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My worry is that the doctor will assume that I won't need anything for the pain,
in my experience and reading others, surgeons give cat sized dosages (5 mg hydrocodone) - or nothing at all usually. You won’t even feel that being on 8 mg suboxone.

I’ve gone to a pain management doctor one time a week after spine surgery because I was in such bad pain and boy did he hook me up with the best script I have ever been given (fentanyl patches).

Good luck and let us know how it went
 
in my experience and reading others, surgeons give cat sized dosages (5 mg hydrocodone) - or nothing at all usually. You won’t even feel that being on 8 mg suboxone.

I’ve gone to a pain management doctor one time a week after spine surgery because I was in such bad pain and boy did he hook me up with the best script I have ever been given (fentanyl patches).

Good luck and let us know how it went
I'm having arthroscopic knee surgery coming up and they told me they are giving me 10 mg hydrocodone, which I think is going to work ok for me in theory ( I don't have any tolerance, except maybe from a small amount of kratom I take a few times a week)). But the truth is, how many will they give me? They always use to start you off on 30 of whatever and you could take two and not have the acetaminophen fuck you up. But they seem stingier about it so I'm afraid they're just going to give like 10 pills and no refills. Last surgery they treated with great suspicion when I wanted my oxy refilled.
If they are at all decent, though, they really should take the OPs situation with the Suboxone into account and boost it
Yeah, let us no how it went. Good luck!
 
Yes, I feel like I am losing my sh!#. Sorry I should just say poopoo.

I have to find a way to chill. ..... And well stay composed. Some how. It's just that I have way too much going on right now. ( that means a whole of stuff and everything a lot ) But such is life.

So really bad morning. I am by myself doing cleaning and watching a house. Family mem's had said earlier they were taking off to the store and, do I need anything. ( eyeball roll )

Oh yah and they said they saw the ambulance pass them and saw it on it's way back too. Cause I asked them about the lights. Anyway.

I cleaned, worked, made some food. Filled a glass with bleach and water. I clean good.

Ate a whole plate of food thank gawwd. Made me thirsty though and had green chilli's in it. So I grabbed my glass of water that I had forgot to use for cleaning. Gulped it down

because I needed water. ...... Then it tasted funny. No Bad. And I realized I drank my bleach for cleaning.

I panicked like a little poop. And cried like a bishbrain to 911. I didn't even know if the call would go through. They had my location bc it was a land line and called 'the ambulance' they said I could refuse when they got there

and then put me on the line with poison control. I thought the bleach was giving me a heart pain, hyperventilation breathing, and the spins .. and then a headache.

( well kind of a headache )

So the ambulance showed up and the medics said thanx for getting us out of our 9 a.m. meeting. Right now I am going through a lot of family irl stuff so I didn't think

and just reacted ......... But that being said, Ummmm the bleach taste absorbed all around my throat for a while and felt funny. It made the rounds and like burned

or something. Irritated I guess I could call it. I wretched about 4 times and drooled into the glob of tissue about 4 times too. Now it's just a dry spot in my throat yeah

and dry ring in my nose. Because like I said I actually cried tears like a little ......... yeah wait for it again. . a little bishbrain. Icky my tonsils are clean.

I just have a whole lot of stress in my life right now Ya'lls. I do.

And I don't know if I still feel burn from the chilli's or the aghhhh bleach I drank.

Anyway ... I didn't stay composed and I had a panic attack and I hate myself right now. ☹️☹️
 
^^^^ i know ..... panic attack. Yikes. sometimes I just wanna wear a straightjacket just kidding. I guess I just have stress. I really don't think I asked for an ambulance ...

but .... I cuddda . sori .
 
Yes, I feel like I am losing my sh!#. Sorry I should just say poopoo.

I have to find a way to chill. ..... And well stay composed. Some how. It's just that I have way too much going on right now. ( that means a whole of stuff and everything a lot ) But such is life.

So really bad morning. I am by myself doing cleaning and watching a house. Family mem's had said earlier they were taking off to the store and, do I need anything. ( eyeball roll )

Oh yah and they said they saw the ambulance pass them and saw it on it's way back too. Cause I asked them about the lights. Anyway.

