No where to land but on your feet
I have been given some bad medical advice in the past. That would be an understatement. I have been given some really bad medial advice. But, one of the problems I deal with is chronic pain. Before anyone starts yelping about drugs and all that, trust me, I didn’t want to be addicted to anything.
But, with the death of Michael Jackson and really prior to that, the death of Anna Nicole Smith, I was, have or are taking multiple combinations of drugs that those 2 used. I became much more conscious of what was going on. I didn’t take their advice that I needed to just stick with this anti-depressant or pain medication. But, I did take a chiropractor (I love them) turned neurologists’ advice and I used the drug xanaflex. And, quickly, I became addicted. This doctors protocal requires drug testing at ever quarterly visit so that he knows that his patients are taking the medication he is prescribing and obviously not selling it.
That’s fine except my insurance doesn’t pay for those and they aren’t cheap. So, I decide that I didn’t need the xanaflex. And, when I ran out. I didn’t have any refills and I did not make an appointment. And, the withdrawal symptoms have been horrible. I’m not happy and now, as I look around the internet, percocet, another drug I used regularly over a year ago is now on the hot list.
What is going on? Why can’t we trust our doctors? Pain is what it is and I have my fair share of it. Heck I’d like to see the average person who is used to going and coming and doing things with their kids break a leg and wear a cast non-mobile for 5 months without seriously considering a wide variety of nerve calming medication.
Just try it, see how it works out for you.
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