Pain has no beginning or end....when I'm in pain it is all that there is.

I would do anything to make it stop.

I cannot take RX Pain meds because my Immune system rebels so completely that it is as bad as the pain.

I really want to be unconscious.

The problem with RX Pain meds as they exist today is that most of them, for most people will not continue to be effective over the long term.

They work, they have to be increased, and eventually not only do they not work well, they cause 'rebound pain'.

Unfortunately they are also highly abused by many many people, who take them to escape from life, rather than physical pain.

These are the reasons why for most people it is very difficult to get long term prescriptions for RX Pain Meds.

Doctors are closely monitored by the DEA when they write prescriptions for Pain RX, and they are called if they prescribe too often or too much for patients.

My heart goes out to those who rely on pain RX, because medical science hasn't really managed to address the issue of pain that will provide safe reliable relief for us.

I do not know what I will be able to do when I have to face excruciating pain. I've been sent home with knee surgery, on Tylenol. I use Cymbalta, Aleve, Turmeric, and Relaxation and Meditation to manage now.

Hugs, Elaine