Pain is an every day part of life. Please Help!

Rose, I have felt the same way but I know that giving up is never the answer. I have had friends commit suicide, one was a doctor, one a dentist, and the others were just every day people but they all hurt their families and friends more than anyone could imagine. I have come to realize that I am not living solely for myself but for all those who know and love me. I have an obligation to keep going for them.

mhmamma, I have heard that some doctors will mail a script to you wherever you are so perhaps yours could do that? If you go to campgrounds, they usually allow you to receive mail there so perhaps that will work to get you back on the road. Not sure but it is worth asking about, no?

BTW, I know how hard it is to be working with pain meds and how everyone thinks you are a drug addict! I have been on the same dose for several years, never once asking to increase my meds. It just helps me to work full time and be able to walk. I still have pain...just takes the all important edge off so I can function. My doctors are ok with it so why do pharmacies look at me like I am a pill seeker? Ugh! 

 Best to you no matter what.

The pharmacy dept treated me like that when I was still getting refills for Dilaudid. They would look at me suspiciously. They would call the PS to see if the script was legit. I felt like a drug addict, but I needed them because I was still in pain 3-4 later after the BMX. Most people who know me, especially my husband, are aware that I do not like pain pills. He would see me crying and make me take the pills because I was suffering so much.

I am still in pain, can barely walk 100 steps without stopping. Was diagnosed with spinal stenosis some time ago, and just had an transforminal injection for L4, L5, Sl almost 3 weeks ago. I had to jump hoops to get accepted into the Pain Management Center. The injection helped some...I am currently taking Neurontin twice daily. The best thing about that is that it helps me to sleep. My quality of life sucks big time. We were on a cruise this past December and were docked in Jamaica. My husband and I were so looking forward to just walking around a bit, and as soon as I got off the ship I had to go back. That numbness and leg pain was horrible. My pain management doctor said to take the Neurontin along with a Percocet if I knew I would be walking quite a bit. I rarely use the Percocet because I am afraid of the addiction. Out of the 60 pills that he wrote the script for I think I have used 5 and I have had the script for about 2 months now.

mhmamma...If I would have heard that anesthesiologist say that outside of my room, I would have reported him to hospital administration. That was uncalled for. We are dealing enough with this cancer crap, and for someone to label us "addicts" is unacceptable. I wish you the best and hope  you will be able to find some relief.