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10-02-2006, 07:21 AM
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| Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana
Posts: 8
| Bumping this up because reading it gave me a little bit more insight/hope. This isn't the first time I've WD from hydrocodone but I obviously didn't learn my lesson before. Day 3 - my wife is helping me through it (again, God bless her). Drinking lots of fluids and busting my ass at work (it seems like breaking a good sweat really does help me "flush" when detoxing) - I'm used to the diarrhea since I'm a lactose intolerant cheese-aholic. Thanks to those who've shared here - know that you've helped someone - and good luck to all of us who are still struggling. |
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10-02-2006, 11:50 AM
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| Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana
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10-04-2006, 03:39 AM
| #353 (permalink) |
| Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA
Posts: 2,593
| Hey Blue, congratulations on day 37 or is it 38 now? Way to go. I'm on day 20, and feel pretty good except my stomach. Something really interesting happened yesterday. I had a terrible run in with a family member, and rather than taking a pill which I would have usually done, I just let myself feel angry with that person. And you know what I found? It felt GREAT! I actually felt alive and I dealt with the problem. Who knew? |
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10-04-2006, 05:48 AM
| #354 (permalink) |
| one day at a time  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: America the Beautiful
Posts: 210
| way to go ccgirl.........stay with it, you are doing great. 20 days is wonderful. I'm proud of you. This is day 39 for me. I woke up feeling pretty bad this morning, but I'm sure tomorrow will be better. I have good days and bad days....this is not a good one. No hydro's, so that's a mark on the good side. Still taking it one day at a time.....that's all you can do. |
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10-04-2006, 06:05 AM
| #355 (permalink) |
| I'm HOME!!!!!  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hot Flash City
Posts: 484
| blueline... Wow you are doin great. My daughter is my addict. She hurt her back at work and was prescribed oxycontin....she is now a heroin addict!! She was a registered nurse, she has lost her son, her job, her home, weighs about 90lbs and we miss her a lot. No one knows where she is ... She is homeless now, living in the streets of this city. I've listed her as missing x2, but the police tell me they cannot babysit her anymore, and I cannot keep listing her as missing, just because I don't know where she is. Her friends all tell me that the pain pills were what took her down!! Be strong.........it's a slippery slope down into addiction! I know my daughter would never have chosen this way of life. I'm currently raising her son, living in the city where she is, and I will find her some day. Everyone who makes it out of the hell, gives us mom's of addicts hope!!!!!! |
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10-04-2006, 07:18 PM
| #357 (permalink) |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Summerside, PEI
Posts: 111
| 39 days Blueline!! That's awesome. Definately an inspiration and provides encouragement. I haven't been around much - but every now and again I like to check the familiar threads to see how others are doing. I remember you and I were a day apart I think when you started - now I'm back at 0 and trying to find the strength to start it again. I'm so proud of you that you've come this far - I'll be thinking about you and all the others who are doing so well when I try again. And I will - I just wish I was where you are right now. Could kick myself................. have a good one - keep going! Krista |
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10-05-2006, 02:23 AM
| #358 (permalink) |
| Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: syracuse new york
Posts: 75
| hey Blueline, I don't know if this helps but I am inspired and motivated by you. We both are pretty close on clean time, 31 days for me today. Im also an ex cop which if you've done that job you know what it means. Way to go blue, THANKS for motivating me!!!! |
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10-05-2006, 05:56 AM
| #359 (permalink) |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia
Posts: 128
| I just wanted to drop in and say hi...I am at day 46...came close on wednesday to taking codeine as I was in so much pain and I was going away and came across some old tablets I had but managed to not take them and my pain has improved slightly so feeling really good about that and I know coming here and counting the days and not wanting to let anyone down especially myself got me thru those hard 2 days. My depression is still really bad, the new anti- depressants dr put me on are not working and so I am seeing him tomorrow to maybe change them,,,also found out I am deficient in vitamin b12 which may be the cause of some of my health problems as well as the depression so going to talk to him about that too and hope I get some answers. Heres to a better day tomorrow...thanks blue for starting this thread and giving me the strength to pursue a life without the drug that has been making me so ill...and I thought it made me feel better. Chloe |