I cleaned, worked, made some food. Filled a glass with bleach and water. I clean good.

Ate a whole plate of food thank gawwd. Made me thirsty though and had green chilli's in it. So I grabbed my glass of water that I had forgot to use for cleaning. Gulped it down

because I needed water. ...... Then it tasted funny. No Bad. And I realized I drank my bleach for cleaning.

I panicked like a little poop. And cried like a bishbrain to 911. I didn't even know if the call would go through. They had my location bc it was a land line and called 'the ambulance' they said I could refuse when they got there

and then put me on the line with poison control. I thought the bleach was giving me a heart pain, hyperventilation breathing, and the spins .. and then a headache.

( well kind of a headache )

So the ambulance showed up and the medics said thanx for getting us out of our 9 a.m. meeting. Right now I am going through a lot of family irl stuff so I didn't think

and just reacted ......... But that being said, Ummmm the bleach taste absorbed all around my throat for a while and felt funny. It made the rounds and like burned

or something. Irritated I guess I could call it. I wretched about 4 times and drooled into the glob of tissue about 4 times too. Now it's just a dry spot in my throat yeah

and dry ring in my nose. Because like I said I actually cried tears like a little ......... yeah wait for it again. . a little bishbrain. Icky my tonsils are clean.

I just have a whole lot of stress in my life right now Ya'lls. I do.

And I don't know if I still feel burn from the chilli's or the aghhhh bleach I drank.

Anyway ... I didn't stay composed and I had a panic attack and I hate myself right now. ☹️☹️
Oh sheet!!!! Glad you're ok-ish!
 
They probably sent the ambulance just in case. If you only drank a couple of mouthfuls of diluted bleach it wouldn't have severely burned your insides (if you threw up as well). Well, hopefully. Lucky it wasn't methylated spirits. A friend of mine drank a fair bit and lost eyesight in one eye for good :( Lucky it sounds like you probably threw most of it up! Still :(
 
I'm glad you are okay. Don't beat yourself up over it, if you weren't sure how much bleach you drank then calling an ambulance would make sense.

We all loose it sometimes! We can't always stay calm. Sometimes things just get overwhelming.

Sending you a hug. 💞
 
I'm glad you are okay. Don't beat yourself up over it, if you weren't sure how much bleach you drank then calling an ambulance would make sense.

We all loose it sometimes! We can't always stay calm. Sometimes things just get overwhelming.

Sending you a hug. 💞

I was out of it. Maybe it's the heat. But it's not that hot yet. It was pretty dry though.

At least I'm sleeping now. Maybe that should be for the something positive thread. :rolleyes:

I was just tired and maybe depression.

But it was and overload day for sure. I thought it was October.

So I was tired.

Thank you @kris66 You have such a good ear and understanding. That's awesome. And so nice !!


Yess. 💕💜💞
 
They probably sent the ambulance just in case. If you only drank a couple of mouthfuls of diluted bleach it wouldn't have severely burned your insides (if you threw up as well). Well, hopefully. Lucky it wasn't methylated spirits. A friend of mine drank a fair bit and lost eyesight in one eye for good :( Lucky it sounds like you probably threw most of it up! Still :(

It was pretty horrifying when it first went down. And then it didn't help that I was crying like a hysterical bisssh because I was so mad at myself.

Everything was spinning. lool. I don't know why though. :unsure: Demon possession. Like Darn .... you know. :Satan:


You are one of the best life coaches I know. Mean it. <3

Keep it up though. Love it so much and Thank You. Thanks. :oops:🥹

That was nice. 💙

I'm serious that was honest. You have some kind of calling. Are you still studying and taking courses !

I am drinking water today. Bye. ❤️‍🔥✌️


But yes, hope ALL is going well with you and everything. Definitely stay on course.
 
And plus I latched on to the State Po dispatch it's 911

I couldn't even remember the local number bc it is ten numbers. I know most of it now. I have to look again.

I used to know it too bc I worked in community services.

But I forgot it.

