Mind over matter- can it be done?

[freshstart01]

Norco w/d. Once mentally and physically heeled, is it possible to take med, maybe different type- as prescribed . When needed for extreme pain, if someone holds and gives to u as prescribed? For real pain? Or is OTC better, although doesn't work...?

[Dane74]

Hang in there girlie, you are doing everything right, and you will be just fine:)  Try putting ice packs on your ribs it does really help numb some of the pain, im sure your collar bone hurts more but you are very dedicated.  Great job on flushing the 30, i had a flushing party too, ahhhh what a great feeeling:)  

[overeasy]

I am currently going through this,  Only 23 days clean and then needed narcotics for an accident.  I have someone holding my pills I don't have access and don't know where they are located.  When i got the script I noticed it was for 60 and there is no way I wanted to take 60 and have to go through withdrawals again so I dumped half.  I take only when I can no longer handle the pain- I absolutely refuse to start back at the beginning and go through the 3 weeks of hell I just went through.  The prescription said take 2 every 4-6 hours and I will not take that much.  If I had a year, 2 years- maybe I could do that without withdrawals but not at this stage.  So , I have to settle for pain if I don't want to withdraw again and to be honest I have been dealing with the back pain since I stopped so what the heck is the difference.

[vicki595]

LMNO--   Ouch!!   My ears!!!   LOL!


He's right!

[el_em_en_oh]

HAVE SOMEONE HOLD AND DISTRIBUTE THE PILLS TO YOU. PERIOD. (and yes... I'm yelling!)

I get kidney-stones CHRONICALLY, and there's no way on earth I could go through it without narcotic painkillers. There is just no way for the human body to deal with so much pain, unassisted.

So... what do I do?

I have my wife, or my sister, or my parents, distribute the pills to me (as prescribed).

It's not ideal, but it gets me through the day.

None of us was meant to suffer. NONE OF US.

Just because you're an addict, it doesn't mean you can never take a painkiller again. It just means that you can't take them UNSUPERVISED again (on your own).

Call for reinforcements.

Good luck.

[Scared441]

Been there, done that.  Now I'm about to detox for a second time.  Perhaps some people can do it, but I could not.

[dominosarah]

You tell your doctor/surgeon that you are a recovering addict and have someone hold the pills for you......