Re: The new guy again. Former addict worried about the pain issue.

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Just think of us as your support ~ with any complications or trials

in your life, it is much easier to deal with them if you have a

place to vent and sort out your emotions. This surgery is quite the

journey and having this support group means we can all relate to one

another and record our own experiences to help others. You can

accomplish anything if you put your mind to it ~ for me, I am

overcoming my fears of this surgery by documenting everything ~ my

experiences at the hospital and the recovery afterwards, as well as

photos showing my progression. Be your own jounalist, it really

helps to keep that perspective and not get lost in your emotions. I

would talk to your Dr, if he was so wonderful to do all of that for

you before then he will more than likely guide you through this as

well. And this time you can stop it before it starts!=)

> > > I get braces in three days so there is no turning back. I'll

be

> > having my

> > > lower jaw moved forward quite a bit. I'm really looking

> forward

> > to all of

> > > this. I've always had a bad bite and hated my profile. I

> have

> > one major

> > > question. About the pain after the surgery. Exactly how

bad

> > are we

> > > talking here? Are we talking Tylenol 3 bad, Vicodin bad,

> > Percocet bad?

> > > Or maybe not bad enough to have to take pain medication at

> all.

> > The

> > > reason I ask is that I used to be addicted to pain pills.

I've

> > been

> > > straight for a long time now, but I'm sort of fearful of

this

> > whole pain

> > > pill issue. I mean, I'm scared at the prospect of that

whole

> > addiction

> > > thing kicking in again vs. being in total pain without

> anything.

> > I'm

> > > reluctuant to talk to my doctors about the issue for fear I'll

> just

> > totally

> > > have to suffer if they find out I'm a former addict. On the

> other

> > hand,

> > > I am afraid of setting off the addiction again. It's 18

> months

> > till I

> > > have surgery so I have awhile to think about it. I'm very

> ashamed

> > of my

> > > former addition, even if I shouldn't be. The people in my

> > current life

> > > know nothing about it. Anyone faced this situation or have

> > suggestions.

> > > Thanks.

> > >

> > > Dave

> > >

> > >

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