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I agree.

I have water knees, disintegrated ankle joint, multiple dislocated left shoulder, cervical arthritis, herniated thoracic spinal disc, herniated lumbar (#5) disc and all the sciatic "fun", ringing in ear from gunshot wound and residual sternum pain from open heart surgery last January.

But I still have to beg, plead, pay 250 dollar office visits etc to get an adequate supply of narcotic pain killers or carisprodal.

I tried Vioxx...it was OK...didn't kill me...lol

Ultram is for sissies.....they hand that junk out like jelly beans.

For hardcore neuro-pain, the best is a narcotic combined with carisprodal...hands down...or cortisone injections to site......Docs don't like doing any of that much.

One can Doc shop like Rush or go to pain clinics that bilk your insurance and want to put you an a damned patch....and into the ozone....it's vexing.

I think at 47 years old and broke up like I am that a couple of Percocets at night shan't kill me.....but try telling that to the DEA gestapo. I work my ass off fine and tolerate pain killers very well.

Nuts. Good thing I don't like drink...lol

All these bastard trial lawyers who are one reason folks like me live in perpetual pain should be lined up and hung from lamposts.

I'm just plain broke as well and wary of any medication ......

I'm going the surgery route soon. I have an MRI Tuesday. I do not like to take any medication so am trying to shop around for a structural repair.

I hear ya- I did go at my sister's insistence to an accupuncture Doc and he gave me wierd mulch to brew up and drink for a few days to give me energy ( those were the nights I was posting at 0500) and then had a total "Chi" experience when laying in there with approx 9 needles in me - a big release of emotion and pain relief - rather shocking actually- and then 3 days of mystery capsules and green tea- I see him tomorrow- write me to hear the rest of the story- I have spinal arthritis- and bad disks with tears and bulgings here and there- my husbands cousing after 30 years of pain from being blown out of 3 jeeps in the army has had relief from his accupuncture- I had to cold turkey celebrex and seem ok so far-

Right there with you WD

I have had four cervical fusions and one Lower back surgery.
But do not take any pain medication right now.
My wife has had four lower back surgeries and has been
on workers comp 3 1\2 years. She lives in constant pain.
She is allergic to all the codone pills,Lorecet etc.
and can only take darvocet and soma.