With my prescription refill yesterday, I am officially at half the dosage of my pain medication that has been working for me for the past 11 years. The pain management center has informed me that the government regulation wants me even lower. With the dosage I was on, and after multiple surgeries to my spine and joints, I sat so comfortably at a level 3 most days. Of course there were bad days were there were multiple spikes and needed additional help like massages, heat therapy or just staying in bed. Now, I’m lucky if I can get lower than a 5 but sit at a 7.
Right now, I am laying on the floor with tears running down my face, waiting for my meds to kick in for some relief at all. Life is now about chasing pain rather than managing pain. ***The only reason I’m on the floor is that my dog is sleeping comfortably there and I need to be by her, she makes me feel a little better.
I ‘m relatively young at 47 and cannot imagine living possibly another 30 or so years like this.
I keep hearing that there are alternatives to medication. If it’s out there, I’ve tired it! And on top of that, insurance won’t pay for most of it because they deem it “unnecessary”.
It is such a loose, loose situation.