I feel your pain, Ellyn, both figuratively and, up until recently, quite literally.
I suffered for 30 years from degenerative disc disease, which led to scoliosis and a 7-level (T11-S1) fusion in 2006. At the peak, I was on 240mg morphine per day plus a 100mcg/hr fentanyl patch. This allowed me to keep working and be productive. The DDD r…
I feel your pain, Ellyn, both figuratively and, up until recently, quite literally.
I suffered for 30 years from degenerative disc disease, which led to scoliosis and a 7-level (T11-S1) fusion in 2006. At the peak, I was on 240mg morphine per day plus a 100mcg/hr fentanyl patch. This allowed me to keep working and be productive. The DDD ran its course and I was able to get off all pain meds in 2022. Good timing too, as my pain doc and the nearby pharmacy disappeared shortly thereafter. Without the pain meds, I would have been bedridden. The DEA went from turning a blind eye to pill-mill clinics to practically not allowing anything, and chronic pain sufferers can just go fuck themselves. And not just pain; I had RSV in Feb and coughed so hard that I tore a muscle in my chest cuz they scared my doctor to the point that I couldn't get any effective cough suppressant. Nice.
I feel your pain, Ellyn, both figuratively and, up until recently, quite literally.
I suffered for 30 years from degenerative disc disease, which led to scoliosis and a 7-level (T11-S1) fusion in 2006. At the peak, I was on 240mg morphine per day plus a 100mcg/hr fentanyl patch. This allowed me to keep working and be productive. The DDD ran its course and I was able to get off all pain meds in 2022. Good timing too, as my pain doc and the nearby pharmacy disappeared shortly thereafter. Without the pain meds, I would have been bedridden. The DEA went from turning a blind eye to pill-mill clinics to practically not allowing anything, and chronic pain sufferers can just go fuck themselves. And not just pain; I had RSV in Feb and coughed so hard that I tore a muscle in my chest cuz they scared my doctor to the point that I couldn't get any effective cough suppressant. Nice.