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10-05-2006, 05:57 AM
| #360 (permalink) |
| one day at a time Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: America the Beautiful
Posts: 210
| thanks notkernels, I appreciate that very much. I have 20 years in this year and have considered retiring from law enforcement, but I doubt if I will. Being a cop is all I've ever done, except for my time in the Army. I was a paratrooper in the Army back in the early 80's but I've been a cop since 86. I'll probably stay with it as long as I'm able to keep going. Sometimes I still struggle with this hydrocodone thing. It keeps calling me back and it's hard to fight it at times. Especially when my injuries act up and start hurting pretty bad. So far I have refused to take any hydro's though. This forum and the people in here have given me the strength to fight the temptation. I thank God that I found this forum. I honestly don't think I could have made it this far without the wonderful people in here. And the best thing that I have found in here is that the people don't care if I am a cop. They treat me the same as everyone else and I appreciate that more than I can say. I don't find that anywhere else. Usually when people find out that I'm a cop they treat me much differently, like I'm an alian from Mars or something. But the people in here are different and that means a lot to me. Thanks to everyone........ DAY 40!!!!!!!!! Blue |
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10-05-2006, 05:59 AM
| #361 (permalink) |
| one day at a time Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: America the Beautiful
Posts: 210
| hi chloe, it is good hearing from you...I was worried about you. I have had a bad few days lately but maybe it will get better. I hope you get to feeling better very soon. Please don't forget about us in here. We all care about you very much, don't forget that. Blue |
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10-05-2006, 03:38 PM
| #363 (permalink) | |
| Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington, D.C.
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Luck! BTW..I use to visit my Grandparents in W. Barnstable every summer. Best, Golf | |
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10-06-2006, 12:33 AM
| #365 (permalink) | |
| Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WA
Posts: 119
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You've reached a vital milestone and it helps now that you have some recovery momentum. Getting clean was very stressful but the psychological stress afterwards can be very trying too. Your comment about pain issues reminds me of a recent situation where I had to seek alternatives to the drugs doctors normally prescribe. I have come to the same conclusion - the risk is unacceptably high for me so I choose other options and have not had to use Hydro in close to 9 months now. The NA Basic Text describes it well: "Our bodies don't know the difference between the drugs prescribed by a Physician for pain and the drugs prescribed by ourselves to get high. As addicts, our skill at self-deception will be at its peak in such a situation. Often our minds will manufacture additional pain as an excuse to use." There are obviously circumstances where use of the minimum required prescribed medication for a surgical procedure is necessary (as Buzz experienced) but my hope is to avoid having to make that choice if at all possible. Under direct medical supervision that makes perfect sense - no-one in his right mind tries to endure a surgical procedure with-out some form of anaesthetic for example. Hope all is well CCGirl, Chloe and others, let us know what your meeting was like CCGirl. | |
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10-06-2006, 06:32 AM
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| Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Terminus, GA
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On what basis is one day better or worse than the next? Do you have specific, lingering symptoms or is it more about state of mind? Buzz | |
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10-06-2006, 08:31 AM
| #368 (permalink) |
| one day at a time Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: America the Beautiful
Posts: 210
| buzz, sometimes my RLS comes back...that's some of it, but...I don't know, it's hard to explain...I just feel kinda down in the dumps and a little depressed at times I guess. It's not really that much of a physical thing, probably more mental than anything else. I've always been a happy-go-lucky guy and sometimes here lately I've been in a "don't #*&! with me" mood, and I want to be by myself. Don't know if that's normal with this but I've never been that way before. I had someone tell me that I had "cranky O's" for breakfast. I'm sure I'll get over it pretty soon... I'm taking off work at noon today...maybe a good weekend away will help. Blue |
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