Recently had a knee replacement. Now, my doc has determined I don't need pain ..

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meds? Say what? I have received a call from my physiatrist that we will be

tapering off my pain meds. I have serious arthritis (unable

to take NSAIDS). Degenerative Disk Disease, Herniations in each disk except for

one, the knee that wasn't replaced has also been torn.

I know I'm missing something, but I guess I'm still stunned. How will I live

without the meds?

After having my knee fixed I went ahead and booked a big trip to the UK for

January. I can't go. There's no way. Why do docs do this. And by this I mean

discount anything not-cancer as not requiring medication.

I am trying really hard to not melt down and I don't know how to do it. I don't

go to my vacation house if I don't have enough pain meds to get me through the

ride. Is that over? I've had injections, TENS and NSAIDS (nearly killed me with

a bleeding ulcer)I am so despondently sad now.

I do take Gabapentin and it helps some. It also makes me dumb as rocks. It is no

solution.

Kitty