Re: Need help
Dear TashaT1,
I completely understand how it feels to suffer. I am limited in what I can do, too, because of pain from injuries from a motorcycle accident that left me quite crippled in my legs. Have been like this since I was 17 and now I am 69! Was in a serious accident. and now have old age kind of pains, as well. I had to give up many activities I loved, such as riding horses and motorcycles, dancing, running, and even walking is not anything I can do for pleasure anymore. It's just too painful. However, I CAN still walk on my own most of the time and I am so grateful for that. Because of the pain I have to hold someone's hand or use a cane or shopping cart sometimes, but can walk, drive a car, shop, putter around doing yard work, cook, and do most things for myself. But I am always in pain.
Being alive means some kind of suffering as far as I can see. In my case I do not want narcotics, partly because they cloud the mind. I also don't like the downer that they are. I always have some sort of pain, and more or less pain, sometimes severe pain. I don't like it either, but this is my life. My life is an example that we do not have to fight against pain or expect to be able to be pain free.
I know not even one person that always feels good and pain free, not even those who are on pain drugs. The side effects of narcotics and other drugs, the loss of control and the necessity to be 'owned' by pain doctors is just not worth it to me.
Please look into other modalities for pain management. There are so many ways to get relief. A good pain management doctor is glad to work with anyone that chooses to not be medicated. You may not have any choice about medication, but you can still choose to be involved with your life to the best of your ability.
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~ YaYa ~
Last edited by yayagirl; 05-30-2018 at 08:52 AM.
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