Originally Posted by
lovetosail 
Hi Davey- I really feel for you. I know what it's like to have unrelenting pain and limited resources to treat it.
I had shoulder surgery recently, after having been clean from opiates for 8 months. I did use pain pills (as prescribed) for three days. After my pain was manageable my husband got rid of them. I also had him dole them out to me at regularly scheduled times. He had complete control.
Is it possible that you might have someone that could help you out with this?
No one knows the problems I'm having with alcohol and I would rather keep it that way. If I suggest to someone that they need to control my medication use then it will give the game away. I have never used prescription opiates and want to keep it that way if possible.
To be accurate I have used opiates but they were over the counter ones and I used them sparingly. Never more than 3 days at a time as the label suggests, I'm too scared to get addicted to something else. Alcohol is bad enough.