I was wrong; I can't do this....

[Phoenix]

A~,

This board is not about passing or failing.

We provide support, advice and at times insight.

We draw from our own experiences, in the hope of helping one another.

You are part of our family now, so you are going to have to accept membership.

All is not lost; do not give up on yourself.

Respectfully,

Phoenix

[rosebuddy]

Hi,

I understand what you are going through because I am tapering too. Stop kicking yourself in the butt, and get back on your taper. If i can do it, so can you.

I haven't told my doc not to give me anymore, but because I took too many one month, now she only gives me 49 a week. I plan to tell her as soon as i finish my taper and flush the pills, which will be on the 17th of June. I take the prescribed amount, 7 a day. I have fibromyalgia, a chronic painful illness that will never go away, so why not keep taking the percocets and stop the taper. After all, I'm not really doing anything wrong am I?

1. I am sick and tired of being chained to taking a pill every 5 hours. And the temptation to take more than the prescribed amount--and blow my 30+ days of sobriety.
2. I am sick and tired of relapsing on alcohol, which i truly believe stems from me taking the percs (and valium which i am also tapering.)
3. I am sick and tired of not being me. the real me.
4. I am ready to learn to deal with the pain. Pain is not going to kill me. I will take a friggin aleve; I don't need an opiate.
5. I have the body and the mind of an addict. Period. I have used up my right to chemical peace of mind.

Think of the reasons why you want to quit. and take it one hour at a time
I have experienced life clean and sober and it beats getting a buzz off an extra percocet all to hell.

I hope I helped. I hope you get back on your taper.

rosebuddy

[bella35]

A,

I was a lortab user. I had to have a semi-emergent hysterctomy. I got completely clean one week before the surgery, and I don't regret a minute of it. Absolutely, and I cannot say that with enough feeling, your narcotic use will affect the pain medication's ability to help your pain after surgery. If I had not gotten clean for at least a week beforehand, I do not know what I would have done.

You need to speak to the surgeon/anesthegeologist before the surgery and let them know you take lortab for chronic pain before the surgery. They have to know that to compensate, because it will even affect their ability to put you under. I know because I was honest before mine, and the anesthegeologist was very grateful, and afterwards the surgeon upped my pain meds to help me.

Then, after the surgery, you can make the decision to taper off if you like. I don't mean to be too blunt or scary, but my husband is a physician, and he says this is very serious to be able to manage your pain from abdominal surgery.

I've never posted before, so I hope this was ok. I just felt like I really needed to when I saw your post.

Bella

[IZZY'SMOM]

Hi Bella!
Welcome from one Kansas girl [born and raised...]to another. I hope you're not gagging from the heat and are safe from the tornados!
Bella is 1000% correct. A, You have to be honest about your med use. I have a friend who is an anesth. and she has told me stories about ppl who were NOT honest about their med use, smoking, ect. Its not a pretty picture. Not trying to scare you at all, ok? Im just trying to help you get thru your surgery safe. Good luck on your surgery, and please stay in touch! Dont beat yourself up.
xoxoxox,
IZZY'SMOM
P.S you can do it! We are all here for you.

[Mecan]

hey adventurer do you have anyone in real life that could support you through this? im on day 5 and couldnt have done it alone.