Hello Cassandra, and pleased to "meet" you
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Originally Posted by cassandra2  ...SO my question is being in recovery can he get a pain pump?.... |
Recovery is about _actions_ and pain pumps are about health. The way to "measure" if a person is in recovery is to look at their _actions_. Only their actions. If they are living an honest, dignified life that you can see as the kind of man you would want your children to grow up to be then that _is_ recovery. What medications he takes or does not take has nothing to do with it.
There's a lot of people in the halls of recovery who have not had a drink or drug for _decades_. They have also remained the same offensive, abusive, temperamental, immature losers they were when they were drunk and loaded. Just from looking at them, you really can't tell if they're drugging or not.
A person in recovery, you _know_ their mind is sharp and their soul is clear, with just a few minutes conversation.
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Originally Posted by cassandra2 ...The pain management doc he was seeing abruptly told him that since he was an addict that he could no longer help him. He is setting up an appointment with another pm doc..... |
Some docs are like that. He needs to find a doc that is _both_ experienced with treating addiction as well as pain management.
Am I making sense?
Mike