So I went for 911 .... just to connect to the nurses hotline mind you

And It was State dispatch. They don't even hesitate. They just react fast. They have to. They don't have time.

I'm sure if I would have got local dispatch .... lol .... they would have chatted with me more.

It's more of a small community and all know each other too. lools.

But yeah that wambulance was like ' We're here ... Good Morning '

I swore I would never ride in an ambulance again in my life .... but they let me sit in the gurney

for ten minutes or so. I'm praying .... praying not to lose it again. 🥹🙏
 
I have been clean off methadone for like 3 months after like 15 years straight of opioids.

My chronic pain had finally subsided (ketamine bladder) about 3 weeks into the withdrawal and it remained absent for months which was amazing.

Unfortunately the pain came back a few days ago. I’ve been taking some Valium which helps but I’m so scared I’m gonna relapse on methadone. I don’t want to be a slave to it and or go through withdrawals ever again.

But I know what this chronic pain pushes me to and I’m scared.

I’m starting the best job I’ve ever had in a week and was dreaming that I’ll be able to have this job without opioid dependency ever getting in the way again - and I feel that dream slipping away.

What’s the alternative to taking opioids? Live in misery of pain all the time? No right answers it seems.

For now I’ll keep telling myself that I was in way worse pain during the first 3 weeks of withdrawal and I didn’t take methadone. I can not take methadone now….but for how long?
 
Greetings everyone <3

Just an update,
The surgery went as good as expected. Nothing crazy had happened. I spoke with the anesthesiologist about my issue regarding pain and being on suboxone and he said that it's not a big deal at all, that he would maybe give a little more opiate or something to bridge the pain.
Last thing I really remember is they giving me IV meds and putting a mask on me and I was out. I woke up shaking like a fucking leaf though. Like it seemed really bad, and they mentioned that it was normal.
As for the pain goes they prescribed me 5mg hydrocodone tablets and Celebrex. I asked the doctor to prescribe Lyrica for the pain and he finally did after i had to call as i was leaving the hospital because they didn't call it into the pharmacy. So the Lyrica seems to be helping A LOT.
I continued the suboxone and taking 1 strip helped with the pain too. I didn't get any fucked up feeling or anything, just some pain relief.

I've currently been just laying in the bed with an icepack on my leg. I'm here at my parents house and things are going well. I'm downstairs so I'm away from my stepdad and everything upstairs. I can't really go up the stairs anyways so my mom brings me food and such down here.
I am glad because I'm away from my stepdad and I really just don't like him or being around him period.

Not sure what to expect next in my recovery, I have an appointment in 2 weeks to get a fallow up from the doctor, and they will probably take out the stiches too.

I'm on crutches so I can't really go anywhere to far without using them, kind of sucks but atleast its better then being stuck in the bed so i can get up and use the bathroom and shower and shit.

Anyways, just been watching TV shows and playing some video games. Trying to do something somewhat productive while I lay here.

Hope that everyone is doing well, and having a good week. & thanks to everyone that kept me in their prayers and thought about me. <3


@kiely damn, i hope you are alright. that sounds like quite an ordeal! I recall in the past when I drank a cap of bleach with water to pass a urine test for WEED. It made me so fucking sick. It didn't work either and got sanctioned to go to a mandatory treatment program. Sucked but i made the best of it.
Atleast you did the right thing by seeking help man. Maybe what u should do is get like a waterbottle type of tumbler thing that you know is drinking water and only drink from it or something, just to be safe. There are some nice glass waterbottles like that.
 
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^^^^ Ohh. Relief. 🙏<3;);)🕊️

Ouch @Ds
You're alright. And made it through.

So are they done doing procedures.

Don't do that one again. Oww.

I'm Happy You Made It Too. 🙂

Take Care You Got This.


