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SistersHelp · 08-03-2008, 10:27 PM

Hi Sugah,
Well, that's a really good question and it's a large part of the friction that currently exists. No one really knows for sure what's going on with her back. She was born with a slightly smaller left leg than right and it has always caused her to walk kind of askew. Over time, I think, this gait has caused her to have some back issues.

She has, however, been very dishonest about what's really going on and has claimed all kinds of medical problems that aren't real. She has pretended to have cancer, multiple sclerosis, and a whole host of other problems that she doesn't really have. Basically, it's nearly impossible to discern truth from fiction because she is so committed to find reasons to keep taking the OxyContin.

We've requested that she sign a release of information for the director of her recovery centre to talk directly to her doctor so some of this mystery can be sorted out.

Thanks for your reply... you're absolutely right when you say that the willingness to get clean has to come from her. Right now she's more interested in finding a doctor who will support her decision to take Oxy.

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SistersHelp Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 568	Hi Sugah, Well, that's a really good question and it's a large part of the friction that currently exists. No one really knows for sure what's going on with her back. She was born with a slightly smaller left leg than right and it has always caused her to walk kind of askew. Over time, I think, this gait has caused her to have some back issues. She has, however, been very dishonest about what's really going on and has claimed all kinds of medical problems that aren't real. She has pretended to have cancer, multiple sclerosis, and a whole host of other problems that she doesn't really have. Basically, it's nearly impossible to discern truth from fiction because she is so committed to find reasons to keep taking the OxyContin. We've requested that she sign a release of information for the director of her recovery centre to talk directly to her doctor so some of this mystery can be sorted out. Thanks for your reply... you're absolutely right when you say that the willingness to get clean has to come from her. Right now she's more interested in finding a doctor who will support her decision to take Oxy.