In 1979 I was involved in a Motorcycle Accident, I was on the back as passenger, we crashed on a mountain road and went off a cliff. I was put in one of those cute little baskets and hoisted up the mountain unconscious of course. When I came to in the hospital I was temporarily paralyzed with Major Road Rash over half my back. and half of my upper left arm ground to the bone. Needless to say I needed Major Skin Grafting. The Doctors could not do anything for2-3 months so as to allow my body to start the healing process first, during which time I was prescribed all the opium I could take. I became addicted rather quickly, for it was literally the only way I could survive and live with the unbearable pain. When I went to the Hospital 3 months later for skin grafting, I had to go through WITHDRAWLS while strapped to a Hospital Bed. IT SUCKED BIG TIME and took about a week for the cold sweats and shakes to go away.
As a result I rarely take any pain medication, when you see me go to the doctor for Pain Pills, like I did a few years ago when I broke 2 ribs on my dirt bike, it means that most people would have died from the pain already.
Those that have never suffered through addiction have no idea what the addicted are going through or how easy it is to become addicted. They also don’t realize how dangerous it can be for them to detox from addiction. Alcohol detox is the most dangerous when it comes to detox.
Ouch...
You’re not kidding. I got opium for pain after my open heart surgery. It was pretty routine surgery but quitting the pain medication was a bad several days.
