just read your story, and that is exactly why I now interview my doctors and/or surgeons ahead of time in regards to their attitudes toward pain control. I tell them all what I want, and get it in writing prior to any procedures. I will demand proper pain meds and dosing. I have a disadvantage in that I am allergic to aspirin and aspirin products. That only leaves narcotics for me, and I make everyone aware of it. If the war on drugs was declared the quagmire that it is and ended, a small few would suffer and become addicts, but the vast majority of us (and our doctors) would benefit
“a small few would suffer and become addicts”
I was on HEAVY doses of oxycontin and fentanyl patches for about a year for cervical disc problems.
Withdrawal from them was very unpleasant for about two weeks, but it is not life threatening.
Withdrawal from opioids is way over dramatized by the media, and insinuates that every person that takes adequate amounts of narcotics for pain relief will turn into a “raving dope fiend”, and go crazy or die if they don’t get their “fix”.
Utter Bullshit.
The way this whole business is handled in this country is a G__D___ disgrace.