Hey girl, I went back to my orthopedic doctor today to get the results of my dicagram I had done Tue. I got some real bad news, he told me I have 3 degenerative discs above the one I just had surgery on. he said after I do some more healing from the surgery I need to have a bigger surgery to fix the 3 discs and that he would have to go in through my front side because of all the hardware that is already in my back, this sounds very scary to me!! I was not expecting this kind of news! But anyway, how are you doing these days, sounds like you are really enjoying your life right now, you are a real insperation to me!! You are a strong person and I think you and Phil should keep on helping folks on here as much as possiable, yall are truley good folks and Im really glad to have met yall!!!

OMG!! RL that sounds so scary! I'm really sorry about this.When are they wanting to do it? See,if you are still having to have all this surgury then I think you need to stick with that issue and not worry about completely getting off the opiates.Just keep your use as prescribed by the doctor. Please keep me informed! I think your one tough cookie!!!

LOL, I dont know about the tuff cookie part, but thank you for always being there for me, right now Im more worried about whats going to happen with my back vs. the Medication. Well at least with the meds I am finally going back to work Monday, been in the bed or on the computer for three straight weeks now, the doctor told me to take 3 oxycontin 20mg a day and Elavil at night, you just dont know how bad of a bind we have been getting in because of me not being able to work, so for the time being Im very thankful for the oxys, if that makes any since at all? never thought I would say that, lol!!

Hey RL,
I agree with okie, you have much bigger fish to fry at this point and shouldn't worry about the pills (other than to make sure you are only taking what the doc prescribes).

I wish you the best and hope your future surgeries are a success.

verylucky

OOPS!!! Sorry about that. I forgot to change the computer settings her at home.

verylucky a/k/a hopefortoday's husband

I fully understand that you HAVE to work,you have a family and a certain lifestyle you all are accustomed to.......if your world completely stops because you can't move and there is medicine out there to help with it then by all means take it!!! Really,I mean I don't know if insulin is addictive but if diabetics don't have it they don't function,what about all the people who have to take meds for all types of conditions jst to be able to function..I truely feel like you fall in this catagory...you are going to have to take them for you and your entire families well-being.I'm saying this with all honesty because if taking those pills is the difference between being able to provide for your family or not,well you understand....I would never just say this to anyone RL,but you are by far an exception to the rule! You know what you want out of life and when the time is right and all your medical problems are under control i think you'll get off of them then,sure you know it will be tough but maybe by then you'll be truely sick of taking them anyway!! I'm there for ya buddy!!! Take care!
BTW how many kids you got? And how is your wife handling all this?

I gotta tell ya, its been real tuff on my wife for the last 4 months since my surgery! She and I almost got a divorce last year this time, its a 30 day waiting period in Georgia, and on the 29th day she called me, she was crying and asked for me to come back to her, that was the happiest time of my life!! But latley things have gotten real bad since I have missed so much work and she has really been taking care of us with her salery. I ve been able to work like 3 or 4 hours a day last month but it was just enough to pay my medical insurance and car insurance, but the last three weeks I have been totally imobile! And of course she totally did not understand when I was trying to stop the pain pills, and she was really angry at me when I was having w/ds and I couldnt really help to much with the kids for like 3 days, and now I found out her parents have been telling her to leave me again because I have been out of work, what a bunch of crap!!! we have been maried for 9 years and I have had a great managment job for the last 7 years making killer money but since my surgery I have had to step down due to not being able to work 60 hours a week, so its been like walking on eggshells for the last month, but I love her with all my heart and dont want to loose her, she took the girls and went camping with her parents this weekend, her brother and his wife are there and her sis and her hubby, but I was not invited! Oh well, so I know her parents will be talking about me all weekend and I dont drink and Im a good father so thats why I do not understand them, they very very hung up on money, so I geuss since I am not bringing home the killer money anymore I need to go? what crap!! sorry so long, its that I have no one else to talk to about all this and yall become like family to me! But anyway Im going back to work Monday morning so I really hope things start to improve!!!

Sounds like she is going to get preached to all weekend by the family!! EEWW! I sure hope they don't do that crap in front of your kids! So,if I' m getting to personal here just stop me but is she wanting out because of financial reasons only? Have you been kinda irratible with her because of all the pain you've been in? I'm not trying to lay this off on you by any means beacause you have a legit reasons to be crabby! LOL Maybe she is just getting physically tired from having to do alot more with the kids,house work,etc...ya know kinda like a role reversal.....the woman being the head of the household and maybe she is just not handling that very well. I know I wouldn't...maybe its kind of ingrained in our heads that the man is supposed to take care of us..but sometimes life deals us a bad card momentarily but she needs to hang in there...I mean god for bid what if something happened to her? Would she want you to say adios!! Have you gone to counseling? Have you been abusive at all? I am thinking about ya! Keep me posted,okay!!!

RLCOWBOY---you sound like a wonderful person. I would kill to have a husband that helped with the kids and dinner and such. You have been married a long time, i certainly hope she doesn't listen to her family. Good luck on Monday, we will be anxiously waiting to hear how your "back to work" day went. Have a good weekend, enjoy the peace and quiet.
LISA