Originally Posted by LexieCat

I started to type a response, but decided I am not qualified to respond. I am an alcoholic who never liked the way any other drugs made me feel. Even at the time of my worst drinking, I would get off any prescription pain meds the second I started to feel a buzz from them because I did not like it.

Obviously, it's much different if you DO (or, rather DID) like the way they made you feel. Talk to your doctor, be honest with him/her and listen to the good advice from the other addicts here on the forum who were fond of pain meds. You are alert to the danger, and a little prayer wouldn't hurt, either.