On 10/1/2014 2:53 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:13:06 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 10/1/2014 9:57 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:52:39 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can attest to the back surgery conundrum. I had lumbar fusion surgery (3, 4, 5 and S1) about three years ago, and
>>>> arthritis plus scar tissue has created severe chronic pain and further degeneration. There is no plus
>>>> in my case, and seniors who abuse narcotics like hydrocodone have made it extremely difficult, if not
>>>> Impossible, to get effective painkillers prescribed by over-conscientious scaredy-cat physicians.
>>>> They should be scared. Most mornings when I wake up, the tenor of my day is, I hate my life.
>>>
>>> That's because those drugs don't work in the long run. It works for a
>>> while, then your body gets used to the dose, so the Dr. gives you a
>>> stronger one. Pretty soon you're dependent and then you're an addict
>>> in a permanent fog. Pain control is a lose lose situation. My son in
>>> law has had a lifetime of pain control since age 12. He was
>>> prescribed narcotics in recent years, then a synthetic to get off the
>>> narcotic. The synthetic turned out to be the worse of the two, so he
>>> decided to detox (not easy). He sees a shrink, an MD who will help
>>> him with pain management, but won't prescribe narcotics, a physical
>>> therapist, goes to the gym, does acupuncture - there's probably more
>>> I'm not remembering. I know he was considering Qi (pronounced: chi)
>>> Gong at one point, but I don't think he's doing it. What used to be
>>> an 8 or 9 on the pain scale is now a 2-4, totally manageable and he's
>>> his old self. I almost jumped for joy the last time he was over
>>> because the first thing he did was go to the refrigerator looking for
>>> something to eat. His appetite is back big time and that's a good
>>> thing, IMO.
>>
>> That is wonderful news for your SIL, I am happy to hear that he is
>> getting back to his old self. He has really been through it.
>>
>
> Thank you so much for lending your moral support (off line) when times
> got tough for me - to say nothing of what he went through. You're a
> good person, Becca. I hope everything works out on your end too.
> There's more than enough heartache and worry to go around, even if
> you're not directly involved in the situation.

No problem at all.

Becca