So I figure we have support threads for a lot of other things, and with several of us here suffering from chronic pain I'll start this one.
As many of you already know I suffer from pancreatitis,back pain,fibroids and chronic migraines.And now.cervical dysplasia. Having gone mis-diagnosed my entire life, I've lived my whole life in pain. I literally do not know what it is like to go a day without it.
As a real kicker..most pain meds do not work on me. I have a crazy high tolerance and because of the pancreatitis,drugs dont metabolize and absorb the way they are supposed to.
I have tried many pain meds and different treatments ranging from traditional western medicine to chiropractors, acupuncture and massage therapy. I have seen sports therapists in the past to try to resolve my back issues.I will likely have to have extensive back surgery at some point in my life.
In addition to other meds I take, I am on 7.5 mgs. of Vicoprofen. I have to take anywhere from 1-5 of these a day(depending on my pain levels) pretty much every day. And since most of my problems(esp the pancreatitis) are incurable,I will likely have to be on it for the rest of my life if I want to live anything close to a normal existence.
A lot of people dont understand..they think I am just complaining. But I'm so used to pain that when I do complain...my pain is at a level that would have most people bedridden. It has to be pretty bad for me to consider it out of the ordinary enough to complain.
People think I'm taking my pain meds to get high. i dont. they dont make me high...they dont even get rid of the pain..just dull it to a level I can live with.
I've had girls at work steal my meds. I've had girls at work look at me like I'm some pill popping druggie who is a bitch because I wont share with them.
I hate it. Every damn minute of it.
Anyone else who is suffering with this please feel free to post here.
And NOBODY say a word about how we are going to end up druggies or that if we just sucked it up and dealt with it we'd be fine. NOBODY.
Alternatives to meds are fine..I am def. interested in hearing about anything that works. But slamming meds here is not ok.






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