It's kinda like saying: "Wow, look at all those homeless people, why don't they just buy houses?" If you truly have a desire to put a lead jacket around your thoughts feelings and emotions you WILL...

i'm ab, not sci, but i do know about chronic back pain having done silly things to discs (L4/L5), and I went through series of epidurals and lumbar nerve root blocks (and a total of 5 years of NHS attempts to sort out the chronic pain - all of which ended me up on stronger pain killers), which didnt really help at all. Looking at your profile you have quite a lot of stuff going on at once. I eventually found relief from it all by doing a...

QUOTE (edlee @ Jul 17 2009, 08:34 PM) Arachnoiditis??????? Isn't that something you get from invading alien spiders??? Where's John Goodman when you need him??? Sorry,,, couldn't help myself.... Some of the time, I find that humor is helpful... You will have to decide what you find funny. ed Actually you are one of the first one to connect it and came back with a desent joke 0 no moss growing on you my friend....

The very fact that you are worried about it is actually a good sign. I've been very fortunate, in my life, to have overcome the only two addictions I've had,,, cigarettes and sex. One I overcame with a lot of effort,,, the other by accident, you might say. Seems the problem you have with your doctor is one we all seem to have with ours,,, they don't want to spend a few minutes extra, talking to us. About anything. I've...

Edlee's right Dave. You can handle this better than your doctor can for you. You've got the experience. And I think you're absolutely right to be concerned with opioids for pain relief. I don't know what's the best thing for you to do but I've confidence you do.

QUOTE (fatdave @ Dec 17 2009, 11:27 PM) Ok, as I said in my other post I am in recovery from meth abuse, and still just opioid's for pain relief. (Oxynorm aka Roxycodone) I have never had a problem with taking my dosage correctly, the "high" I get from them isn't a high I like. My fear is trading one addiction for another, and my doctor has never voiced an opinion just saying if it becomes a...

E-s right. Glad I wasn't the A-hole who said it. An addict uses any excuse in the book to get a fix of ANY kind of drug . . . any drug that gets a high, and you'll start mixing pill cocktails until you find the right dossages. The only problem then, is when your tollerance levels go up, as with anything, you start chasing a NEW dragon. Like the CRAMPS (punk group in the eighties) said, "I Want Some New Kind Of...