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I haven't posted on this side but feel I must jump in on this one. I've been on narcotics by way of a pain management clinic for 4 years. I was introduced to this site by way of the substance abuse side as I was trying to get off narcotics (Fentanyl and Percocet). What I found out was narcotics not only should serve as a last resort bandaid.
They also decrease your body's natural endorphines. If you ever hope to get off of them you not only have to overcome the original pain level but the more intense pain level brought on by the narcotics. In other words, your body can't deal with the pain like it use to.
There seems to be, at least with me, a level of drugs that give you the warm fuzzies and another level that helps, but doesn't totally get rid of pain. Tolerance builds fast to the fuzzies. Much much slower to the part that helps with pain. I cannot use one level to assess the other.
I would give my left @&*# to be where you are. Do every thing you can, PT, Yoga, swiming, massage, etc., to keep from going the narcotics route.
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