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RdDragon

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Hi All
First of all I want to say thanks for this place to write about my struggles.
I was never addicted to any OPIS until December 2010 I was 43 and had an accident at work and had 3 knee surgery's in the same year, I must say I had post trauma in my left knee due to playing soccer for 18 years in Germany.
I moved to the US in 95 started playing and coaching girls when i tore up my right knee ACL, was a quick fix I was back at work in 6 weeks and some pain killers. no problem.
My mess started in January 2011 I never experienced w/d, then all of the sudden it hit me so I got more loved the way the percs made me feel so I abused them. I always only used my prescription until last year, new job new people and i started buying 10-325 oxys 8 bucks a pop.
last time I bought from my buddy was last month, I have been trough CT's for 3-7 days almost every month until June 20014, since then I was using about 8 a day, no snorting or shooting or even mixing with Hydros, now im on the Wagon to sober land, since last Wednesday. i ripped up the written script from the Doc and flushed 60 of Hydros down the Toilet. I'm done.
I have chronic pain in the knee from the rubbing of the bones together since my meniscus is almost gone, nothing left to scrape lol.
I emailed my Doc @ Wake Forest in NC and he said why did I do that, you should taper of ....blah blah us addicts wont taper if we have access.
So he called in Clonidine .1 mg patch, i think its a godsend but lets not kid myself the road to sober is not an easy one, couldn't eat walked like a Zombie, no puking but it came out the other end.

So here I am Wednesday 5 am was my last use of Hydros, still sober.
Thanks for reading
 
Hey Rd...Kudos! I can relate to the knee issues/pain. I get Synvisc One injections in both knees. They don't leave you pain free, by any means, but do help to cushion the BOB pain.

Is this something you might try?
 
Done that :) no relief 2 different Docs told me to do a knee replacement I said hell no, I'm to young for that, and they both said you gotta live with the pain then, and use drugs, I'm a Laser Tech (industrial).
 
Morning all
I just keep writing since it helps.
5 Days off the Opis, still a little groggy but I can feel the Energy coming back a little, a bit of blurred vision close up but I think its from the Clonidine, had my first coffee, smoke a little more tho.
I used to be a heavy drinker (Damn German) go figure lol, but i kicked that in 2010, so since i have an addictive personality I exchanged beer for Oxys, I always loved beer, now it makes me gag or any alcohol, I just lost the taste of it.
My marriage is fucked beyond repair but she and me are still together, because of this I guess.....pitty?
I'm thinking of selling my Camaro ss and buy me a Motor home to travel around the country.
 
Believe me, I KNOW knee pain. My ortho told me in 2008 that TKR (both) is in my best interest. Nope...not until I have to. I white knuckle my way through the knee pain, spine pain and SO much more.

I've been told by 8 specialists across 3 states "We can't help you...Seek PM".

I did. It's been 1.5 years, yet no miracle relief! The Synvisc helps me some. I swim laps every day, because weight bearing is brutal on my spine and knees. Life's a bitch, but I can't seem to die.
 
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