Re: Discovery Channel program

[Guest guest]

Terry,

Very good post! I feel much the same way. I avoided pain management for all

these reasons too. It took 8 years to find a Dr. I trusted enough to take

opiates her prescribed and monitor me (not leave me on my own).

I still struggle with this because of how my Pharmacy treats me and what if they

won't give me the medication I need not to go into withdrawals. Or like last

month when I had the stomach flu and couldn't keep any meds down for 4 days. Boy

was that miserable.

But I think the good outweighs the bad for me right now. I can function at my

highest when taking my pain meds. I still work full time and have a kid so this

is really important to me.

So I guess its really a struggle either way. Its not like opiates take away all

the pain anyway. Everyone just have to decides for themselves whether they can

handle the risk associated with taking them or NOT taking them.

Caitlin

This all keeps me away from pain management all together and I find that I

suffer on my own with what is sometimes awful pain from my situation.  I find

myself very stressed wondering how I will manage if my pain gets worse for some

reason.  This is so unfair to all of us.