tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73591103904013692392024-08-29T15:47:27.429-04:00living in an oxycontin nodwho am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-6125796738646827182011-02-28T22:17:00.007-05:002011-02-28T23:36:38.354-05:00

I guess I have been ignoring this blog. It is an uphill battle defending your treatment.I have lost family and friends and I have become more isolated because of this. Funny that the Tylenol, Advil and ignorance of some family and friends have caused me more damage physically and emotionally/psychologically than Oxycontin has.I am happy to sa that with the use of Oxycontin I have been able to

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It's been a long time since my last post.I am not sure if I even have an audience....A lot has transformed since November of 2008.My condition has, at best not improved nor has it degraded to any degree.I am fortunate to have great doctors that in the region I live are willing to treat me wth Oxy. There is so much bad press about it that Doctors are almost afriad to write a script. And I can't

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-79689989514808908782008-11-27T23:40:00.005-05:002008-11-28T00:17:01.218-05:00

"please give me some advice the pain i feel is excruciating and has taken my ability to live as intended away and i am at the end of my rope................" WEAKNESS I FELT NOT BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN ON MY OWN----------------------------------------------------------Weakness.... i dunno.on my own. yes.It will wear you down. It wore me down. I can handle a large amount of pain all at

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-54911895170998293742008-11-27T22:52:00.003-05:002008-11-27T23:39:37.053-05:00

"please give me some advice the pain i feel is excruciating and has taken my ability to live as intended away and i am at the end of my rope................"----------------------------------------------------------Ok. Shit happens, right? And pain sucks. But the medication works. Take it. You covered a lot of ground in your comment and I want to be able to comment on every one of your points and

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-8791666682716743292008-03-13T19:49:00.003-04:002008-03-13T23:04:14.144-04:00

I have a thyroid condition. I take one pill a day, and there are times when the days and weeks blur and I forget to take my pill, sometimes for days on end.I can usually tell when I have gone a few days without my thyroid pills. My mood changes, I get depressed. I get tired and my limbs feel heavy weighted. I get a numbness like a warm burning in my jaw and behind my eyes and I generally feel

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-30232496142602091192008-02-26T18:09:00.003-05:002008-03-13T19:39:02.107-04:00

I was at a small gathering with a healthy cross section of friends. It had become known in my circles that I was suffering back pain, and that I was undergoing several tests and scans so as to offer a diagnosis.At the time that I began the MRI's and X-Rays and blood work, etc.. my condition had gone from something that I could cope with to a steady degenerating condition leaving me with moderate

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-75613734381939154192008-02-19T01:52:00.002-05:002008-02-19T02:40:09.163-05:00

I want to say a lot. There is much history I want to cover on how and why I got to this point in my life. And as I start typing, I find that the topics are so intertwined that it is hard to separate and organize the coherently.I would be lying if I said I started these pills only for pain. But ultimately pain is the reason why I continued.Now I am looking back over this last weekend and some of

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-40295093296861621462008-02-19T00:50:00.005-05:002008-02-19T01:33:48.055-05:00

So our superheros made it through another weekend. It was a tough weekend, and many hours were spent with insomnia, depression, anxiety, restless legs, and our old friend chronic pain. It was surprising how long each hour was. How each time I checked the clock, only 10 minutes passed when I was sure it was 40.But time, as it so naturally does, it passes, slow and relentless and determined.And now

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-59711199731134753202008-02-16T22:21:00.002-05:002008-02-16T22:30:45.649-05:00

Why am I using oxy?I have several herniated discs due to a genetic condition in my spine, along with fybromyalgia and an undiagnosed inflammatory condition that causes pain in my back, ribs, hips, and wrists. These are aggravated by 12 years of repetitive strain from computer work, bad exercise habits and posture.I have an inflammation in my neck that gives me amazing headaches and I have pain

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-47148680414797526542008-02-16T13:32:00.002-05:002008-02-16T22:15:34.151-05:00

It is harder than you think, finding a doctor to prescribe these pills. Because of all the bad news we hear, and how strict they are regulated, combined with the addiction and tolerance that comes with it, it is increasingly harder to get a prescription.The use and abuse of oxy by people looking for a high or to profit, ruins it for those who genuinely need it.It was only when I had hit bottom

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-77824538799803452552008-02-16T12:46:00.003-05:002008-02-16T13:17:54.684-05:00

Just when we thought it was over for our superheros, they managed to find some cash.How great it would be if cash would instantly turn into oxy, but finding the money is only the first in a long series of steps to pain relief in the black market.I remember watching a movie called Candy, which was about a boyfriend and girlfriend hooked on heroine, or some type type. At a early point in the movie,

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-6253640570381482482008-02-15T23:06:00.002-05:002008-02-15T23:14:29.449-05:00

Almost 18 hours since my last pill, and by now whatever was in my system is fast breaking down. As the meds dissipate from my body, it is becoming evident how bad in shape my body really is.The pain starts in my ribs, and in my neck. Tight muscles that have been in spasm for the better part of a decade, and hard tissues that are so inflamed that it hurts to move. Heck, it hurts to lie down, or to

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-72749840717383161962008-02-15T21:42:00.002-05:002008-02-15T21:51:28.840-05:00

I ran out of meds today. This is the first time since September 2006 that I have been without any oxy.I have 74 hours until I can refill my perscription, I have no money or anything to pawn and there is no one who will lend me some pills to get through the next three days.This is going to be a long night. I have no idea what my body is going to do while in withdrawl, and I am honestly quite

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-53136976750132365622008-02-15T16:32:00.003-05:002008-02-15T16:38:01.878-05:00

I don't know why I started. There were three main reasons. The first and foremost was a degeneration of my discs and several herniations. For a long time I was albe to tolerate the pain, but with each day that passed, I felt it wearing me thin, and I began to realize that I was no longer the once happy, ambitious young man I once was.It is like the story of the bear with a toothache, or a lion

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If you take a look on the left, you'll see a number of articles form Google News. Chances are that a few of them are about the sale and/or tabuse of opiates.A friend of mine who has three ruptured discs said to me that he felt opiates, especially Oxycontin has received such negative press that a stigma is now attached to it and anyone that uses it.Like most things newsworthy, the public does not

who am i?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400020116088751583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359110390401369239.post-8084348556420052872008-02-15T06:39:00.005-05:002008-02-15T07:30:53.250-05:00

A couple of years ago I was reading through a Psychology textbook and came across a section on behavior and conditioning.The chapter looked at studies involving mice and different motivators used in observing how they responded under different situations. Food was used in some, sex in others, but the most interesting experiment is where they placed a mother on one side of an electrically charged

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