The disguise needs to end... I have tapered to 10mg of OC for the last 10 days

[WonderfulLifeinDisguise]

How do I taper from my last 10 mg of OC?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.. I have been using prescriptions for the last ten years or so . I am done  and at this point my only legitimate pain is severe endometriosis  7-10 days a month and a wicked back ache every morning ( Had a laminectomy/discectomy and was told that the lower back would NEVER go away in 2011)' I have recurring chronic kidney stones,  in 2006 I had an open abdominal surgery to remove an ovarian cyst and adhesions12 weeks to heal , in 2002 is when this night mare started my first kidney stone 10 mm, and an endometrial cyst which required open abdominal surgery to remove the ovary and the cyst... Since that point I have taken and been prescribed numerous pain medications.  In between I have had minor knee, neck and shoulder injuries which resulted in another prescription.  I am done, in the last month or so I tapered to two Vic ES 350 and 1 10 mg OC.  I have not had  Vic since Dec 10 and have been maintaining with the one OC.  With the exception that for about a week without the VIc I used about 20 5/325 Perc sporadically from Dec 12 until Dec 25.  It was on Christmas I decided that I have had enough of planning every aspect of my life around this! Including travel plans, meetings, social events etc...  Please take a moment to advise, support and read my profile so you can see why I feel pretty dark inside..

[Bubulous]

Hello and welcome to the forum,

Thanks for telling your story but be advised we are not allowed to talk about tapering advise directly to someone on here.  However you will find a lot of support on here to get you through this.

Good Luck,

Larry

[WonderfulLifeinDisguise]

Sorry - It seems my first sentence is causing alarm for the forum. I realize that you cannot offer advice of an MD and I should have proofread my post to enure it was in sync with guidelines.  No worries I will delete the post and account.

[Bubulous]

I didn't mean to offend you.  Stay here and get support, you will find a lot.

[Bubulous]

There are a few rules but you will still find a lot of support here.

[WonderfulLifeinDisguise]

Not offended I just am not looking to start this adversarial and i want to be in compliance with guidelines.  I can't seem to delete this without the moderator involved.  Would you know who the moderator is so I may contact them directly to handle this?  Thanks.

[Bubulous]

Of course there are a few that work different schedules.  Thanks for considering staying around.  You can find Emily_MHModerator under the Improve Med Help Forum.  

[jenjen1966]

Hi and welcome. I wish I could tell you how I tapered, but the reality is that I couldn't. I didn't have the self discipline. I would get down to about 4 norco a day and start going right back up. So I just ct. Not going to lie, it was rough. There are plenty of people on here that have tho, and I'm sure they will help. Just going back and reading older posts helped. Hang in there. It's kind if slow on weekends, but someone will have more information for you soon.