Thanks to all who replied! I am still here, just haven't felt much like posting and have been really busy lately! I though people were supposed to RELAX during the summer!!?? Yeah right, LOL!!
I saw my family doctor last week and mentioned the Drug Holiday to him...he thought it would be a good idea for me, but is leaving it totally up to me at this point since I am still in quite abit of pain. I convienantly (sp?) left out the fact that I am having addiction problems, but I am sure that I will find the courage to fess up when the time comes!
I am seeing another specialist in July and also have been given some alternative ideas to cope with the pain! (non-drug) I feel I need to take the time to let some of these options work for me before I can even put thought to going off the pain meds! I have tried before and once the pain hits, I give in too easily because that is what my body has become accustomed to...that is another reason why the Drug Holiday is so appealing to me because I have read that it "teaches" your body to begin to learn how to handle pain more on its own again...I honestly feel like I have absolutely NO endorphins left in my whole body!
Soo....I just wanted to check in and say HI and that I'm still around, but probably won't be posting much for awhile yet!
Hang in there everyone and God Bless!
Jane*