sorrynormal
Member
- Apr 13, 2022
- 14
I know this is sort of an out there post. I searched the forum and got a reference to 'India Mart' where you make an inquiry but I'm not familiar with the site or the process. I had a pain Dr for 7 years but she retired last year. She was my lifeline, after having been to several Drs who couldn't help me. I've tried to live without hydrocodone 7.5/200 and even took two forced breaks from it but it helps tremendously.
I took the breaks because I'm philosophically against being dependent on the medical system and resent it. Also before the pandemic I was going to live in a van and you can't be on prescription pain meds and live in a van. Because acquiring them becomes a logistical nightmare. Without getting into my entire med history I've had 9 surgeries and will require two more, 1 major and requiring 5 days in the hospital (2 metal rods in my chest), and the second to remove them in 2-3 years.
Kratom does help some but it's disgusting, hard to take, mild in affect, and only lasts 2 hours at best. It's hard to transport and anything over 10 grams is hard to swallow and it makes a mess.
Last year I had major face surgery and now have 38 plates and screws in my face. And now with the draconian opiate rules they gave me pain medication for one week then told me 'you shouldn't be in pain'. For several months I would wake up continuously at night due to pain, the only respite I had was to sit in the tub or shower to distract myself. I was taking 6 showers/day.
Due to the pandemic I had to move from the state I'm most familiar, and where access to medical resources was high. Now to an impoverished area where when you call the local PCP to make an appointment they tell you up front 'we do not give out pain medication for any reason'. And the pain dr reviews are chided for telling people to essentially 'try harder' instead of treating their symptoms. Like I live on a fixed income and don't have the money to fly all across the country to get my pain needs met.
I took the breaks because I'm philosophically against being dependent on the medical system and resent it. Also before the pandemic I was going to live in a van and you can't be on prescription pain meds and live in a van. Because acquiring them becomes a logistical nightmare. Without getting into my entire med history I've had 9 surgeries and will require two more, 1 major and requiring 5 days in the hospital (2 metal rods in my chest), and the second to remove them in 2-3 years.
Kratom does help some but it's disgusting, hard to take, mild in affect, and only lasts 2 hours at best. It's hard to transport and anything over 10 grams is hard to swallow and it makes a mess.
Last year I had major face surgery and now have 38 plates and screws in my face. And now with the draconian opiate rules they gave me pain medication for one week then told me 'you shouldn't be in pain'. For several months I would wake up continuously at night due to pain, the only respite I had was to sit in the tub or shower to distract myself. I was taking 6 showers/day.
Due to the pandemic I had to move from the state I'm most familiar, and where access to medical resources was high. Now to an impoverished area where when you call the local PCP to make an appointment they tell you up front 'we do not give out pain medication for any reason'. And the pain dr reviews are chided for telling people to essentially 'try harder' instead of treating their symptoms. Like I live on a fixed income and don't have the money to fly all across the country to get my pain needs met.