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Originally Posted by cheryl1593
I had a great life in spite of being disabled with TOS. I still had pain but my medications allowed me to work and participate in my life instead of sitting on the sideline in sadness. I have no problem being dependent on a medication that completely changes my life. It is not my fault that people misuse opiates. Those same people will just find a different source for their high.....off the streets. That is what addicts do. dependent and addiction is two completely different things.
Am really hurting so sorry if I am not making sense here. No pain management since feb.
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Over the past 3 years hydrocodone and Valium have allowed me to work. I had surgery each time I became unable to work even with medication. The problem is I built up a tolerance to hydrocodone where it stopped working altogether. Now I'm on Percocet (oxcodone) but I have to more careful in taking it (I'm trying to stop it altogether). I'm not going to go back to work if I have to take Percocet to function at work. I'm willing to take Valium to be able work but not both.