Well, thankfully I've never experienced anything as painful as pancreatitis but i'm in chronic pain due to other minor problems (back, neck, arthritis, nodes on spine(painless in many, apparently)), and due to the "minor" nature of my pain problems, of course I have trouble getting a decent RX.
I am lucky to get what I do, #90 10/325 hydros per every 30 days, but it's difficult to make them last all month and usually I always run out within 2 weeks, and end up scoring pills elsewhere (currently on tramadol, after about 4 days mild withdrawal, believe me even trams are a Godsend right now!) which presents a whole other trailer full o' problems..money mostly, then the law (thankfully i'm a good guy, and pretty quick n' clever too!), basically IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN!!!
And the something that it always is is THAT MUCH WORSE when you're addicted to opiates, whether for pain or not.
The problem is this; the medical community has had their hands tied by the DEA, as well as by their own bigotry and hypocrisy. They take the "Hippocratic Oath" but apparently, a good majority of doctors mistake this for a "hippocritical Oath" or the like.
But it's not so black and white, while Opiates may truly improve the quality of life for people like OP and I, and many other Americans, the sad fact of the matter is that for every smart, responsible, good person that uses opiates out there, I'd g guess there's at least 5 that use opiates recreationally, don't function, and do bad things to maintain their habit.
So basically doctors are trying to keep people out of pain, while not creating anymore addicts to this so-called "OPIATE EPIDEMIC" OOOOOOOHHH.
What this ACTUALLY does is create more pain, and creates more crime by forcing the BAD addicts to do more crime to support their habits, and also forcing GOOD pain patients like myself for example to even CONSIDER doing bad, just to treat my pain.
So really this "OPIOID PROBLEM" here in America has no end in sight, and probably will never. So in a world where honest folks are forced to work the system to obtain relief, they damn well better know how to work it right!
So Here's Treefa's Thirteen Thanksgiving tips for maintaining an Rx Opiate habit, for pain relief;
1.) Never admit to any problem besides pain (barring serious illness, like the shingles, which i'm getting over with NO extra meds, thanks ALOT doc)
2.) NEVER ADMIT TO ADDICTION, HABITUATION, CRAVING, etc..etc.. EVEN IF you only crave the pain relief! RED FLAG!
3.) If you signed pain contract, be prepared for pill counts, piss tests, etc etc....every doctor is different (mine looks past the THC every month, probably because it's been there EVERY MONTH along with MY MEDS that are SUPPOSED to be in there, again when they question you about other substances in urine "they ARE for pain", unless your on coke or something then you'll get dropped like a wet shit in august))
4.) Don't go to the doctor FOR PAIN MEDICAION (that's a red FLAG) you go because YOU"RE IN PAIN and you can't live with it anymore, right? NOT for pills! ANYTHING that will help, you want!
5.) Even if you read the PDR, YOU KNOW NOTHING about medications, barely even remember the names of meds....sometimes the coy is the brightest fish in the pond eh?? Knowing too much is a RED FLAG!
6.) Dress like you give a shit, be articulate, don't look like somebody that even the doctor WANTS to commit suicide, or he might just let you!
7.) Be trustworthy, as honest as open as possible while still adhering to #8
8.) Don't talk too much, speak when spoken to, exaggerate just enough so the doctor knows that you IN FACT NEED pain relief. If your pain is at a 3 or 4, say 6.5-7.5, i'd guess anything under 3 probably gets tylnenol.
9.) Don't act like you're faking, remember you're in pain 24/7 so youre pretty much used to it, but a little bit of despair can show through, I was at the end of my rope when I first saw my current doctor, and I didn't have to say it I think he knew.
10.) Don't be fake. IF you're faking pain to get pills, the attempt is futile, it's 2015 folks and doctors don't hand out Morphine for a sprained ankle or a bad cough anymore, dream on.
11.) Don't breakdown in the office, it's just idk weak I guess, and weak people don't handle pain well, so TECHNICALLY in doc's head, you're weak an in LESS PAIN then you claim. My mom is a big fan of this, but I guess most women probably are LOL, I just don't like being too vulnerable this is all getting marked on your permanent medical records afterall, and you're libel to get diagnosed depressed or something.
12.) Don't beg for pills, don't be too desperate, don't get excited IF the doc does decide to write something halfway decent....it could be anything, far as YOU are concerned. BUt be sure to inform the doc that you can no longer function with the pain, and it's to the point you'll do ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO to get some relief.
13.) When you go for refills piss clean (WITH rx'd meds!!), tell doctor how much better ur doing with the meds (if narcs, not TOO good, don't want a reduction!), functioning working etc.. Get you're triplicates and repeat again in 3 months, probably until we either die or get arrested.
LASTLY IMPORTANT; NEVER ADMIT TO OPIATE PROBLEM, NEVER SAY YOU WANT OFF THE MEDS, basically don't be a bitch. IF your doctor is so kind as to hook you up to manage you're pain, don't puss out every time you run out 2 weeks early, IT's BOUND to happen unless you have actually been Rx'd ADAQUATE relief (you never will), and it's the toughest part of all this.
I just really, it sticks my craw when I hear somebody say "oh I went on Vicodin after getting my teeth pulled, I took 2 a day for 2 months NOW I'M ADDICTED OH GOD I NEED REHAB OR METHADONE" when ppl do that stupid shit it just makes me want to pull my pants down and just shit on their shoes .
Life is tough, guess what, so are you, DON'T BE WEAK, DON'T BE A PUSSY life is hard and if you want a shot at coping, you're gonna NEED that prescription, maybe not today, tm or next year, but you WILL NEED opiates SOMETIME, and if you cry like a bitch claiming addiction dependence whatever, you will forever suffer you're remaining days on earth WITHOUT PAIN RELIEF.
SO stick it out, just pretend like you've actually been through hard times before LOL!
SOrry I just HATE it when people think you can get addicted to low-dose opiates, just just no...if you get addicted to even 10mg hydros 4X a day for 3 months, I just probably wouldn't believe you at all and think your some kind of malingerer. END RANT
Good luck OP, whatever you do keep that morphine, better for pain than ANY OPIOID I've tried, IME, if you could get the doc to throw in a few hydrocodone or Hydromorphone tabs that might be all you need to get through the month.
I''ll probably only survive every other 2 weeks, if even shingles didn't get me extra meds IDK WHAT WILL!!