I am so glad that you are healing and staying well. And yes, well that's over.
Be Well 😎👍
 
Greetings everyone <3

Just an update,
The surgery went as good as expected. Nothing crazy had happened. I spoke with the anesthesiologist about my issue regarding pain and being on suboxone and he said that it's not a big deal at all, that he would maybe give a little more opiate or something to bridge the pain.
Last thing I really remember is they giving me IV meds and putting a mask on me and I was out. I woke up shaking like a fucking leaf though. Like it seemed really bad, and they mentioned that it was normal.
As for the pain goes they prescribed me 5mg hydrocodone tablets and Celebrex. I asked the doctor to prescribe Lyrica for the pain and he finally did after i had to call as i was leaving the hospital because they didn't call it into the pharmacy. So the Lyrica seems to be helping A LOT.
I continued the suboxone and taking 1 strip helped with the pain too. I didn't get any fucked up feeling or anything, just some pain relief.

I've currently been just laying in the bed with an icepack on my leg. I'm here at my parents house and things are going well. I'm downstairs so I'm away from my stepdad and everything upstairs. I can't really go up the stairs anyways so my mom brings me food and such down here.
I am glad because I'm away from my stepdad and I really just don't like him or being around him period.

Not sure what to expect next in my recovery, I have an appointment in 2 weeks to get a fallow up from the doctor, and they will probably take out the stiches too.

I'm on crutches so I can't really go anywhere to far without using them, kind of sucks but atleast its better then being stuck in the bed so i can get up and use the bathroom and shower and shit.

Anyways, just been watching TV shows and playing some video games. Trying to do something somewhat productive while I lay here.

Hope that everyone is doing well, and having a good week. & thanks to everyone that kept me in their prayers and thought about me. <3


@kiely damn, i hope you are alright. that sounds like quite an ordeal! I recall in the past when I drank a cap of bleach with water to pass a urine test for WEED. It made me so fucking sick. It didn't work either and got sanctioned to go to a mandatory treatment program. Sucked but i made the best of it.
Atleast you did the right thing by seeking help man. Maybe what u should do is get like a waterbottle type of tumbler thing that you know is drinking water and only drink from it or something, just to be safe. There are some nice glass waterbottles like that.
Congratulations! Now you just have to be sure to do all that damn PT so you can recover and get away from that step father ASAP
 
It was pretty horrifying when it first went down. And then it didn't help that I was crying like a hysterical bisssh because I was so mad at myself.

Everything was spinning. lool. I don't know why though. :unsure: Demon possession. Like Darn .... you know. :Satan:


You are one of the best life coaches I know. Mean it. <3

Keep it up though. Love it so much and Thank You. Thanks. :oops:

That was nice. 💙

I'm serious that was honest. You have some kind of calling. Are you still studying and taking courses !

I am drinking water today. Bye. ❤️‍🔥✌️


But yes, hope ALL is going well with you and everything. Definitely stay on course.
Thank you for the kind words 🥹 Everything is going well study wise. Like SUPER well! Learning lots and lots and lots :) And having fun :)
 
So I am going through slight xanx withdrawal of course. I think. But i don't use a lot for this reason. I learned not to

and know how ... to not make it worse now a days. So it's not too bad yet. The first time it was with you know pain pills and for help with them. And before my methotrexate too.

So now I don't use so much because I remember the hurt from the withdrawal.


Anyway ... I miss @AngelsandFairiesarereal ✨ so much because I am worried and haven't heard anything at all.


It just makes me feel really bad to be this concerned. I am going with the hopes or maybe the idea that someone

knows, and that everything is fine and going to be alright and safe. I just want everything to be safe and sound.

Yes I am so worried. I mean really. Very.

~~~~

So I found out that going outside is such a different feeling with withdrawal. It helps so much and makes all of

it so much better. Way better than being curled up in a bed or inside closed doors. Yeah, but it's really not

that bad anymore either. Mostly just chronic. But it felt so good to be outside yesterday. It's awesome and feels

so good. I just didn't know that it is called grounding and is a thing.

~~~~~
Oh and my headache is coming back and I am really worried because the xana's will only help 50 percent of

the time. It's a coin flip. The ice pack will work 99 %. I'm a little worried too.

~~

Where's the tapering support thread. I scary can't find it in TDS it used to be pinned !! I had posted there before.

And yes in TDS where I tried to go. .
 
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